Cleveland Browns left guard Joel Bitonio will get a little more time to decide if he wants to come back for a 13th season.

The team and Bitonio agreed to push back the void date in his contract to the start of NFL calendar on March 11, according to a cleveland.com report. His contract was originally set to void on Monday.

Bitonio, a two-time All-Pro and seven-time Pro Bowler, has been a mainstay along the Browns’ offensive line since he was drafted out of Nevada with the 35th overall pick in 2014.

Bitonio contemplated retirement at the end of the 2024 playoffs, but elected to return last season. He never announced that the 2025 campaign would be his last, but he told cleveland.com that his decision would come down to how his body felt. And after the team fired head coach Kevin Stefanski, he added that the new coaching staff would also be a factor.

If he opts to come back for the 2026 season, it would be a positive for the Browns, who have several holes up front.

Cleveland already had questions at left and right tackle with Dawand Jones suffering a season-ending injury three games into this past season and two-time All-Pro right tackle Jack Conklin’s contract expiring.

Add three-time Pro Bowl right guard Wyatt Teller and center Ethan Pocic becoming free agents, and a potential Bitonio retirement could mean Cleveland would need to build an entirely new starting five on the offensive line this offseason.

The Browns even have uncertainty with their backups as guard Teven Jenkins is set to hit the open market and center Luke Wypler suffered a knee injury during the second half of a Week 18 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals.