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Browns new energy that Shedeur Sanders talked about needs to become culture, wins

When the Cleveland Browns started voluntary minicamp, the media were able to watch one of the open practices and were able to talk to specific Browns players just days before the great 2026 NFL draft. Second-year quarterback Shedeur Sanders spoke to the media, gave a ton of answers to questions, but a few specific answers […]

Saturday Dawg Chow (5/2): Welcome to minicamp season!

Welcome to May, Browns fans, aka the month of NFL minicamps. The Cleveland Browns held their first voluntary veteran minicamp in late April, three days where quarterback Deshaun Watson apparently dazzled so much while throwing practice passes against air that he has set himself firmly into the QB 1 role for 2026. There is still […]

Browns rookies: 2 listed as Top 10 Rookie of the Year candidates

Almost everyone, from media graders to at least one rival GM and fans, seems to love the Cleveland Browns 2026 NFL draft class. After a successful 2025 draft, including Defensive Rookie of the Year Carson Schwesinger, GM Andrew Berry focused on the offensive side of the ball with eight of his 10 picks in this […]

Former Browns TE David Njoku was a victim of elaborate identity fraud

Ever heard of Luther Davis? No? He owns a National Championship ring from 2009 when he was a defensive lineman with the University of Alabama under head coach Nick Saban. What does this have to do with the Cleveland Browns? Davis was recently arrested on an elaborately conceived scheme to defraud nearly $20 million in […]

Everyone loves the Browns draft: Impact on fans’ excitement, hope level

After acquiring Deshaun Watson, the Cleveland Browns went through several difficult seasons in terms of their NFL draft performance. Without any first-round assets for many years, the front office had to get creative in building this team. Now that the team has been back in action in the first round for the last two seasons, they […]

The Browns’ biggest roster weakness is hiding in plain sight

The Browns did an excellent job in both free agency and the draft addressing their roster holes, but one glaring weakness still persists. When Cleveland’s new defensive coordinator Mike Rutenberg was hired, everyone was talking about the secondary and what the Browns could do to add another high-level safety or slot corner to the mix […]

3 takeaways as the Browns break ground on $2.6B stadium

The Cleveland Browns officially broke ground on Thursday for the $2.6 billion Huntington Bank Field in the Cleveland suburb of Brook Park. It was quite the event, with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Ohio Governor Mike DeWine on hand to celebrate the latest cash cow, sorry, “transformative project,” that is scheduled to open in time […]

Former Browns QB announces retirement

Former Cleveland Browns quarterback P.J. Walker has announced his retirement from the game, according to his agent via 3DownNation. Walker is one of many quarterbacks whose last name appears on the infamous Browns quarterback jersey. An undrafted free agent in 2017, he bounced around to a couple of teams before the Browns signed him in […]

Browns’ Deshaun Watson rumor being pushed again from the top, says one GM

This past week, the public relations blitz pumping up Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson seemed to resume. We had JW Johnson talking him up, and then Mary Kay Cabot of the Plain Dealer highlighting her ‘breaking news’ that Watson was the favorite to be the No. 1 quarterback, and should be named such as soon […]

3 Browns UDFAs who could make the initial 53-man roster in 2026

As everyone already knows, Andrew Berry loves to have a few undrafted free agents make the 53-man roster every year, and there’s no reason to think that 2026 will be any different. Last season, UDFA DT Adin Huntington, WR Gage Larvadain, WR Isaiah Bond, LB Easton Mascarenas-Arnold, S Donovan McMillon, and CB Dom Jones all […]

Browns LB Justin Jefferson: Everything you need to know from childhood to NFL draft

Justin Jefferson has been to four Pro Bowls and named First Team All-Pro two times, and was NFL Offensive Player of the Year in 2022. Now, Justin Jefferson is on the roster of the Cleveland Browns. Yeah, unfortunately, the Minnesota Vikings receiver isn’t the player coming to Lake Erie, so that ain’t happening. This Justin […]

Daily Dawg Chow 4/30: DeShaun Watson early favorite to win QB job

The latest Cleveland Browns coverage from Dawgs By Nature: From the Feed: ClownTown got aggressive to get the Browns THE top prospect and a top QB prospect in this way-too-early 2027 mock draft: You can start a feed post here or join DBN’s Feed here. More Cleveland Browns news:

Browns legend takes coaching role at alma mater

The Cleveland Browns have not had much go right since returning to the NFL in 1999.  But one thing they absolutely nailed was signing Josh Cribbs as an undrafted free agent in the spring of 2005. A standout quarterback at Kent State for four years, Cribbs left the Golden Flashes as the program’s all-time leader […]

Browns UDFA’s contract seems to all but guarantee his roster spot

The Cleveland Browns had a large 2026 NFL draft class. With 10 new rookies added to the roster, on top of all seven of last year’s draft class who contributed to the team in 2025, the Browns may not have a lot of room for undrafted free agents to make this year’s roster. With a […]

AFC North: Checking on, grading the Ravens 2026 NFL draft haul

A few days out from the 2026 NFL draft, okay, almost a week, and there is still a lot to digest. Cleveland Browns fans were riding a high from their team’s picks this year, then got dealt the interesting information that QB Deshaun Watson was in the lead, with a significant gap for QB Shedeur […]

Browns lose another defender in NFL free agency

With the 2026 NFL draft in our rearview mirror, the Cleveland Browns prepare for rookie minicamp, followed by OTAs and mandatory minicamp. All of a sudden, NFL free agency has picked back up around the NFL, including the Browns adding FB Michael Burton and losing CB Martin Emerson Jr. to the New Orleans Saints. While […]

Browns 2026 NFL draft: OT Austin Barber interview with DBN

Take a look at the final 2025 offensive line rankings in the NFL. Where did the Cleveland Browns rank? Try #32. That’s out of 32 teams. So, dead friggin’ last. This is an offensive line group that just a few years ago was ranked #3 in the league. Which is pretty sad. Editor’s update: Cleveland […]

Deshaun Watson, Shedeur Sanders: Browns QB competition has strong leader

Everything that was old is new again when it comes to the Cleveland Browns. After getting to see the three quarterbacks on the field for the first time, new HC Todd Monken verbalized a similar approach as old HC Kevin Stefanski, plus the use of helmet cams. Then, when the Browns added QB Taylen Green […]

Browns NFL draft: Biggest impact after the 1st round picks

With two first-round selections in the 2026 NFL draft, the Cleveland Browns hope that Spencer Fano and KC Concepcion will make a huge impact. A great deal of attention is given to the first-round draft picks, but numerous other selections are made over the remaining two days of the draft. Of those taken in the remaining rounds, which rookies […]