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National 2-round Browns mock draft has new trade down, new QB option

Three weeks from today, the 2026 NFL draft will be one round deep with a lot of talk about what will happen on Day 2. As Cleveland Browns fans prepare for the most realistic best-case scenarios and dread the realistic worst-case ones, the NFL mock draft world continues to spin. For many, mock drafts never […]

NFL Draft Profile: QB Cole Payton, North Dakota State

Turn back the clock a decade to the 2016 NFL Draft, where the Cleveland Browns held the No. 2 overall selection. As usual, the Browns were in search of a quarterback, but the options were limited after Jared Goff, who went No. 1 overall to the Los Angeles Rams. Needing to kickstart the team’s latest […]

No NFL referees for Browns’ games? It just might be right around the corner

The year was 2012. The NFL and the NFL Referees Association (NFLRA) became involved in a labor dispute. The result was that the league didn’t cave in to their demands and instead hired replacement officials. The NFL had experience with this strategy when it played replacement players in 1987. The action movie, “The Replacements,” starring […]

Browns mock draft: Skipping OT, QB early leads to interesting 2026 haul

The “March” to the 2026 NFL draft has turned the corner to April, and the final countdown. For the Cleveland Browns, this year’s draft looks like to join last year’s in helping build the foundation of what the team will be in the future. In 2025, GM Andrew Berry added key players in the front […]

Former Browns defensive leader retires from the NFL

When it comes to former Cleveland Browns players, Dawgs by Nature tries to have you covered as much as possible. Whether it is players from the Browns 2025 roster who are still out on the free agent market, Cleveland connections in the UFL (including the first-ever 4-point kick coming from a former Browns kicker), or […]

Browns OT Dawand Jones’ workout video creates concern, excitement

While most fans and media believe that the Cleveland Browns will be using one of their first-round picks in the 2026 NFL draft on a left tackle, GM Andrew Berry had noted that oft-injured OT Dawand Jones will have a role on the team’s offensive line. Berry has already added OL Zion Johnson, likely as […]

NFL Draft Profile: QB Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt

The Cleveland Browns have followed a familiar script over the years when it comes to their quarterback room. Draft a rookie, pair him with a “bridge QB” who will hold down the fort for a few games, turn to the rookie, and prosper. Sadly, the Browns have mostly missed out on the “prosper” part of […]

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Browns Draft profile: TE Nate Boerkircher would complement Harold Fannin Jr.

The Cleveland Browns lost starting tight end David Njoku, who said his goodbyes to the Cleveland fanbase after he joined the free agent list. Harold Fannin was brought to the roster in last year’s NFL draft, played well, and was named to the NFL All-Rookie Team. Veteran Blake Whiteheart was re-signed, and Jack Stoll came […]

NFL Draft Profile: QB Cade Klubnik, Clemson

Quarterbacks. In the NFL, if you have a good one, then you have a decent chance of posting a winning record, possibly winning a playoff game, and perhaps even a championship. If you don’t? Well, then you are the Arizona Cardinals, New York Jets, Las Vegas Raiders, or the Cleveland Browns. Cleveland has employed so […]

NFL Draft Profile: QB Taylen Green, Arkansas

If you were to play a word association game with even the most casual NFL fan, the response to the phrase “Cleveland Browns” is almost guaranteed to be, “needs a quarterback.” Such is life when you are a franchise that has cycled through 42 different starting quarterbacks since 1999. Young, old, promising, washed-up, emergency starters, […]

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Fan discussion: Should the Browns consider starting Deshaun Watson this season?

During the 2026 annual NFL meetings, Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam took time to speak with the media. He was asked about Deshaun Watson and whether he expects him to start for the team this season. Haslam went on to say, “Deshaun has a great chance, fresh start, offensive-minded coach, who has in his past been able […]

Daily Dawg Chow 4/1; the most serious, non-joking Browns news digest

The latest Cleveland Browns coverage from Dawgs By Nature: From the Feed: Glenn Bam Caudill brought an article to The Feed about the bias in the Browns head coaching search and how it relates to Jim Schwartz. Not only can you share your thoughts in The Feed, but if you see articles that will interest […]

Browns NFL draft: Finding Todd Monken his fullback

In the NFL, it is rare when coaches, GMs, or teams provide any kind of real information in interview settings. When they do, often it is with a motive that is not clear. New Cleveland Browns HC Todd Monken seems like he might be a bit of an exception to the rule. With Monken getting […]

Browns Todd Monken plans to do things differently than Kevin Stefanski

There is a new day for the Cleveland Browns, even as fans have to once again deal with QB Deshaun Watson being the team’s potential starter again and a little bit of embarrassment with Todd Monken missing his first coaches meeting and picture for a haircut. Monken took the place of HC Kevin Stefanski, who […]

NFL rule changes: Onside kicks, replacement ref protection, and injury changes

The rule changes for the 2026 NFL season are in. Below, we summarize the rule change, bylaw, and resolutions that were passed for the 2026 season. These were voted on and approved during the Annual League Meeting, which takes place from March 29-March 31 in Phoenix, Arizona. In order for a proposal to be adopted, […]

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Browns rubbing off on Todd Monken already, new embarrassment

Being a Cleveland Browns fan has rarely been easy, but that is also something that many of us have taken pride in over the years. It is easy to cheer for a quality team that competes for championships and doesn’t embarrass the fanbase. The Browns have done little of the former and a lot of […]

Browns NFL draft profile: WR Elijah Sarratt, Indiana Hoosiers

The Cleveland Browns had one of the league’s worst receiver groups last year. Even the lead receiver, Jerry Jeudy, went from a Pro Bowl nod with 1,229 yards to just 602 yards. None of the other receivers had any good production to speak of. Free agency didn’t get in any new bodies that will be […]