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33rd Team Reveals Jameis Winston's 2024 Contract Incentives

Earnest Horn • 2 years ago   In March, the Browns signed one of the best available quarterback free agents when Cleveland landed Jameis Winston. One reason the team lured Winston away from the New Orleans Saints and other potential suitors might be the incentives tucked away in the quarterback's one-year contract. While...

Analyst Asks Burning Question Browns Fans Have About Ken Dorsey's Role

Earnest Horn • 2 years ago   After the Browns' first OTA sessions wrapped up on Thursday, Cleveland fans have some initial answers as to what to expect in the upcoming season. Without key players participating in these voluntary workouts, questions about what the offense will look like in 2024 are coming into focus after...

Browns Have 3 Veterans Rank In Top 30 Players Over 30

Earnest Horn • 2 years ago   The average retirement age of NFL athletes is the lowest figure of any professional sport at just 27.6 years old. Players able to make it to 30 years old are primarily in positions like quarterback or kicker as these athletes' workload takes less of a physical toll on their bodies than player...

Analyst Believes 1 Player's Absence From OTAs Benefits WR Group

Earnest Horn • 2 years ago   Every year, analysts pour over organized team activities (OTAs) to see which players are not in attendance. Early portions of the OTAs are not mandatory, meaning players can skip these without issue. One wide receiver's absence is a problem for the player according to analyst Quincy Carrier....

Browns Should Target 1 Free Agent RB

Earnest Horn • 2 years ago   There's no question about who the Cleveland Browns want in the backfield next to quarterback Deshaun Watson during the 2024 regular season. Yet running back Nick Chubb's recovery from his two knee surgeries last year has no definitive timetable for his return, meaning his rehab could extend b...

Amari Cooper Earns Intriguing Rank From PFF

Earnest Horn • 2 years ago   Entering his 11th season in the NFL, Amari Cooper remains a top wide receiver in the league. The 6-foot-1 athlete finished with the 10th-best receiving total last season - 1,250 receiving yards - despite having five different quarterbacks take meaningful game snaps at the injury-riddled posit...

Browns Defender Shares Two-Word Response To Wild Stat

Earnest Horn • 2 years ago   When the Cleveland Browns took cornerback Martin Emerson Jr. in the third round of the 2022 NFL Draft, few individuals thought the former Mississippi State athlete would have an immediate impact on the team's defense. In 2023, Emerson was a core part of the defense that held opponents to the...

Ogbo Okoronkwo Makes Bold Statement About 2024

Earnest Horn • 2 years ago   In 2023, the Cleveland Browns' defense ranked on top of the league, allowing the fewest total yards as well as the fewest passing yards. While the feat was impressive, few analysts are giving the team its due to reclaim those league-leading marks despite returning the core of the defense from...

Browns Rank Second In NFL In 1 Intriguing Category

Earnest Horn • 2 years ago   After posting an 11-6 record last season, the Cleveland Browns kept the core of their 2023 roster intact for a second playoff run. Retaining these players' services does come at a price, especially on the offensive side of the football. Still, a recent look at how expensive that move was coul...

Nyheim Hines Reveals When He Will Return To Field

Earnest Horn • 2 years ago   It's been more than a year since new Cleveland Browns running back Nyheim Hines was available for his team's workouts. After an incident last summer that cost the running back an opportunity to play in 2023, Hines is looking forward to returning to the practice field soon. Hines provided insi...

Denzel Ward Has High Praise For 1 New Teammate

Earnest Horn • 2 years ago   Entering his seventh season with the Cleveland Browns, cornerback Denzel Ward is a veteran presence inside the team's locker room. Ward - who played in college at Ohio State - never left Ohio to start his professional career thanks to the Browns drafting him with the No. 4 overall pick in the...

Za'Darius Smith Makes Bold Statement About Goals For This Season

Earnest Horn • 2 years ago   Cutting off his dreadlocks was not the only decision Cleveland Browns defensive lineman Za'Darius Smith made over the offseason. Smith had several suitors this offseason interested in having the veteran's services for the 2024 regular season. The defensive end chose to return to Cleveland due...

Dorian Thompson-Robinson Status Revealed During OTAs

Earnest Horn • 2 years ago   After telling The Plain Dealer's Mary Kay Cabot in an interview his intention to throw in the team's rookie minicamp earlier this month, Cleveland Browns quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson was a no-show for the event. Questions surrounding his health arose as the player placed a caveat on h...

Devin Bush Praises Jim Schwartz As Reason He Signed With Browns

Earnest Horn • 2 years ago   For the second time in two seasons, Cleveland's new linebacker Devin Bush will start over with a new team. Last year, the former Pittsburgh Steeler signed a one-year deal with the Seattle Seahawks, playing 13 games with the NFC West franchise. Now, Bush returns to the AFC North as he finds co...

Kevin Stefanski Reveals Dustin Hopkins' Status At OTAs

Earnest Horn • 2 years ago   When fans last saw Browns kicker Dustin Hopkins, the 33-year-old was attempting to tackle Houston's Dameon Pierce in the second quarter of Cleveland's Week 16 victory over the Texans. Hopkins pulled his hamstring during the attempt and was sidelined for the remainder of the season, including...

Analyst Makes Strong Statement About 1 Browns WR

Earnest Horn • 2 years ago   The Cleveland Browns are using the first session of their OTAs to ease players into the new offensive scheme coach Ken Dorsey will implement this year. Cleveland is poised to use three and four wide receiver sets significantly more than in previous seasons, allowing quarterback Deshaun Watson...

Martin Emerson Identifies 1 Area Browns Defense Must Improve

Earnest Horn • 2 years ago   In 2023, the Cleveland Browns defense was historically good, finishing on top of the NFL in the fewest yards allowed and fewest pass yards allowed. One area the defense can improve is red zone defense. That's among one of the many goals Cleveland's defense has for the 2024 season, according t...

Wyatt Teller Shares Thoughts On New OL Coach Transition

Earnest Horn • 2 years ago   Along with a new offensive coordinator this season, members of the Cleveland Browns offensive line are learning what their life will be like under new positional coach Andy Dickerson. Pro Bowl offensive guard Wyatt Teller was among the linemen opening up about the transition from working unde...

Analyst Reveals Jedrick Wills' Status For OTA Workouts

Earnest Horn • 2 years ago   As the media made their way to Berea for the second day of the Browns' OTAs, most eyes were trained on the players on the field. With so many new athletes performing for the first time for the media, reports have focused on what veterans like wide receiver Jerry Jeudy and quarterback Jameis W...

Analyst Makes Bold Statement About Kevin Stefanski Extension Discussion

Earnest Horn • 2 years ago   Entering his fifth year with the Cleveland Browns, Kevin Stefanski has taken the team to new heights in his short tenure. In two of the team's campaigns under Stefanski, the Browns made the playoffs and won 11 games during the regular season. Despite his success with Cleveland, a contract ext...

Za'Darius Smith Debuts Stunning New Look At OTAs

Earnest Horn • 2 years ago   Cleveland Browns fans could easily recognize defensive lineman Za'Darius Smith as a 6-foot-4 athlete with long dreads flowing out from the back of his helmet. Until this week, that is. As the team began OTAs on Tuesday, Smith decided to shed more than just offensive linemen attempting to bloc...

Browns Finalize 90-Man Roster With WR Signing

Earnest Horn • 2 years ago   The Cleveland Browns will feature a new offense this season under offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey as the team will use three and four wide receiver sets to spread the field. To run this offense, the Browns will need depth at the wide receiver position to keep fresh athletes in the game at al...

Browns DB Throws Incredible First Pitch At Guardians Game

Earnest Horn • 2 years ago   Cleveland Browns fans should be happy that defensive back Denzel Ward picks off passes instead of making them. At least if his performance at the Cleveland Guardians game on Tuesday is any indication. Bally Sports Cleveland shared on Twitter a video of Ward making a ceremonial first pitch for...

Browns Share First Video Of Deshaun Watson Throwing In Practice

Earnest Horn • 2 years ago   With the Cleveland Browns holding their first organized team activity (OTA) for the entire roster on Tuesday, fans and analysts clamored for a glimpse of quarterback Deshaun Watson demonstrating his throwing ability after months of rehab. Finally, the Dawg Pound has its answer. ESPN Cleveland...