Final Thoughts
This is how you round out a room - pay for the thing you lack, then let the rest of your skill guys eat off the spacing. If Bond’s speed shows up on just a few plays a week, it is worth it. If he grows a full route tree, it becomes a steal. Either way, the Browns just made life harder on safeties, and that's the point.
In the short term, set your expectations around role and leverage, not box score totals. Early weeks could look like 12 to 20 snaps, with a few designed shots, a deep over off play action, and some motion to stress eyes. Some games, he will be the clear out, which still matters because it opens the middle for Njoku, Jeudy and Johnson or Tillman. Special teams reps are in play if that helps him dress on Sundays. The staff will take efficient snaps over empty targets.
By midseason, the bar is simple - one or two explosives a game, or a defensive adjustment that creates them for someone else. If Bond forces a safety to widen or a corner to open his hips, Jeudy’s option routes and Tillman’s red zone work get cleaner. If the growth stalls, the contract still gives Cleveland time to develop him without panic. The offense only needed one more lever to tilt coverage - this is that lever.