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Browns NFL Draft: This QB may not ‘get us’ but the HC gets him

The Cleveland Browns have booked yet another ticket on the quarterback carousel this offseason.  While general manager Andrew Berry is busy working the annual NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, where the quarterbacks will go through their drills on Saturday, he is pondering the best course of action in the coming months: If Berry decides the […]

11 days ago | 3 reads

NFL salary cap: Browns cap compliant with $22 million jump

The NFL combine opens the league’s offseason, with everything supposed to be about the upcoming NFL draft. What is actually true is that the three most important things that happen are not available to the general public: Medical evaluations, interviews with teams, and veteran negotiations that are not supposed to happen (including trades and NFL […]

11 days ago | 3 reads

NFL free agency: Browns encouraged to sign playoff star

With the 2026 NFL combine in full swing, the 2026 NFL draft is right now the focal point of the NFL offseason. For the Cleveland Browns, the offensive line needs to be fixed, while the options to add to the quarterback room are quite limited. The other area that has gotten a lot of attention […]

11 days ago | 3 reads

Browns free agency: Tyler Biadasz becomes latest option to help OLine

It is no secret that the Cleveland Browns is stripping down its offensive line group, and basically starting over. OT Dawand Jones is the only Week 1 starter left. RG Wyatt Teller said his goodbyes to the Cleveland fanbase. LG Joel Bitonio could retire. RT Jack Conklin is always hurt and has missed 33 games […]

11 days ago | 2 reads

Browns NFLPA report card tells story of Kevin Stefanski, 2025 season

In almost any way, except for the defense, the Cleveland Browns 2025 season was a failure. The team even failed to get the top overall pick after two end-of-the-season victories. The results led to the firing of Kevin Stefanski, who was replaced by Todd Monken. There were a number of issues with Stefanski’s time with […]

11 days ago | 2 reads

Browns 2026 NFL draft: Tight end would love to rejoin Todd Monken

The Cleveland Browns are going to undergo a change in offensive systems with HC Todd Monken taking over for HC Kevin Stefanski. Monken has made it clear that he will look to create his offensive system around the talent that the Browns have on the field. Refreshing, in many ways, from Stefanski’s system-focused offense. Cleveland’s […]

12 days ago | 3 reads

Browns reportedly propose a dopey draft pick trade idea

The Cleveland Browns have been one of those franchises that have only a fleeting knowledge of what it is like to appear in the playoffs. Since returning to the NFL in 1999, the Browns have made just three appearances in the postseason, but have racked up 19 seasons with double-digit losses. That poor record has […]

12 days ago | 2 reads

Should the Browns take a look at this veteran center?

Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry has a lengthy to-do list when it comes to fixing the offense in the coming months. Depending on which position group one values the most, Berry’s top priority will rotate between fixing one of the league’s least-productive wide receiver groups, working with head coach Todd Monken to dig through […]

12 days ago | 3 reads

These Browns players just got a pay increase for the 2026 season

It’s that time of year again in which we look at which members of the Cleveland Browns earned or were eligible for the “proven performance escalator (PPE).” Under the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), there are three different “levels” in which players can qualify for a fourth-year salary bump, each one with a different pay grade. […]

12 days ago | 3 reads

Browns HC Todd Monken going to ‘let it play out’ with Deshaun Watson

The Cleveland Browns have waited four years to see if quarterback Deshaun Watson can return to the form he flashed in Houston. In three seasons as the full-time starter for the Texans, Watson averaged 4,280 passing yards, 28 touchdown passes, five rushing touchdowns, and completed 68.7 percent of his passes. That version of Watson, sadly, […]

13 days ago | 5 reads

Browns 2025 free agency: Bad choices that should be avoided in 2026

As the Cleveland Browns prepare to enter another free agency period, it is important to evaluate the decisions made in previous seasons to inform and guide this offseason’s approach. At the NFL combine, GM Andrew Berry noted that the team would be more active than it was in 2025’s free agency. There are a few signings from […]

13 days ago | 1 read

Browns NFL combine rumors, notes from Day 1

For the 14th time, I wake up in Indianapolis, Indiana, after the first real day of the NFL combine with a bit of a headache and a lot of things swirling from different conversations, texts, and DMs. For those who are new to my coverage of the event, the NFL combine is one of the […]

13 days ago | 1 read

Browns GM Andrew Berry, NFL draft: Looking for 3 simple traits in a wide receiver

In another NFL draft or NFL free agency class, Cleveland Browns fans would be all about the quarterback position. There is zero certainty about any of the QBs currently on the Browns roster, with Shedeur Sanders, Deshaun Watson, and Dillon Gabriel all in competition at the position. Yes, Cleveland GM Andrew Berry has not “forgotten” […]

14 days ago | 2 reads

Browns GM Andrew Berry drops some good news about Quinshon Judkins

Cleveland Browns running back Quinshon Judkins had a promising rookie season that was bookended by frustration and disappointment. A second-round selection in the 2025 NFL Draft, Judkins missed all of training camp, the preseason, and Cleveland’s Week 1 game against the Cincinnati Bengals while dealing with an off-field issue. Once he took the field in […]

14 days ago | 1 read

Browns free agency: Is it finally time for this QB to come to town?

The Cleveland Browns are one of those franchises that are annually linked to every available quarterback on the market. Such is life in the NFL when you have gone through 42 different starting quarterbacks since 1999, a roster of names filled with draft picks both high (Baker Mayfield at No. 1 overall) and low (Spergon […]

14 days ago | 1 read