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• What Frank Smith Brings to the Vikings

Perhaps the most consequential new coaching hire the Minnesota Vikings have made this offseason is that of Frank Smith, former offensive coordinator for the Miami Dolphins under Mike McDaniel. Smith joins the Vikings as Assistant Head Coach, replacing the retired Mike Pettine who held that title last year. Unlike Pettine, who was a defensive coach, […]...2026
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• Former Browns LB Joe Schobert: From walk-on to Pro Bowl to dance studio owner

In 2015, the Cleveland Browns, under head coach Mike Pettine wasn’t getting good tackling production from their linebacker crew. The following year, Hue Jackson replaced Pettine, and Ray Horton was installed as the defensive coordinator. Browns GM John Dorsey then selected a tackling machine in Round 4 in the 2016 NFL draft named Joe Schobert […]...2026
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• Unlikely Source Put Brian Flores under the Microscope

Former Minnesota Vikings assistant coach Mike Pettine retired a couple of weeks ago, and not long after, he announced on […]...2026
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• Vikings Defensive Coach Calls It Quits

After 23 years in the NFL, Minnesota Vikings outside linebackers coach and assistant head coach Mike Pettine is retiring. His […]...2026
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• Former Browns HC hangs up his whistle

Mike Pettine, who was head coach of the Cleveland Browns during one of the most irritating periods in franchise history, is retiring from the NFL. Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell broke the news on Tuesday during his end-of-season press conference. Pettine has spent the past four seasons with the Vikings, serving as assistant head […]...2026
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• Browns Joel Bitonio talks with our Barry Shuck about Kobe, Nick Chubb, Kevin Stefanski, fondest memory, retirement, more

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images 25 questions with one of the most decorated Browns player in history Every football championship team has a few things in common. A great pass rush, capable cover corners, and a superb offensive line. RELATED: SOMETHING’S DIFFERENT THIS YEAR WITH THE OFFENSIVE LINE Notice that the quarterback wasn’t mentioned. It is a huge plus to have...2025
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• Kevin O’Connell’s Press Conference from the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images What did the coach have to say? On Tuesday at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, the NFL media got a chance to hear from the reigning, defending, undisputed NFL Coach of the Year, Kevin O’Connell of our Minnesota Vikings. O’Connell touched on numerous topics during his 15 minutes at the podium, and the good folks with the Vikings’ PR department have provided a...2025
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• Packers vs Lions: 2 key matchups in hopes of sweeping the Cheeseheads

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Breaking down two key matchups with a deep statistical dive from the Green Bay Packers vs Detroit Lions. The Lions are riding an NFL-leading 10-game winning heater. After the Detroit Lions’ Week 9 victory over the Green Bay Packers, they now have won five out of the last six meetings in the series. Dan Campbell has had Matt LaFleur’s number. Meanwhile, t...2024
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• Browns Kevin Stefanski hot seat: What, me worry?

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images Cleveland head coach focusing on blocking out the nonsense in a season of disappointment. Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski is in an unfavorable position - at least to some - as he prepares the Browns for Thursday night’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Browns enter the game having lost seven of their last eight games. During the strea...2024
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• Browns history: Kicking in Cleveland, college at Drake and more as we catch up with K Billy Cundiff

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images 25 questions with a former Cleveland specialist Want to know something strange? Every NFL kicker, holder and long snapper wants to be involved in the last play of every game and the opportunity to kick the game-winning field goal. RELATED: 2014 – LIFE AS AN NFL KICKER Why is this odd? If they make the kick, then it is fun and games, rainbows and unicorns...2024
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• Browns history: Where is former Browns P Spencer Lanning now?

Photo by: 2014 Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images 25 questions with a former Cleveland specialist Specialists in American Football are a different breed. They can do things that most other players cannot like kick a football over a pine tree or throw a spiral pass 45 feet while looking backward and upside down. Or launch a football off a tee 70 yards. In high school, punters, ki...2024
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• After JJ McCarthy's injury, Browns could trade one of their quarterbacks to the Vikings

Nick Mullens #9 They are on the menu this week The Minnesota Vikings are in town to have joint practices with the Cleveland Browns. The two clubs play each other this Saturday with a 4:25 pm kickoff at Browns Stadium. When the NFL went to a 17-game schedule, more and more teams decided to scrimmage each other in order to get live reps and simulate actual games. This is because the preseas...2024
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• Cleveland Browns Training Camp Recap: Day 13 - Joint Practice with Vikings

Photo by Ric Tapia/Getty Images The Minnesota Vikings come to Berea for the first of two joint practice sessions. Day 13 of Cleveland Browns training camp featured the Minnesota Vikings arriving to Berea for the first of two joint practice sessions with the team. Cleveland Browns Training Camp Report - Day 13 (8/14/24) 1. Welcome to Town, Vikings: The Minnesota Vikings are fresh off of th...2024
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• DBN’s Exclusive Interview: Browns long snapper Charley Hughlett talks about bouncing around the league, contract negotiations and more

Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images 26 questions with a long-tenured player with steady play The Cleveland Browns have several players that they don’t have to worry about. Both offensive guards Joel Bitonio and Wyatt Teller, along with defensive end Myles Garrett are great examples. Nick Chubb when he is healthy. And long snapper Charley Hughlett. RELATED: WHERE TOP-P...2024
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• 2014 NFL Draft altered Browns in unexpected ways

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images Avoidable mistakes were made 10 years ago, but franchise has dug itself out of the rubble to be a playoff contender. The Cleveland Browns braintrust headed into the 2014 NFL Draft in a solid position to improve a roster that had won just 27 games over the previous six seasons. The bungling front office of Joe Banner and Michael Lombardi were out, replaced...2024
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• Browns history: Kicking in Cleveland, college at Drake and more as we catch up with K Billy Cundiff
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• DBN’s Exclusive Interview: Browns long snapper Charley Hughlett talks about bouncing around the league, contract negotiations and more
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• Rumors? Rumblings? Conjecture? If needed, next Browns head coaching candidate identified(?!)

Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports The 2023 NFL season hasn’t started yet but we have Browns coaching speculation It is tiring, it is old, it is speculation and, for some fans, it could be exciting. Before the 2023 NFL season even begins, we have rumors/conjecture/rumblings about what will happen if the Cleveland Browns struggle this season. To be clear, GM Andrew Berry and HC Kevin Stefanski ar...2023
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• Fired Browns coaches had a party in Indianapolis
Getting fired from a job stinks, but sometimes that disappointment leads to better opportunities elsewhere. Consider that the case for several people the Cleveland Browns used to employ.ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler shared a humorous note that a group of ex-Cleveland coaches held a “fired Browns coaches party” at an Indianapolis restaurant during the NFL Scouting Combine.The jokes to this anecdote are so e...2018
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• LeBron James Comments on Johnny Manziel After Las Vegas Rumors
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• Brandon Marshall Offers Johnny Manziel Advice After Las Vegas Rumors
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• Browns Fan Breaks into Tears While Complaining About Johnny Manziel on Radio
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• Romo, RG3 and Sanchez: A Field Guide to Quarterback Controversies and Crises
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"Mike Pettine, who was head coach of the Cleveland Browns during one of the most irritating periods in franchise history, is retiring from the NFL."

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"Photo by: 2014 Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images 2014: OG Joel Bitonio #75 blocks DT Gerald McCoy #93 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in his rookie season When Bitonio came to the Browns, coached by Mike Pettine, he was inserted at left guard between C Alex Mack and that guy named Joe Thomas at left tackle."

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"Going into the 2014 season, the Browns had a new head coach in Mike Pettine who completed a 7-9-0 season."

2023
"Former Browns head coach Mike Pettine benched Manziel in his second season right before a Monday Night game against the Baltimore Ravens."

2022
"Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that the Vikings plan to hire former Browns head coach Mike Pettine."

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"Mike Pettine under fire after Bucs touchdown before halftime"

2020
"During a Wednesday press conference, Packers head coach Matt LaFleur was asked about defensive coordinator Mike Pettine returning for the 2020 season and said that the team was still working through everything about their coaching staff."

2019
"Additionally, defensive coordinator Mike Pettine, as well as the rest of the defensive staff, are expected to remain in Green Bay."

2018
"Mike Pettine fired up about Packers' defense"

2017
"Mike Pettine has been sitting back and cashing Jimmy Haslam’s checks for the last year, but has finally resurfaced."

2016
"Manziel then lied about the incident both publicly and to head coach Mike Pettine, leading to his temporary demotion."

2015
"INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Browns coach Mike Pettine says Johnny Manziel is in a ''much better place'' than he was earlier this month when he entered a treatment program."

2014
"Browns coach Mike Pettine announced on Friday that rookie Connor Shaw will start at quarterback against the Ravens in the regular-season finale."

• Former Browns LB Joe Schobert: From walk-on to Pro Bowl to dance studio owner
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• Browns Joel Bitonio talks with our Barry Shuck about Kobe, Nick Chubb, Kevin Stefanski, fondest memory, retirement, more
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• NFL’s All Quarter Century Team includes 2 Browns players

Matthew Emmons-Imagn Images Joe Thomas is an obvious selection as one of the Browns greatest of all time The Cleveland Browns have not had a great quarter of a century on the field. Since 2000, the Browns have had just four winning seasons, including two since 2020. In that time, Cleveland has seen the following coaches flow through Berea: Butch Davis Terry Robiskie (interim) Romeo Crenne...2025
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• Kevin O’Connell’s Press Conference from the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine
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• 8 defensive coordinator candidates for the Bengals to consider to replace Lou Anarumo

Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Some names you know and others you might not. Now that the 2024 NFL regular season is over, the Cincinnati Bengals have fired defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo. Back in December, our own Matt Minich did an article detailing several defensive coordinator candidates for the Bengals to consider, so we’re re-publishing it. Enjoy! It shou...2025
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• 7 defensive coordinator candidates for the Bengals to consider

Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Some names you know and others you might not. It should surprise no one that Lou Anarumo is still this team’s defensive coordinator. Al Golden left for Notre Dame a few seasons ago, and Robert Livingston is now working with Coach Prime in Colorado. Firing Anarumo in the middle of the season doesn’t make the Bengals any better. Still, ...2024
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• Browns Kevin Stefanski hot seat: What, me worry?
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• Browns history: Kicking in Cleveland, college at Drake and more as we catch up with K Billy Cundiff
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• Dallas Cowboys scouting report: Breaking down the Lions defensive scheme

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images The Lions are a team the Cowboys will need to take seriously. The Cowboys are returning home to Dallas this week to host the Lions for the third straight year, and for the third straight year they’ll welcome two former players home as well. Dan Campbell is the head coach in Detroit, and Aaron Glenn is the defensive coordinator. Both played together at T...2024
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• Browns history: Where is former Browns P Spencer Lanning now?
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• Browns Joel Bitonio talks with our Barry Shuck about Kobe, Nick Chubb, Kevin Stefanski, fondest memory, retirement, more
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• Kevin O’Connell’s Press Conference from the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine
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• Packers vs Lions: 2 key matchups in hopes of sweeping the Cheeseheads
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• Browns Kevin Stefanski hot seat: What, me worry?
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• Browns history: Kicking in Cleveland, college at Drake and more as we catch up with K Billy Cundiff
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• Dallas Cowboys scouting report: Breaking down the Lions defensive scheme
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• Browns history: Where is former Browns P Spencer Lanning now?
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• After JJ McCarthy's injury, Browns could trade one of their quarterbacks to the Vikings
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• DBN’s Exclusive Interview: Browns long snapper Charley Hughlett talks about bouncing around the league, contract negotiations and more
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• The new UFL: Former Browns in the United Football League

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images Players trying to keep their dreams alive There are a lot of options for pro football players who are not on a 53-man National Football League roster, any club’s practice squad, or have inked a future/reserve contract. The NFL minimum salary is $750,000 while most starters make millions per year. Another option is the Canadian Football League (CFL) which ...2024
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• Browns Joel Bitonio talks with our Barry Shuck about Kobe, Nick Chubb, Kevin Stefanski, fondest memory, retirement, more
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• Kevin O’Connell’s Press Conference from the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine
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• Browns history: Kicking in Cleveland, college at Drake and more as we catch up with K Billy Cundiff
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• Browns history: Where is former Browns P Spencer Lanning now?
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• DBN’s Exclusive Interview: Browns long snapper Charley Hughlett talks about bouncing around the league, contract negotiations and more
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• Jaguars News (3/25): Titans add L’Jarius Sneed to its offseason portfolio

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Your daily dose of Jacksonville Jaguars news for March 25, 2024. Good morning! Here is today’s roundup of the latest news, rumors, and analysis on your Jacksonville Jaguars. Jaguars News Trade details show Jaguars should’ve made stronger push for L’Jarius Sneed (Black & Teal) The Tennessee Titans turned heads when they traded for L’Jarius Sneed. There we...2024
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• Browns history: WR Corey Coleman opens up to DBN about Hard Knocks scene, mental health and so much more

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images 25 questions with a former first-round draft pick The Cleveland Browns were looking for some offensive punch in 2016. With a new head coach who was an offensive mind in Hue Jackson, the franchise just wasn’t scoring enough. The thought process was to bring in a young guy with plenty of speed to take the top off the defense. WR Josh Gordon had been the NFL ...2024
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• Cowboys scouting report: Breaking down the Packers defensive scheme

Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images How confident are you in the Cowboys against Green Bay’s defense? When Mike McCarthy was fired in Green Bay and replaced by Matt LaFleur, the young coach opted to retain McCarthy’s defensive coordinator, Mike Pettine. The Packers then went on to win 13 games each of the next two years, reaching the conference championship game both times. That made it at l...2024
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• Problems with Browns start at the top: Roundtable discussion regarding head coach Kevin Stefanski

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images This roster is better than this The Cleveland Browns are always “on paper” one of the best teams in the NFL each season. Then the games begin, and the kinks in the armor begin to show. This year, they have dominated the mediocre clubs, gave away the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, and then were destroyed by the Baltimore Ravens. ...2023
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• It seems the story of Johnny Football just won’t die
Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports Netflix documentary dives into his Browns career Ever since they became the new Browns in 1999, the franchise has constantly searched for an ace quarterback. In the new summer series of “Untold”, Netflix dives into anthology stories about the doping scandal of Victor Conte, the Florida Gators’ road to the top, despised boxer Jake Paul, and former Cleveland Br...2023
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• Browns coach: Manziel in 'better place' than before program
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• Browns promote Connor Shaw, will start rookie
Browns coach Mike Pettine announced on Friday that rookie Connor Shaw will start at quarterback against the Ravens in the regular-season finale. Shaw was moved up to the active roster and agreed to a contract with the team....2014
• Browns Players Reportedly Want Johnny Manziel at QB over Josh McCown
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• Mike Freeman's 10-Point Stance: Seahawks Should Not Wait to Pay Russell Wilson
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• Terrelle Pryor Makes Cleveland Browns' 53-Man Roster at WR
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• Johnny Manziel Reportedly ID'd Gambling at Las Vegas Casino Before Week 17
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• Johnny Manziel Reportedly to Start Final 4 Games of Browns' Season
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• Cleveland Browns waive Ben Tate after 10 games
The Cleveland Browns on Tuesday released veteran running back Ben Tate after just 10 games with the organization. Are GM Ray Farmer and coach Mike Pettine sending a message with the move?...2014
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• Problems with Browns start at the top: Roundtable discussion regarding head coach Kevin Stefanski
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• NFL Sunday Week 17: Live Coverage and Trending Highlights
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• Browns Joel Bitonio talks with our Barry Shuck about Kobe, Nick Chubb, Kevin Stefanski, fondest memory, retirement, more
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• NFL’s All Quarter Century Team includes 2 Browns players
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• Kevin O’Connell’s Press Conference from the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine
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• Jaguars 2025 head coach candidate profile: Raiders DC Patrick Graham

Photo by Candice Ward/Getty Images What makes Patrick Graham an attractive candidate? For the third time in five years, the Jacksonville Jaguars are searching for a new head coach. Big Cat Country’s Jaguars head coach hiring process tracker is constantly being updated — but to provide more information on the top candidates being interviewed, we’ll be releasing in-depth profiles throughout...2025
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• Browns owner Jimmy Haslam speaks on Kevin Stefanski, Andrew Berry, Deshaun Watson futures

Ken Blaze-Imagn Images While rumors swirled that the Browns brass could be on the hot seat, Jimmy Haslam speaks about GM, coach and QB A lot can happen between the middle of Week 15 and what has become known as “Black Monday” when teams tend to make changes in the front office and coaching staffs but it seems the Cleveland Browns will be running it back. As the Browns season has fallen apa...2024
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• Packers vs Lions: 2 key matchups in hopes of sweeping the Cheeseheads
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• Browns Kevin Stefanski hot seat: What, me worry?
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• Browns history: Kicking in Cleveland, college at Drake and more as we catch up with K Billy Cundiff
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• Browns history: Where is former Browns P Spencer Lanning now?
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• After JJ McCarthy's injury, Browns could trade one of their quarterbacks to the Vikings
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• 8 defensive coordinator candidates for the Bengals to consider to replace Lou Anarumo
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• Browns owner Jimmy Haslam speaks on Kevin Stefanski, Andrew Berry, Deshaun Watson futures
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• 7 defensive coordinator candidates for the Bengals to consider
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• Browns history: WR Corey Coleman opens up to DBN about Hard Knocks scene, mental health and so much more
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• Chargers vs. Packers — 5 Questions: whither Jordan Love? And are the Packers too young?

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports The Green Bay Packers experts at Acme Packing Company helped us preview the Week 11 Chargers game and break down how the fanbase feels about Jordan Love, the young receivers and the inept defensive coaching in Green Bay. The Los Angeles Chargers are set to complete their NFC North tour by heading to Lambeau and taking on the Green Bay Packers. DraftKings S...2023
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• Rumors? Rumblings? Conjecture? If needed, next Browns head coaching candidate identified(?!)
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• It seems the story of Johnny Football just won’t die
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• Za’Darius Smith’s Legacy In Minnesota Is Provoking The Packers And Vikings
Most players who have ever suited up and played a down of football for the Minnesota Vikings can be remembered for something. Whether it’s a legend like Bud Grant or Randy Moss, or someone whose time with the franchise was short-lived like Moritz Böhringer or Babatunde Aiyegbusi. While the word “legacy” is often reserved for those who make the biggest impact, anyone can leave a legacy of their own...2023
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• Snap Judgments: NFL Draft Rounds 2-3

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• Don Banks' NFL Mock Draft 3.0

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