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The Cleveland Browns are signing 6-foot-6 tight end Rico Gathers, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. In a corresponding move, the Browns will release tight end Orson Charles. Gathers, 25, is a former sixth-round pick of the 2016 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys. He played college basketball with the Baylor Bears before declaring for […]

Cleveland Browns running back Dontrell Hilliard views himself as the key person to gain from the Duke Johnson trade. The Browns sent Johnson to the Houston Texans last week for a conditional 2020 fourth-round pick. Now Hilliard, 24, believes he’ll benefit from the vacancy in the backfield. Via Antony Poisal in ClevelandBrowns.com: “I feel real […]

First-year Cleveland Browns head coach Freddie Kitchens will enter the 2019 NFL season will much of the franchise’s hopes on the back of former first-overall selection Baker Mayfield. The 24-year-old former Heisman Trophy winner had a promising rookie season once he was given the reins to the Browns offense, and Kitchens, who served as last […]

Since the day he was drafted by the Cleveland Browns, Colin Cowherd has been very critical of Baker Mayfield. Now, another analyst on Fox Sports has issues with how Mayfield carries himself. During his show First Things First, former NFL wide receiver Cris Carter stated that he wants Mayfield to adjust his mannerisms off of […]

Fans of the Cleveland Browns have been waiting for Kareem Hunt to step on the practice field in training camp. On Saturday, Hunt participated in team drills in camp for the first time since arriving in Cleveland, per Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal. To begin training camp, Hunt was on the non-football injury […]

First-year head coach of the Cleveland Browns Freddie Kitchens could not have been more complimentary of wide receiver Antonio Callaway on Friday when it was announced the second-year wideout faced a four-game suspension for violating the league’s substance-abuse policy. Per Cleveland.com’s Mary Kay Cabot: “I like the kid. I think he’s a good person,” Kitchens […]

The Cleveland Browns decided to move on from running back Duke Johnson on Wednesday. General manager John Dorsey shipped him off to the Houston Texans for a conditional fourth-round pick. This comes as no surprise, as Johnson had requested a trade in February. The running back had also missed almost all of training camp with […]

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Antonio Callaway was hit with a four-game suspension for violating the league’s substance abuse policy on Friday, one day after catching three passes for 42 yards in the Browns’ preseason win over the Washington Redskins. Callaway’s suspension explains why he was running with the reserves in training camp, as Cleveland probably […]

CLUTCH Summary: The Cleveland Brands opened up their NFL preseason looking like they belong. As an attempt to sift through it all, because not every player was performing lights out, a stock up and down segment feels appropriate.  At the end of the day, for the upcoming season, buy all the Cleveland Browns stock.  The […]

Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield lit it up in the first preseason game of the year. Using just six passes, he completed five – throwing for 77 yards and a touchdown. After a fantastic rookie season in 2018, Mayfield couldn’t have had a better start to his second preseason. That’s apparently caught the eye of […]

Cleveland Browns second-year wide receiver Antonio Callaway has been in the doghouse throughout training camp, and during the Browns’ first preseason game on Thursday night, it was pretty obvious that he is behind Rashard Higgins in the race for the No. 3 receiver role. Well, it seems like Higgins might win that job by default […]

On Thursday, the Cleveland Browns finally granted Duke Johnson’s wish, trading the disgruntled running back to the Houston Texans for a fourth-round draft pick that will become a third-rounder if Johnson is active in 10 games for the Texans this season. Legendary Browns offensive lineman Joe Thomas is a huge fan of the trade, praising […]

The Cleveland Browns are getting their first look of Washington Redskins rookie quarterback Dwayne Haskins during Thursday’s preseason matchup. So far, they’ve done an excellent job containing the Ohio State product; specifically, rookie linebacker Mack Wilson is. The linebacker picked off the quarterback, then took it to the house for a pick-six. The rookie out […]

The Cleveland Browns and John Dorsey traded running back Duke Johnson to the Houston Texans on Thursday morning. The trade came amid Johnson’s request after the signing of Kareem Hunt, an addition to the Browns’ roster which would hurt Johnson’s amount of playing time. In return for Johnson, the Browns received a fourth-round pick in […]

Year two of the Baker Mayfield era for the Cleveland Browns is underway. The mercurial quarterback played in their preseason game on Thursday versus the Washington Redskins. In his first drive, Mayfield drove down the field quickly and capped it off with a 24-year strike to wide receiver Rashard Higgins for a touchdown. Baker throwing […]

The hype must continue. New Cleveland Browns weapon Odell Beckham Jr. was supposed to get his debut in a white, brown, and orange uniform tonight in the preseason game versus the Washington Redskins. But, that won’t happen. ESPN’s Josina Anderson reports, via Twitter, that Beckham won’t play tonight. The reason being is unknown, but it […]

CLUTCH Summary: After previously asking for a trade, Duke Johnson finally got what he wanted, as the Cleveland Browns traded the running back to the Houston Texans. The impact it will have on both teams might end up being dramatic, especially since it’s already August. At the end of the way, this ends up being […]

The Cleveland Browns offseason has been labeled a huge success by many but has been muddled by the trade request of Duke Johnson Jr. Finally, after many failed attempts, Johnson has gotten his wish to be traded to another team. According to the Browns, the team has traded Duke Johnson Jr. to the Houston Texans. […]

Cleveland Browns rookie safety J.T. Hassell was born with only two fingers on his left hand and that has caused people to count him out since he was young. Hassell played at a Division II school, Florida Tech, and grew up in a rough neighborhood in Florida. He is considered a longshot to make the […]

The Cleveland Browns are getting set to begin a season that they hope represents a massive change in direction for a franchise that has been laboring for the better part of two decades, as they will open up their preseason against the Washington Redskins on Thursday night. This isn’t any ordinary preseason for the Browns, […]

The Cleveland Browns signed wide receiver Jaelen Strong this offseason in an effort to shore up some potential depth in the receiving corps. With preseason set to begin, he still finds himself on the cusp of competing to be on the final 53-man roster. Strong was considered to be somewhat of a longshot after missing […]

First-year head coach Freddie Kitchens is mulling over a decision to keep three quarterbacks on his Cleveland Browns roster, via Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk. “I was in Arizona when we carried two quarterbacks, and we lost one and then we lost one in the game — the most nightmarish situation that you can […]

The Cleveland Browns started their turnaround last season with rookie Baker Mayfield at quarterback. Then they added wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. (along with some other elite talent) this offseason. Now it’s time to see if they can all click together. So far it’s looking good as Mayfield and Beckham Jr. seem to have a […]

The Cleveland Browns are entering the 2019 season in unchartered waters as they have legitimate expectations. After being the laughing stock of the NFL for decades, Cleveland are now contenders in the AFC. Earlier this offseason, in a blockbuster move, the Browns traded for Odell Beckham Jr. from the New York Giants. Once that happened, […]

The Cleveland Browns’ offense has received ample hype throughout the offseason, after the organization acquired both Kareem Hunt and Odell Beckham Jr. Yet, that’s not the only side of the ball which has been retooled. The defense, with Oliver Vernon, Sheldon Richardson, and Greedy Williams, appears on paper to be a stout unit. Greedy Williams […]

Baker Mayfield continued ingratiating himself to Ohio sports fans over the weekend by shot-gunning a beer at a Cleveland Indians game. Perhaps inspired by the palpable buzz at Progressive Field following Mayfield’s chug, the Indians ran off five runs on the Los Angeles Angeles in the next half inning, breaking a scoreless tie to finish […]

Kareem Hunt was cleared by team doctors over the weekend to join the Cleveland Browns in official preparations for the 2019 season. The star running back missed the first eight practices of training camp on the non-football injury list with a groin strain, but joined the Browns on Saturday for their first intrasquad scrimmage. What’s […]

With Baker Mayfield under center and a receiving corps that includes Odell Beckham Jr. and Jarvis Landry, you would think the Cleveland Browns would be a very pass-heavy team going into 2019, but head coach Freddie Kitchens says that won’t be the case. Kitchens said that the Browns “won’t be a pass-happy team” and that […]

The Cleveland Browns and general manager John Dorsey took a risk by signing Kareem Hunt. When the star running back was involved in a physical altercation at a downtown Cleveland bar in late June, it appeared as if Cleveland’s gamble was already proving a mistake. Two months later, though, Hunt is adamant he’s using another […]

One of the best parts of NFL training camps each year is seeing the unheralded guys who start to shine, and we’ve seen that with the Cleveland Browns already. In every team’s camp, at least one undrafted player starts to make a name for himself. Maurice Moton of Bleacher Report set out to name one […]

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. missed practice on Monday as a result of an illness, according to Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer. Beckham’s illness comes just three days before the Browns’ preseason opener, as they will play host to the Washington Redskins on Thursday night. The Browns acquired Beckham in […]

Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett is preparing for a big season and to do that, he has cut down his weight. According to Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com, Garrett played last season at 272 pounds but this season is down to 262 pounds. Garrett said on Saturday that with the extra weight off he […]

The Cleveland Browns are set to get their preseason underway this Thursday when they play host to the Washington Redskins, which will be the first time in what seems like forever that a Browns preseason game has drawn any attention whatsoever. Thanks to an incredibly busy offseason in which Cleveland made high-profile additions such as […]

As the world awaits the Oakland Raiders arrival on HBO’s Hard Knocks, some of the Cleveland Browns coaching staff reminisced about the positives and negatives of the show. One person who was against the whole idea was former offensive coordinator Todd Haley. According to Haley himself, he urged owner Jimmy Haslam not to do Hard […]

New Cleveland Browns head coach Freddie Kitchens is entering training camp confident in his group of players and liking team building. Kitchens, who was with Cleveland in 2018, too, as the running backs coach and later offensive coordinator, was hired as the full-time head coach in January earlier this year. He admitted the team isn’t […]

Former offensive line coach Bob Wylie is not so fond of current Cleveland Browns head coach Freddie Kitchens. Speaking on the radio program “The Zach Gelb Show” on CBS Sports Radio on Saturday, the 68-year-old Wylie claimed quarterbacks coach Ken Zampese was behind Baker Mayfield and the breakout Browns offense. Via Mary Kay Cabot in […]

Cleveland Browns running back Kareem Hunt has been cleared to practice for the Browns’ training camp scrimmage on Saturday, according to Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer. Hunt missed the first eight practice of training camp while dealing with a groin injury. The Browns signed Hunt earlier this offseason, but,  he will be […]

The Cleveland Browns have made a lot of moves this offseason, but their highest-profile acquisition was unquestionably wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., whom they landed in a trade with the New York Giants. With Beckham and Jarvis Landry in the receiving corps and Baker Mayfield under center, the Browns could very well end up having […]

Odell Beckham Jr. and one-handed snags, name a more iconic duo, I’ll wait. The Cleveland Browns superstar wide receiver has been showing out in training camp; as just about everyone predicted. Beckham Jr., the modern godfather of the one-handed catch, has been beating cornerbacks with his speed and his hands. Friday’s rendition of training camp […]