The Cleveland Browns and New York Jets are two franchises that share more similarities than their fans would probably like to admit. Consider that: The teams meet on Sunday at MetLife Stadium in a game that will have implications on the 2026 NFL Draft order, as both the Browns and Jets have a pair of […]
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Prioritize the Run The New York Jets’ rush defense has allowed 135.8 rushing yards per game this season, ranking them in the bottom quarter of the league. The Cleveland Browns’ run game has been underperforming this season, but this would be a prime opportunity to heavily involve Quinshon Judkins in the game plan and focus on the running attack. […]
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The Cleveland Browns move forward after the NFL trade deadline with a roster that is really lacking in specific areas on the offensive side of the ball. The team could be in contention soon if it can address three key areas. With the deadline come and gone, the Browns will continue to make roster moves, […]
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Fans of the Cleveland Browns have seen it all. When a team is struggling, they will pull out all the stops to try to motivate their team, get an advantage over the other team, or just plain be confusing. The Browns made their big change by putting OC Tommy Rees in charge of play calling […]
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Attrition affects every NFL team. Starters on both sides of the ball will get nicked or outright injured. Sometimes, the player can work through it, while others aren’t placed on IR, but have to sit for a game or two. This happened to WR Cedric Tillman. He suffered a hamstring injury. Now, he is listed […]
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Going into the season, no one expected the Cleveland Browns to be contenders of any sort. Whether it was making the playoffs orthe Super Bowl, it just wasn’t a possibility this year. Cleveland’s Super Bowl window is closed until further notice, but its playoff contention is just temporarily closed. In the grand scheme of things, […]
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Cleveland Browns’ Chief Strategy Officer Paul DePodesta just announced that he will be leaving his role with the Browns to join the Colorado Rockies in the MLB. DePodesta had a previous career in baseball, so this move wasn’t entirely surprising; however, it does raise some questions about whether Cleveland plans to make any changes within […]
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The NFL season just keeps rolling along. Things change every year, including for the Cleveland Browns, in a couple of ways. RELATED: 5 REASONS THE BROWNS DIDN’T SELL AT THE TRADE DEADLINE I interviewed halfback Paul Hornung of the Green Bay Packers once in Las Vegas at a Hall of Fame show, working for the […]
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The Cleveland Browns open the second half of their 2025 NFL Season on Sunday when they take on the New York Jets. Both teams are coming off their bye week and are in a close race with the New Orleans Saints, Tennessee Titans, New York Giants, Miami Dolphins, and Las Vegas Raiders to see who […]
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Two teams that have combined to win three games have three times that many players listed on their final injury report for Week 10. The Cleveland Browns hope to bounce back after their bye week with a new offensive play caller and some positive injury news on Friday. The New York Jets are also coming […]
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In what many outside of the two cities consider a tank off between two bad teams, the Cleveland Browns and New York Jets will match up in Week 10. With the two teams taking different paths toward the 2026 NFL draft, including a rumor that the Jets are not looking at the quarterbacks this year, […]
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November is usually the month when NFL Draft scouts and talent evaluators begin to dive a little deeper into the player pool for the upcoming draft cycle. There are currently two ways that the Browns can attack the 2026 NFL Draft. Andrew Berry and Co. could either take a quarterback with their first pick or […]
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Somehow, the Cleveland Browns did kinda lose in their bye week. With the Jacksonville Jaguars winning in overtime and a few other results, the Browns 2026 NFL draft order saw both of their first-round picks drop while the team sat idle. The team also sat mostly idle at the NFL trade deadline, with a change […]
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As we get closer to 2026 and next year’s NFL Draft, it’s getting more and more clear that the Browns absolutely need to take a quarterback within the first two rounds in April. Dillon Gabriel has been incredibly inconsistent and probably won’t amount to much more than a backup in the NFL, and nobody knows […]
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The Cleveland Browns will be in New Jersey on Sunday to take on the New York Jets. In what will be a battle between two teams that, while not tanking, are perhaps also not all that upset if they lose, given that both will be vying for a prime opportunity to select a quarterback in […]
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The Cleveland Browns will hit the field on Sunday against the New York Jets refreshed and raring to go after enjoying their bye week. At least everyone hopes that is the plan, as the Browns did not leave anyone feeling good in their final game before the break, a frustrating loss to the New England […]
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For a pretty boring team on the field and at the NFL trade deadline, the Cleveland Browns know how to keep things interesting. As the midpoint of the season and the Browns bye week passed by, news that chief strategy officer Paul DePodesta was leaving the team to take over the Colorado Rockies came out. […]
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The Colorado Rockies have worked out a deal to hire Cleveland Browns chief strategy officer Paul DePodesta, according to ESPN. DePodesta, age 52, originally was with the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, and New York Mets before being hired by the Browns in 2016 to run their analytics program. In July of 2021, DePodesta […]
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The Cleveland Browns may soon be losing a longtime and long misunderstood member of the front office. According to numerous media reporters, Paul DePodesta, who has spent the past decade with the Browns as the team’s chief strategy officer, is planning to leave and take over as head of baseball operations for the Colorado Rockies. […]
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The Cleveland Browns take on the New York Jets this Sunday. With both teams coming off the bye, Cleveland fans have been circling this game as one they surely have to win, right? It became even more obvious after the Jets traded away their top two defenders this week. The experts agree, taking a clean […]
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The story of the NFL trade deadline was not the Cleveland Browns, despite many believing they would either pull a huge move to acquire talent or sell off a bunch of veterans about to hit free agency. There were reasons the Browns were not sellers, and there has to be talent available to be buyers. […]
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To the surprise of many people, there was a coaching change with the Cleveland Browns this week. No, not the coaching change some thought or want to happen. With the Browns offense looking inept for virtually the entire season, head coach Kevin Stefanski decided to give up playcalling to OC Tommy Rees. The reaction? More […]
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The NFL Trade Deadline has come and gone, and the Cleveland Browns only made one move, but it wasn’t the move that most would consider a “splash” move. Despite calling around for any form of offensive help, the Browns weren’t able to acquire or trade away any pieces during this deadline. It’s likely that the […]
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