Where did the spring go? Todd Monken’s first spring season as Browns coach comes to a close this week under torrid temperatures that portend a stifling and sweltering training camp. Just the way Monken likes it to prepare his team for a red-hot start to the regular season. Back-to-back opening games in Jacksonville and Tampa … Read more
After the trade of Myles Garrett, cornerback Denzel Ward is the longest-tenured player on the Browns. Can you believe that? The pride of Macedonia and Nordonia High School enters his ninth season with his hometown team. He turned 29 in April. Sadly, his days with the Browns are numbered. “Change is commonplace in the NFL,” … Read more
Dabo Swinney beat Coach Prime to the punch. One day after Browns head coach Todd Monken said he was looking forward to meeting with Deion Sanders, who wanted to share insight about his son, Shedeur, Deshaun Watson’s college coach showed up at the Browns’ last full OTA work day on Thursday. Coincidence … or not? … Read more
On Monday, Jared Verse practiced with the Rams. On Tuesday, he boarded a plane for a cross-country flight to Cleveland. On Wednesday morning, he met his new coaches and teammates and then practiced with the Browns for the first time. So in the span of three days, the key component of the blockbuster Myles Garrett … Read more
Browns GM Andrew Berry says he didn’t plan to trade Myles Garrett, and wasn’t shopping him, and Garrett didn’t repeat his request to be traded to a Super Bowl contender. So how did it come about that Berry did trade the two-time NFL defensive player-of-the-year, the longest-tenured member of the Browns, holder of the NFL … Read more
Takeaways from the blockbuster trade of Myles Garrett to the Los Angeles Rams … 1. I’ve always maintained the Browns should have auctioned off Myles Garrett, a la what the Houston Texans did with Deshaun Watson in 2022, to get multiple teams involved and drive up the trade price. Alas, it appears the Rams were … Read more
Hey Tony: I’m perplexed by all this Myles Garrett trade talk by the fans and media. AB said he’s not going to be traded and I don’t think you trade a future HOF’er that’s performing at the highest level. What do you think? — Bobby, San Marcos, CA Hey Bobby: First of all, neither Andrew … Read more
Leftover takeaways from Browns OTAs … You’d never know it lately, but the Browns have a storied history of great punt returners. Start in the 1950s and ‘60s with Hall of Famers Bobby Mitchell (three career return TDs) and Leroy Kelly (three TDs). The ‘70s belonged to Greg “Do It” Pruitt (11.8 career average). The … Read more
In his six NFL seasons, Jerry Jeudy has played with 13 different starting quarterbacks. Every season – four in Denver and two in Cleveland — Jeudy has been introduced to at least one new starting quarterback. That may change this year. Jeudy has already played with Deshaun Watson in 2024 and Shedeur Sanders in 2025, … Read more
One of the consistent themes in this Browns’ offseason has been GM Andrew Berry’s intent to make the roster younger. “That’s just what we’re projecting based on the amount of draft resources we have and then probably just anticipated activity and free agency – that combined with having a very young defense, we would anticipate … Read more