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• NFL rumors: Trade talk for a Browns quarterback has already started

Jeff Lange / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Training camp hasn’t even begun, yet everyone is watching their QB situation The Cleveland Browns have five quarterbacks on the roster going into this year’s training camp. Traditionally, the coaching staff has only kept three on the active roster, with another listed on the practice squad. Deshaun Watson will most likely end up on IR, ...2025
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• Value of Things: Anatomy of a top rushing attack

Barry Reeger-Imagn Images What could Nick Chubb do the for the offense? Much is made of high powered offenses in the NFL. Usually, the focus for the Texans going from a mediocre offense to a good offense is focused on improvement in pass protection and the performance of the passing game. Those things can certainly be helpful and they will lead to a jump in performance, but few people in t...2025
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• Will Browns' Kevin Stefanski, Andrew Berry get 'hall pass' amid search for Deshaun Watson replacement?

The fully guaranteed five-year, $230M contract Cleveland handed Watson three offseasons ago has been nothing short of a disaster for the organization for multiple reasons....2025
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• Browns owners issue statement on Nick Chubb

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images One of the greatest running backs in team history thanked for his service to the franchise. The move that every Cleveland Browns fan knew was coming but still were not totally prepared for happened on Monday when running back Nick Chubb signed with the Houston Texans. The writing had been on the wall since last December when the Browns ...2025
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• Texans sign former Browns RB Nick Chubb to one-year deal, pending physical

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images So, who’s the odd man out in the RB corps? You know, we as Texans fans owe a lot to the Cleveland Browns over the last few years. They helped the Texans get out from under the disastrous Brock Osweiler contract (not that he ever played for us; that’s just a filthy, spurious lie), they let the Texans trade up in the draft to select note...2025
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• What are Cardinals’ GM Monti Ossenfort’s 5 best and most questionable moves to date?

Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images ROTB Challenge: You pick ’em. PHNX’s Johnny Venerable and Bo Brock issued their listings of the 5 best and worst moves that Cardinals’ GM Monti Ossenfort has made over the past 2 1⁄2 years. With three offseasons in the books, what is Monti Ossenfort's legacy as Arizona Cardinals GM? pic.twitter.com/dOnxxF9X6a— PHNX Cardinals (@PHNX_Cardinals) June 6, 2...2025
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• Texans sign former Browns RB Nick Chubb to one-year deal, pending physical
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• Browns: Where do the offensive players rank on PFF’s Top 32 lists?

Katie Stratman-Imagn Images The usual suspects are represented with one notable exception. The Cleveland Browns fielded what was one of the historically worst offenses in the NFL in 2024. It did not matter if it was Deshaun Watson, Jameis Winston, Dorian Thompson-Robinson, or Bailey Zappe under center; the offense was a complete mess. Related: Where do Browns defenders rank on PFF’s Top 3...2025
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• Former Browns RB Leroy Hoard on Bill Belichick, Deshaun Watson, and more

Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images A mainstay of the Browns in the 1990s, Hoard joined the Go Long Podcast to talk about his NFL career and what he is up to now. The Cleveland Browns of the 1990s are a bit of a forgotten team in the eyes of many fans. Caught between the playoff teams of the late 1980s and the expansion team of 1999, the Browns cycled through so many players under head ...2025
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• What If: The Houston Texans drafted Derek Carr in 2014?

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Imagine if playing QB for the Houston Texans became the Carr family business. Perhaps one of the biggest post-draft NFL headlines centered on New Orleans Saints’ QB Derek Carr’s retirement. Carr left the NFL as a 4-time Pro Bowler, playing for two franchises: Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders and New Orleans Saints. He amassed a 77-92 record (0-1 playoff record)...2025
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• Who has the biggest dead cap hit on the Browns in 2025?

Jeff Lange / USA TODAY NETWORK Cleveland has 13 players on their dead cap list, with Amari Cooper checking in at No. 1. Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry has become a master at utilizing the various mechanisms available to keep the Browns compliant with the NFL’s salary cap rules. While that is part of a general manager’s job, it has become even more important ever since the Br...2025
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• Ranking the Chiefs’ biggest AFC threats in 2025

Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images Which teams will provide the greatest challenge to Kansas City’s pursuit of a fourth-straight AFC championship? Now that the NFL’s teams have largely finished building their rosters for the coming season, let’s consider which AFC teams will be the biggest threats to the Kansas City Chiefs in 2025. 15. Cleveland Browns Fun fact: as of June 1, the Browns ...2025
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• 3 Browns storylines for 2025 OTA and training camp

QB Dillon Gabriel #5 hands the ball off to RB Quinshon Judkins #10 | Photo by Aaron M. Sprecher/Getty Images The Browns roster is full of new bodies including Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett, Shedeur Sanders and Dillon Gabriel The 2025 version of the Cleveland Browns will be different than last year. It has to be. Nobody can accept another 14-loss season without heads rolling. Training camp is j...2025
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• Could Deshaun Watson return from injury in time to play for Browns during 2025 season?

Watson suffered a torn Achilles in October 2024 and then tore the Achilles again during his recovery....2025

• Browns 2025 season: What’s the point?

Jeff Lange / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Where winning and developing Shedeur Sanders, Dillon Gabriel and the rest of the young guys intersect for Browns We now know the Cleveland Browns 2025 NFL schedule. Our coverage includes a primer for all 14 teams the Browns will face this season, with all of the changes made to the roster, history of the matchup, and big changes for each team...2025
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• Sunday Dawg Chow (4/27): The Browns actually did it!

Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images The latest Cleveland Browns news and notes from around the NFL in the Sunday Dawg Chow. It took until the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft, but the Cleveland Browns finally did it. They selected Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders. The selection ended the slide of Sanders, who went from being projected as a first-round pick by some to the fifth round, which is nor...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."

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• Will Browns' Kevin Stefanski, Andrew Berry get 'hall pass' amid search for Deshaun Watson replacement?
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• Texans sign former Browns RB Nick Chubb to one-year deal, pending physical
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• What are Cardinals’ GM Monti Ossenfort’s 5 best and most questionable moves to date?
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• Daily Dawg Chow 6/6: Browns news, WR Jaelen Gill brought in, kicker Andre Szmyt waived. More

Jonathan Hui-Imagn Images More of the latest Browns news and notes from around the web in today’s dose of the Daily Dawg Chow. Jonathan Hui-Imagn Images The latest Cleveland Browns coverage from Dawgs By Nature: Shedeur Sanders asks, vet answers: Joe Flacco doesn’t dance (Jared Mueller) Browns QB competition could turn out to be fun or funny Former Browns...2025
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• Former Browns RB Leroy Hoard on Bill Belichick, Deshaun Watson, and more
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• Browns Shedeur Sanders has believers in the building, Dillon Gabriel ‘everything you want’

Jeff Lange / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Browns QB competition seems to have good options “If you have two quarterbacks, you don’t have one” has become an adage that everyone seems to believe in. With the Cleveland Browns having four quarterbacks, could that mean they actually have at least two? Maybe more? Kenny Pickett was acquired first, in a trade, then Joe Flacco was brough...2025
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• Should the Browns trade for this underused WR?

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Cleveland’s WR room is limited after Jerry Jeudy, so should the Browns give Houston a call about John Metchie III? The Cleveland Browns are very top-heavy when it comes to the wide receiver position. In his first year with the Browns, Jerry Jeudy accounted for 23 percent of the team’s receptions, 32 percent of its receiving yards, and 21 percent of the re...2025
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• What If: The Houston Texans drafted Derek Carr in 2014?
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• Who has the biggest dead cap hit on the Browns in 2025?
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• What are Cardinals’ GM Monti Ossenfort’s 5 best and most questionable moves to date?
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• Browns: Where do the offensive players rank on PFF’s Top 32 lists?
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• Former Browns RB Leroy Hoard on Bill Belichick, Deshaun Watson, and more
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• Browns Shedeur Sanders has believers in the building, Dillon Gabriel ‘everything you want’
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• What If: The Houston Texans drafted Derek Carr in 2014?
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• ‘Everyone but Deshaun Watson’: Browns QB room lacks continuity of play styles

Jeff Lange / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Signing Joe Flacco, trading for Kenny Pickett and drafting Dillon Gabriel, Shedeur Sanders, the Browns have options At the end of the 2024 NFL season, really much earlier in the year, Cleveland Browns fans were ready for the next phase of the franchise. The Browns moved on from Baker Mayfield with the hopes of the upside of Deshaun Watson to ...2025
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• 3 Browns storylines for 2025 OTA and training camp
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• Should the Browns turn back the clock on offense?

The QB position is still unsettled, so could Cleveland take a page from 1985 and build a run-first offense in 2025? The Cleveland Browns headed into the 1985 season with questions on offense. After making the ill-fated decision to move on from quarterback Brian Sipe, the offense struggled with Paul McDonald running the show. The Browns averaged just 15.6 points per game, scored 17 or fewer points ...2025
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• Do you agree with this legendary NFL agent’s take on Browns fans’ greatness?

Eric Hartline-Imagn Images Best fans in the league have been through some rough times but Browns fans are still given credit The Cleveland Browns have had the best fans in the NFL for years. The Cleveland Browns have also tested their fan base to the point where that great passion may be waning just a bit. The constant losing was one thing, but the decision to trade for QB Deshaun Watson w...2025
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• Browns owners issue statement on Nick Chubb
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• Seahawks 2025 schedule release: Game-by-game predictions

Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images The schedule is out! How will the Seahawks do? With the schedule finally here, the 2025 NFL season feels just that much closer. As the Seattle Seahawks released their schedule in an “action packed” way, it didn’t take long for the fans and media to begin clashing on how they feel the Seahawks will do this year. With so much change to the roster and...2025
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• Tom Brady speaks about Browns Shedeur Sanders, his (lack) of involvement in Raiders decision

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images Talented young QB got a message on how to deal with draft day disappointment The Cleveland Browns went from having one developmental quarterback plus the injured Deshaun Watson to now having a full QB room with five signal-callers. This is due in part to the fact that the Browns drafted two quarterbacks in last month’s NFL draft. Third-round pick Di...2025
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• Daily Dawg Chow 5/7: Browns news, contract breakdowns, Jersey number assignments, rookie game-tape and more

More of the latest Browns news and notes from around the web in today’s dose of the Daily Dawg Chow. The latest Cleveland Browns coverage from Dawgs By Nature: NFL free agency: Diontae Johnson’s contract details with the Browns tell the story (Jared Mueller) Browns commitment to Diontae Johnson in free agency is made clear with his contract details What does Joe Flacco...2025
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• Browns roster: As OTAs, training camp loom, one big area of concern

S Grant Delpit | Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images The 2025 season holds promise but Browns roster has a big hole Compared to last season, the Cleveland Browns’ roster has already experienced quite a few changes. The quarterback room has been completely gutted. Although Deshaun Watson is a holdover, he is expected to be placed on IR at some point. The other signal-call...2025
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• Big Blue View mailbag: Draft fallout, more questions

The mail’s here! Alex Sunderland asks: Really liked the recent column on Schoen’s drafting through the years. It got me wondering just how much he felt limited by the lack of basic tech he inherited from Gettleman. If I recall correctly, it was a literal magnet board upon his hiring. Do you know specifically some of what was overhauled? How bad was it, and how good is it compared to now? Ed says:...2025
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• Don’t look now, but the Browns have a quarterback problem

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Five signalcallers are currently on the roster The Cleveland Browns, just a few short months ago, had a quarterback issue: they didn’t have any. Deshaun Watson was presumed to be out all season with his Achilles injury, and developmental project Dorian Thompson-Robinson was the only healthy body on the roster. Then, DTR was traded to the Philadelphia Eag...2025
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• Is Cleveland prepared for the Shedeur Sanders experience?

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images QB is not the normal fifth-round draft choice, and the Browns need to be prepared to navigate the situation for it to succeed. “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” That quote from Spanish-born American philosopher George Santayana was top of mind Saturday afternoon after the Cleveland Browns selected quarterback Shedeur Sanders in ...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
Watson will receive $39 million per season with the Texans...2020
• 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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• Fantasy Football ‘25: 10 takeaways from the NFL Draft

Jeanty is the clear #1 Rookie for Fantasy | Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Quick takes for Fantasy from a chaotic Draft weekend The 2025 NFL Draft is in the books. Unless you were hiding under a rock, you know that the biggest story of the weekend was Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders sliding all the way to the fifth round, where the Browns mercifully ended his free fall and made hi...2025
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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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• Age being a problem is a ‘myth’ according to Browns QB Joe Flacco

Jeff Lange / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Browns QB battle will be the big storyline but Joe Flacco doesn’t see age the same as others The Cleveland Browns quarterback competition will be covered (pardon the old saying) seven ways from Sunday. It already has been despite no one really knowing anything. Former NFL defensive tackle Chris Canty went off on Browns QB Joe Flacco (his form...2025
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• Daily Dawg Chow 5/30: Browns news, OTA’s continue, Trade rumors, preseason start times and more

Photo by Nick Cammett/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 Nick Cammett/Getty Images The latest Cleveland Browns coverage from Dawgs By Nature: Browns veteran defends Myles Garrett on social media (Matt Wilson) Another Cleveland pass rusher comes to Garrett’s defense rega...2025
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• What are Cardinals’ GM Monti Ossenfort’s 5 best and most questionable moves to date?
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• Browns roster: Raise your hand if you think the offensive tackle position is fixed

OT Jack Conklin | Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images After NFL free agency and the NFL draft, the Browns OT roster is either good or needs help One thing is a constant with the Cleveland Browns: their offensive line will end up in shambles at some point. Last season, Cleveland’s O-Line issues began early. The Browns ended up starting eight different offensive line comb...2025
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• Daily Dawg Chow 5/16: Browns news, Jordan Hicks receives PFF recognition, Shedeur Sanders, more

Scott Galvin-Imagn Images More of the latest Browns news and notes from around the web in today’s dose of the Daily Dawg Chow. Scott Galvin-Imagn Images The latest Cleveland Browns coverage from Dawgs By Nature: Browns: Veteran LB named team’s most underrated player for 2025 (Thomas Moore) PFF taps Jordan Hicks as a player who deserves more attention for w...2025
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• Roundtable Reactions: Ravens cut Justin Tucker

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images The Baltimore Beatdown staff share their reactions to the news of the Ravens releasing kicker Justin Tucker. The Baltimore Ravens announced they have released kicker Justin Tucker. Below are the reactions from the Baltimore Beatdown staff. Early in my writing career, I grew a fascination for special teams; it became my specialty. I adored writing about t...2025
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• Does Tyler Loop’s drafting spell the end of Justin Tucker in Baltimore?

Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images Is the writing on the wall for Justin Tucker’s future in Baltimore after the Ravens drafted Tyler Loop in the sixth round? The Ravens were one of the few teams in the league to use an actual draft pick on one of the three special teams positions as they selected Arizona kicker Tyler Loop in the sixth round. Unsurprisingly, the decision to draft a kicker h...2025
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• How did the Browns fare in final NFL Draft grades?

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Three days, seven picks, a few surprises. So what does the media think of Cleveland’s 2025 draft class? The Cleveland Browns had a busy, and what they hope will ultimately be a productive, three days at the 2025 NFL Draft. Related: Browns draft class earns Mel Kiper’s praise, top grade Beginning on Thursday night with a trade down that led them to select ...2025
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• Saturday Dawg Chow (4/26): Browns keep building on Day 2 of the draft

Photo by Michael Chang/Getty Images The latest Cleveland Browns news and notes from around the NFL in the Saturday Dawg Chow. The Cleveland Browns made some picks Friday night in the second and third rounds of the 2025 NFL Draft. Were they good picks? Time will tell. But if you like defense, two-down running backs, and tight ends from the MAC, then you enjoyed the evening. (We’re still wa...2025
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