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• Browns trade down from No. 2: All the details

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Cleveland pulls a stunner, trades out of the No. 2 overall pick. The Cleveland Browns have been sitting on the No. 2 overall pick of the draft since the end of last season. We’ve seen sentiment shift regarding who they might select — first it was QB Shedeur Sanders, then DE Abdul Carter, but then WR/CB Travis Hunter has become the latest hot commodity. Hu...2025
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• Did Deshaun Watson contract create issues in Browns locker room?

Did Watson's contract cause discontent in the Browns locker room?...2025
• How good does it feel for the Browns to finally have a first round pick again?

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images The Deshaun Watson trade was a blur, and now we can move on. During the offseason, Cleveland Browns fans vote in SB Nation Reacts to express their confidence level in the team or their thoughts on other topics. We got one more question in prior to the 2025 NFL Draft, and this time, the focus was on how Browns fans feel knowing that Cleveland has a firs...2025
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• Brownies and Frownies: Andrew Berry’s 5 NFL draft classes broken down

Photo by: 2016 Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images A look at the last five Browns NFL draft, the good and the bad The Cleveland Browns hired Andrew Berry as their new general manager on January 27, 2020. He had been with Cleveland from 2016-2018 as the vice president of player personnel before moving on to the Philadelphia Eagles as their vice president of football ...2025
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• Daily Dawg Chow 4/23: Browns news, speculation abounds as to whether they will trade the 2nd overall pick

Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images More of the latest Browns news and notes from around the web in today’s dose of the Daily Dawg Chow. Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images The latest Cleveland Browns coverage from Dawgs By Nature: NFL Draft Profile: DT Nazir Stackhouse, Georgia (Thomas Moore) Browns may be willing to take a flyer on a stout run stopper la...2025
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• Browns Reacts Survey - Are you excited to have a 1st round pick again?

Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images It's been awhile since the Browns last had a first-round pick. Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Cleveland Browns fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. This is our final Reacts survery before th...2025
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• Brownies and Frownies: Andrew Berry’s 5 NFL draft classes broken down
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• NFL draft history: Where Jared was right, wrong about QBs in last 10 drafts

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images NFL draft projections are always hit or miss, here are where I was right and wrong When the NFL offseason began, it looked like six teams were in the market to fill their need at quarterback. With NFL free agency mostly complete at the quarterback position, with the Cleveland Browns signing Joe Flacco, there are still some teams with long-term needs. That...2025
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• Giants news, 4/18: Giants internal quarterback debate, Abdul Carter, Jason Sehorn, more headlines

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images New York Giants headlines for Friday Good morning, New York Giants fans! From Big Blue View Reconciling need, value ... and availability in the draft How will New York Giants resolve reportedly ‘contentious’ quarterback debate? New York Giants draft preview: Edge defenders who could be of interest Draft question of the day: Which likely late-round QB would y...2025
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• Sunday Dawg Chow (4/13): Mock draft, player profiles, QB injuries, and more!

Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images The latest Cleveland Browns news and notes from around the NFL in the Sunday Dawg Chow. The latest news about the Cleveland Browns and the NFL in today’s edition of the Sunday Dawg Chow, including community mock drafts, injuries, draft profiles, the ongoing Shedeur Sanders debate, Deshaun Watson’s contract, and more! Dawgs By Nature: Browns NFL draft: ...2025
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• Quarterback news: How does Derek Carr’s injury impact the New York Giants?

Derek Carr | Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Joe Flacco, Drew Lock have new homes New Orleans Saints starting quarterback Derek Carr has a shoulder injury that could require surgery and keep him out for the entire 2025 season. That news could impact the Saints’ plans in the upcoming NFL Draft, and, by extension, those of the New York Giants. The Saints, who have the No. 9 overall pick, ...2025
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• Deshaun Watson contract, salary cap details: Browns in line for almost $60 million in relief

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images The “swing and a miss” acquisition of QB Deshaun Watson by the Cleveland Browns is seemingly over, despite the quarterback’s social media posts from the team’s facility, but the impact will still be felt for years to come. The Browns bringing back QB Joe Flacco on Friday was another sign that Watson’s tenure in Cleveland is over, but, as it has been since...2025
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• Big Blue View mailbag: Tyler Shough, Abdul Carter, the fifth-year option, drafting 2 QBs, more

The mail’s here! Spencer Gross asks: Regarding Tyler Shough, I must admit I’m a fan of the player so maybe I’m biased but is the age that big of an issue? It’s mentioned as a caveat multiple times but it’s also well documented that having a rookie QB on the cheap allows you to compete during free agency during that initial contract time frame. My argument is you’ll have him for 4 years to see if h...2025
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• Joe Flacco, 40, returning to Cleveland Browns on one-year contract

Veteran quarterback agrees to terms Friday with BrownsBrowns in flux at position amid Deshaun Watson injuryJoe Flacco is heading back to Cleveland.The veteran NFL quarterback agreed to terms with the Browns on a one-year deal on Friday. Continue reading......2025
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• Giants news, 4/11: Abdul Carter injury update, Jalen Milroe, Omarion Hampton, more headlines

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images New York Giants headlines for Friday Good morning, New York Giants fans! From Big Blue View Making the case: Travis Hunter or Abdul Carter? Abdul Carter stress reaction called a ‘non-factor’ Does Shedeur Sanders really want to be drafted by the New York Giants? Todd McShay mock draft: New York Giants trade back into Round 1 for risky quarterback New York Gian...2025
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• Arrowheadlines: Jaylen Watson is the Chiefs’ trade bait

Denny Medley-Imagn Images Chiefs headlines for Friday, April 11 The latest Trade bait! One player from all 32 teams who could be dealt around the NFL Draft | FOX Sports Kansas City Chiefs: CB Jaylen Watson The former seventh-rounder had emerged as a starting corner for Kansas City last year before a broken ankle cost him half the season. He did return for the playoffs and even started in...2025
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• Trade Myles Garrett? What do all the contract numbers say for the Browns?

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images The talented future Hall of Famer has stated he wants out of Cleveland It was quite a shock to everyone who covers the team or cheers for the Cleveland Browns on Monday, February 3 when All-World defensive end and elite pass rusher Myles Garrett announced that he would like to seek a trade out of Cleveland and suit up for a playoff team instead. RELATED:...2025
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"Browns' Deshaun Watson tears Achilles for second time in 12 weeks: QB could now miss entire 2025 season"

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"Browns, Deshaun Watson agree to contract restructure, paving way for QB to return for 2025 season"

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"Browns' Deshaun Watson could face civil trial in Houston for alleged past misconduct, per report"

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"Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson has decided that he wants to play for the Cleveland Browns, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter."

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"Jay Glazer on "FOX NFL Sunday", updates the Deshaun Watson Trade talks, Kliff Klingsbury returning for the Arizona Cardinals and updates Dak Prescott's injury."

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"Deshaun Watson lands four-year extension with Texans making him second-highest paid QB in NFL, per report"

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"NFL MVP Race, Week 14: Lamar Jackson extends lead over Russell Wilson, Deshaun Watson makes late push"

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"The AFC South was once a laughing stock, but with Jacksonville and Tennessee both making the final eight this season, and quarterback Deshaun Watson changing the outlook in Houston, it’s not going to be a push-over division any time soon."

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"Deshaun Watson gives back to Houston families impacted by Hurricane Harvey"

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"Deshaun Watson snaps picture with Cam Newton prior to game"

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"(AP) Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton says he plans to vote for Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson to win the Heisman trophy."

• Browns trade down from No. 2: All the details
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• Did Deshaun Watson contract create issues in Browns locker room?
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• How good does it feel for the Browns to finally have a first round pick again?
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• Brownies and Frownies: Andrew Berry’s 5 NFL draft classes broken down
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• Daily Dawg Chow 4/23: Browns news, speculation abounds as to whether they will trade the 2nd overall pick
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• Browns Reacts Survey - Are you excited to have a 1st round pick again?
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• Dawg Pound Discourse: Browns have a 1st round pick again, what are your NFL draft plans?

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images NFL draft rumors will come to an end, then the Browns fun begins The NFL draft is the next step toward the 2025 NFL season, which will include the Cleveland Browns heading to London for one of the weeks. After not having a first-round pick for the last three seasons due to the Deshaun Watson trade, which was a complete failure, the Brow...2025
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• Sunday Dawg Chow (4/20): Draft trades, draft profiles, draft intrigue, and more!

Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images The latest Cleveland Browns news and notes from around the NFL in the Sunday Dawg Chow. The latest news about the Cleveland Browns and the NFL in today’s edition of the Sunday Dawg Chow, including the ongoing quarterback debate, draft profiles, draft intrigue, draft misses, and, if you are tired of draft talk, there are other stories to enjoy! Dawgs By Nature: ...2025
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• NFL draft history: Where Jared was right, wrong about QBs in last 10 drafts
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• Dawg Pound Discourse: After we share 2 examples, tell us the worst Browns draft decisions since 1999 in the comments

Photo by John Bashian/Getty Images Johnny Manziel is the obvious answer but the list is long of Browns NFL draft mistakes While we as a site tend to focus as much as possible on the positives of covering the Cleveland Browns, the team’s recent history has a lot of negatives. The betrayal by Art Modell led to The Return in 1999, a rushed process that left both the stadium and the team with ...2025
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• Brownies and Frownies: Andrew Berry’s 5 NFL draft classes broken down
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• Daily Dawg Chow 4/23: Browns news, speculation abounds as to whether they will trade the 2nd overall pick
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• Browns new QB Joe Flacco’s contract: The details are crucial

Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports Seasoned veteran has been signed on for Flacco Part 2 The Cleveland Browns entered this off-season without any quarterbacks. That is, until GM Andrew Berry shipped off Dorian Thompson-Robinson to the Philadelphia Eagles for former first-round draft pick Kenny Pickett. But the addition of Pickett was seen as filling the backup signal caller role, despite prai...2025
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• Big Blue View mailbag: Tyler Shough, Abdul Carter, the fifth-year option, drafting 2 QBs, more
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• Giants news, 4/11: Abdul Carter injury update, Jalen Milroe, Omarion Hampton, more headlines
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• Arrowheadlines: Jaylen Watson is the Chiefs’ trade bait
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• Doug Farrar’s 7-round mock draft for the Browns move the team forward from the Deshaun Watson failure

Bob Self/USA TODAY NETWORK / USA TODAY NETWORK The draft is really the Browns’ best hope of righting the ship. “We took a big swing and miss with Deshaun. We thought we had the quarterback, we didn’t, and we gave up a lot of draft picks to get him. So we’ve got to dig ourselves out of that hole. [The trade] was an entire organization decision… so hold us accountable.” Congratulations to ...2025
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• The grades are in: Evaluating the 2022 Houston Texans’ draft class

Photo by Jeff Speer/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images After three years, how did Houston do? Within a month, the NFL Draft will be upon us all. Brace yourself for the “hawt taeks” industry, where instant grades are all the rage. Yet, in the NFL, it is a rule of thumb that it takes three years to determine if a draftee was effective. Drafting is far from an exact science. All teams go throu...2025
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• Proof Browns need to spend most of their NFL draft resources on offense

Jim Rassol-Imagn Images Andrew Berry needs to invest in Kevin Stefanski’s offense which explains Travis Hunter, Shedeur Sanders rumors In 2024, the Cleveland Browns scored over 20 points just once in their first 10 games and just three times all season. We know that the Browns need a quarterback, but the offense is not just a quarterback away from turning into a Top 15 unit in the NFL, muc...2025
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• What is the best No. 3 pick the Giants can make to win more games in 2025?

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images It matters for a GM and head coach on the hot seat It’s still possible that the New York Giants may make a draft trade or sign another free agent in the coming weeks, but speculating over the No. 3 pick in the NFL Draft will probably dominate the conversation until the evening of April 24. What should the Giants do with that pick? Never say never, but ...2025
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• Dawg Pound Discourse: Browns have a 1st round pick again, what are your NFL draft plans?
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• Big Blue View mailbag: Tyler Shough, Abdul Carter, the fifth-year option, drafting 2 QBs, more
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• How does the Flacco signing impact Browns draft plans?

Troy Taormina-Imagn Images Cleveland will still be looking for a quarterback, even with Flacco as a veteran insurance policy on the roster. The Cleveland Browns hit a major public relations move on Friday with the signing of veteran quarterback Joe Flacco. The move brings back a player who gave Northeast Ohio “Flacco Fever” while helping the Browns reach the playoffs in 2024. (Just set asi...2025
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• Arrowheadlines: Jaylen Watson is the Chiefs’ trade bait
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• Daily Dawg Chow 4/11: Browns news, is the #2 overall draft selection “inevitable”? More

Ken Blaze-Imagn Images More of the latest Browns news and notes from around the web in today’s dose of the Daily Dawg Chow. Ken Blaze-Imagn Images The latest Cleveland Browns coverage from Dawgs By Nature: 2025 Cleveland Browns NFL Draft Big Board: The Buckeyes interest is strong. Vote for spots 16-20 (Chris Pokorny) The 11-15 players are in for the Browns...2025
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• Jilly Anais’ Mother Shares 9-Word Wedding Tease for Daughter and Browns QB Deshaun Watson
To her mother's excitement, artist Jilly Anais prepares for her wedding with fiancé and Cleveland Browns QB Deshaun Watson....2025
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• The grades are in: Evaluating the 2022 Houston Texans’ draft class
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• Deion Sanders predicts Travis Hunter or Shedeur Sanders being drafted by Browns

Photo by Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Browns rumors might swirl but has the team zeroed in on a Colorado star or two in the NFL draft For many years, the NFL draft was “Sports Christmas” for many Cleveland Browns fans. Year after year, Browns fans hoped that THIS new front office, coaching staff and high first-round pick (or multiple first-round picks) would finally put th...2025
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• Cowboys news: Jerry Jones creates a stir when talking about a Micah Parsons contract

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images The latest news around the Dallas Cowboys Cowboys create stir around Micah Parsons negotiating as Jerry Jones attempts to cut agent out: ‘I don’t know his name’ - Jori Epstein, Yahoo Sports! Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys have a unique way of negotiating contracts. Parsons asked Jerry and Stephen Jones to connect with Mulguheta to negotiate, multipl...2025
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• NFL’s new ban on ‘nose wipe’ celebration, explained

Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images Wiping your nose or doing ‘finger guns’ is now a penalty in the NFL. Here’s why. The NFL oftentimes stands for the “No Fun League”, and last season they cracked down hard on celebrations. We all remember our favorite players getting 15-yard unsportsmanlike penalties for pointing forward after getting a first down because it looked like finger guns. Well, t...2025
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• Sources: QB Watson prefers trade to Browns

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• Deshaun Watson gives back to Houston families impacted by Hurricane Harvey
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• Texans QB Watson won't face criminal charges

A grand jury has declined to indict Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson following a police investigation sparked by lawsuits filed by 22 women who have accused him of harassment and sexual assault....2022
• ‘You’ve got to beat Miami’s offer’ – Jay Glazer updates Deshaun Watson trade talks and other headlines around NFL

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• Deshaun Watson lands four-year extension with Texans making him second-highest paid QB in NFL, per report
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• Report: Watson met with 66 women for massages

The New York Times reported Tuesday that Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson booked massage appointments with at least 66 different women over 17 months, from fall 2019 through spring 2021....2022
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• Deshaun Watson legal trouble: Second grand jury to consider indictment against Browns star quarterback
The Browns quarterback could still face criminal charges...2022
• Hopkins, Watson back removal of Calhoun name
Former Clemson stars DeAndre Hopkins and Deshaun Watson tweeted their support for a petition to rename the school's Calhoun Honors College. Hopkins said the slave owner's influence is why he doesn't mention Clemson's name when introduced before NFL games....2020
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• New York Giants mock draft: It’s all about the quarterback in two scenarios

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images The Giants need to find a quarterback of the future, but who will it be? It’s officially Draft Season for the New York Giants. If we’re being honest, it’s been draft season for a while now, but now we can fully turn our attention to the future with the regular season out of the way. Scouting reports are on the way, but we thought we’d celebrate the end o...2025
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• How good does it feel for the Browns to finally have a first round pick again?
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• Brownies and Frownies: Andrew Berry’s 5 NFL draft classes broken down
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• Daily Dawg Chow 4/23: Browns news, speculation abounds as to whether they will trade the 2nd overall pick
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• Dawg Pound Discourse: Browns have a 1st round pick again, what are your NFL draft plans?
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• NFL draft history: Where Jared was right, wrong about QBs in last 10 drafts
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• Giants news, 4/18: Giants internal quarterback debate, Abdul Carter, Jason Sehorn, more headlines
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• Browns starting QB battle: Don’t count out Kenny Pickett just because Joe Flacco signed

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images Browns roster QB battle will include Kenny Pickett, Joe Flacco and maybe a rookie The Cleveland Browns quarterback situation has yet to be fully resolved, with very little certainty. The team has two quarterbacks on their roster, with a rookie quarterback eventually joining the fray after the NFL Draft. Quarterback Kenny Pickett was acquired via trade ear...2025
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• Browns new QB Joe Flacco’s contract: The details are crucial
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• Vikings Links: 12 Days Until The Draft

Photo by Jeffrey Vest/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Vikings roster is looking good already We have had a good discussion about the team needs for this draft this week. The leading vote receipient is Cornerback with Guard right behind. Oddly, Defensive Tackle is third in votes which reveals that the fans that visit this site really do believe in drafting for “need”. This is how the team ...2025
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• Quarterback news: How does Derek Carr’s injury impact the New York Giants?
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• Daily Dawg Chow 4/23: Browns news, speculation abounds as to whether they will trade the 2nd overall pick
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• Sunday Dawg Chow (4/20): Draft trades, draft profiles, draft intrigue, and more!
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• Sunday Dawg Chow (4/13): Mock draft, player profiles, QB injuries, and more!
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• Quarterback news: How does Derek Carr’s injury impact the New York Giants?
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• Horse Tracks: Should the Broncos draft RB TreVeyon Henderson in the first round?

Photo by David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Good Morning Broncos Country! Good Morning Broncos Country! When talking first round running back, it’s either somehow trading up for Ashton Jeanty or taking Omarion Hampton at 20, but should we be including TreVeyon Henderson in that conversation? The explosive Ohio State runner is often viewed as a second round pick but he could b...2025
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• Arrowheadlines: Jaylen Watson is the Chiefs’ trade bait
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• Deshaun Watson Sends Bold Message To All 32 NFL Teams After Browns Owner Calls $230 Million Deal ‘a Big Swing and Miss’
Deshaun Watson believes he’ll eventually be the Cleveland Browns’ starting quarterback. Despite suffering another torn Achilles, Watson plans to rehab, stay patient, and watch what the Browns do in this year’s draft as he eyes a full return in 2026. Cleveland traded for Kenny Pickett earlier this offseason, and there’s buzz about the Browns possibly […]...2025
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• Browns owner admits team are in a hole after ‘big swing and miss’ on Deshaun Watson

Team gave controversial QB $230m contractWatson has been a disaster on and off the fieldCleveland Browns co-owner Jimmy Haslam has admitted his team’s controversial decision to acquire Deshaun Watson has been a “big swing and miss”.In 2022, the Browns sent a package that included three first-round picks to the Houston Texans in exchange for the quarterback, who had been accused of sexual assault b...2025
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• 6 sports group chats we’d love to be added to on accident

Photo by Layne Murdoch/NBAE via Getty Images These are the sports group chats we’d love to be added to. If you have been near a computer or looked at your phone in the past 24 hours, odds are you have seen the story about several Trump Administration figures discussing plans for an upcoming military action in a group chat on Signal, the messaging app. However, one of the individuals added ...2025
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• Browns roster: Predicting how the Browns QB room will turn out

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Rumors about Russell Wilson, Cam Ward, Kirk Cousins, Shedeur Sanders, Jalen Milroe for the Browns have swirled It feels like the QB carousel in Cleveland will never end. When the Cleveland Browns traded for quarterback Deshaun Watson, many thought the search would be over. It is not. Watson couldn’t recapture what he did in Houston and now the team is back at square ...2025
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