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Browns Free Agency: Vet WR Mike Evans would be perfect addition in Cleveland

Pro Football Focus loves lists. And rankings. Their business is to grade, tabulate, and rank NFL players. And they have all the metrics necessary to accomplish this. After the 2025 season, every position group is ranked and categorized. RELATED: WR ALEC PIERCE FREE AGENCY FRENZY  The receiver groups of every NFL team were scrutinized and […]

Former Browns QB returning makes a lot of sense in NFL free agency

Heading into the NFL offseason that starts at the NFL combine, the Cleveland Browns have three quarterbacks on their roster: Shedeur Sanders, Deshaun Watson, and Dillon Gabriel. At this point, most assume that Sanders is the starting quarterback, Watson could get a chance under new HC Todd Monken, and Gabriel could be elsewhere, perhaps back […]

Browns Free Agency: S Kamren Curl an option if defense pivots a bit

The 2026 free agent list for the Cleveland Browns is a sad sight. There are plenty of guys that GM Andrew Berry could have signed to extensions during this past season, but did not. And now, these talented players are headed to the free agency period, which begins March 9. One name really stands out: […]

Browns NFL Draft: This MAC safety could be one to watch

Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry, head coach Todd Monken, and the rest of the team’s braintrust will embark on the next phase of their draft evaluation later this week at the annual NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. Over the next several weeks, Berry and company will work to finalize their draft board and determine […]

Browns free agency: 3 free agents nobody is talking enough about

The Cleveland Browns have holes in just about every position group. Their free agent list makes keeping a good nucleus a huge task because they are, or might, end up losing pieces of the roster that they want to retain. Players that come to mind are LB Devin Bush, TE David Njoku, OG Wyatt Teller, […]

Browns NFL Draft: PITT LB Kyle Louis could be in play with the JOK news

Cleveland fans received some terrible, but somewhat expected, news this week when it was revealed that Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah is doubtful to play football again. Though it hasn’t been put out there in black and white yet, it was pretty obvious that the situation was worse than originally expected, based on the simple fact that JOK […]

Cleveland Browns fan discussion: Where in the world are our DBN readers?

We’re in that slow period between the Super Bowl and the new league year, where it sometimes feels like the NFL world has ground to a halt. And that makes it a perfect time to ask: Where in the world are our Dawgs By Nature readers? Where are our Cleveland Browns Dawgs at? We don’t want […]

Browns Free Agency: C Tyler Linderbaum reuniting with Todd Monken would be huge

Is it possible that the Cleveland Browns could have five new offensive line starters this upcoming season? Can they really replace all five guys? The Browns’ offensive line free agent list tells the accurate story: OG Wyatt Teller, OG Joel Bitonio, C Ethan Pocic, OT Jack Conklin, OG Teven Jenkins, and OT Cam Robinson. RELATED: […]

Browns roster: Rebuilding WR corps via NFL free agency, NFL Draft

If one position group that needs a complete facelift this offseason for the Cleveland Browns, it’s the wide receiver room. Going into last season, the group had massive questions, and those questions were never answered as the season went on. Wide receiver Jerry Jeudy is a WR2 at this point in his career, not a […]

Sunday Dawg Chow (2/22): The Scouting Combine is calling

Happy Sunday, and welcome to NFL Scouting Combine week! The annual event will once again take place at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, as NFL teams gather information on 319 college players during a series of interviews, medical evaluations, workouts, and drills. There is also time for general managers and head coaches to meet with […]

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Browns: Sad news about the career of this talented LB

Cleveland Browns linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah has been sidelined since the middle of the 2024 season after suffering a neck injury against the Baltimore Ravens. While obviously scary, there was hope that JOK would make it back to the field for the 2025 season and regain the form that sent him to the Pro Bowl in […]

The Browns, money, and the strange geography of NFL stadiums

Teams in the NFL can often have a strange relationship with geography when it comes to where they play their home games. The Dallas Cowboys, for example, have not actually played in Dallas since leaving the Cotton Bowl in 1970. The San Francisco 49ers play their home games at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., […]

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Browns free agency: Newly available LB a veteran option for Cleveland?

There was a time when the Cleveland Browns’ linebacker room was quite full. That is no longer the case. While Carson Schwesinger had a terrific year and has provided stability and a reliable tackler, along with league awards, the other positions are currently in flux. And as the free agency period approaches on March 9, […]

3 free agents the Browns should pursue in NFL free agency

The Cleveland Browns have a real opportunity to fill in some major roster holes through free agency this offseason. They have several possible paths to consider, but focusing on their biggest areas of need in free agency will be crucial to positioning themselves for success in the draft. GM Andrew Berry historically does not like […]

Browns NFL Draft: Miami’s Keionte Scott could be Rutenburg’s prized slot corner

Cleveland’s new defensive coordinator, Mike Rutenberg, is known for a few things, and one of them is his gravitation towards relying heavily on his slot cornerbacks in multiple ways. The “Einstein of the secondary” has always been able to find above-average athletes to play nickel for him, and there’s a player in this year’s class […]

Saturday Dawg Chow (2/21): Counting down the days to the NFL Combine

Happy Saturday, everyone, and hope you are enjoying the final quiet days of the NFL calendar. It was a bit of a lazy week in Browns Town, although head coach Todd Monken did hire Mike Rutenberg as defensive coordinator, along with making a few other reported hires official. Sadly, the week also brought news that […]

Browns make multiple coaching hires official

Things are starting to come together for HC Todd Monken’s Cleveland Browns coaching staff, just days away from the NFL combine kicking off. There has been a lot of reporting about who will be joining Monken in his first-ever head coaching gig, including a number of former Baltimore Ravens coaches. On Friday, the Browns made […]

Browns coaching staff: DC Mike Rutenberg promotes 2 coaches

With the NFL combine kicking off early next week (This staff member will be there and is seeking your questions in The Feed), the Cleveland Browns are slowly putting their defensive staff together, even if they have not made any of the decisions official. New HC Todd Monken has chosen Mike Rutenberg as the team’s […]