The Chiefs are finalizing a five-year deal with Browns right tackle Mitchell Schwartz, ESPN reported Wednesday.
Sources told PFT earlier in the day that the Browns had yanked an offer to Schwartz off the table.
A starter since he was drafted in the second round in 2012, Schwartz has never missed a game. The Chiefs acted quickly to secure his services after losing offensive linemen Donald Stephenson and Jeff Allen during an early flurry of moves on the first day of the league year and free agency period.
Stephenson played both tackle spots for the Chiefs last year and started seven games. If the Chiefs want to stick with Eric Fisher at left tackle, Schwartz gives them a solid player on the right side.
The events of Wednesday give the rebuilding Browns another area to rebuild. Longtime center Alex Mack is headed to the Falcons.
