Denzel Ward is now the highest-paid cornerback in the league.Jason Miller via Getty ImagesThe Cleveland Browns have locked down Denzel Ward yet again.The Browns reached a two-year, $62.2 million extension with their cornerback on Tuesday afternoon, according to the NFL Networks Ian Rapoport. At just more than $31 million per season, the deal will now make him the highest-paid cornerback in the league.Ward had two years left on his five-year, $100.5 million rookie extension. The new deal will keep him in Cleveland through the 2029 campaign. According to ESPNs Adam Schefter, $52.3 million of Wards new contract is guaranteed, too.Ward has spent his entire career with the Browns, who selected him with the No. 4 overall pick in 2018 out of Ohio State. The 29-year-old had 39 total tackles and an interception last season, his eighth in the league.Los Angeles Rams cornerback Trent McDuffie was the highest-paid cornerback in the league previously while earning $31 million per season. Indianapolis Colts Sauce Gardner was the only other cornerback in the league earning more than $30 million a year.The Browns went just 5-12 last season and missed the playoffs for the sixth time since Ward joined the franchise. The Browns, who hired head coach Todd Monken to replace Kevin Stefanski, will open the 2026 season against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sept. 13.This post will be updated with more information shortly.