Source: Browns trade for Texans' Cam Robinson to fill OT need - ESPN

The Cleveland Browns are trading for Houston Texans offensive tackle Cam Robinson in exchange for a swap of late-round picks in 2027, sources told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler on Monday.

The Browns had a need at offensive tackle after Dawand Jones suffered a season-ending injury in Week 3. He underwent surgery last week to repair a torn LCL and hamstring avulsion.

Cleveland has used four different starting offensive line combinations in as many games because of offensive tackle injuries. In addition to Jones' season-ending injury, right tackle Jack Conklin has missed the past three games because of an elbow injury.

Backups KT Leveston and Cornelius Lucas have struggled with extended playing time. Leveston and Lucas rank 57th and 61st, respectively, out of 66 qualifying tackles in ESPN's pass block win rate. The Browns' offensive line ranks 10th in run block win rate but 27th in pass block win rate.

Cleveland last week also signed Thayer Munford Jr. off the New England Patriots' practice squad but he was inactive for the team's 34-10 loss to the Detroit Lions on Sunday, a game in which quarterback Joe Flacco was sacked three times and pressured 19 times.

Robinson, who signed a one-year contract with Texans as a free agent in March, was inactive for Houston's 26-0 victory over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday. He appeared in Houston's first three games but made just one start.

The Texans paid $8.75 million of Robinson's $12 million 2025 contract via a signing bonus, so the Browns are only on the hook for the proration of his $2 million base salary and $1.25 million in per-game roster bonuses. He also has $500,000 in incentives.

In the offseason, Houston drafted left tackle Aireontae Ersery in the second round to compete with