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    49ers, Rams open as biggest Week One favorites

    Getty Images The release of the schedule for the first weekend of the 2021 NFL season has led to sportsbooks releasing point spreads for the first 16 games of the year. A pair of NFC West teams have been installed as the biggest early favorites. William Hill has the 49ers favored by seven...
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    Browns cut Matt McCrane

    Getty Images The Browns added a kicker to the roster via waivers and Chase McLaughlin‘s arrival meant the end of another kicker’s time in Cleveland. The team officially announced their claim of McLaughlin on Tuesday and also passed along word that Matt McCrane has been waived. McCrane spent...
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    For Baker Mayfield, Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson deals, who will go first?

    Getty Images Three first-round quarterbacks from the class of 2018 approach their fourth NFL seasons, with long-term deals expected for each. So when it comes to the second contracts for Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield, Bills quarterback Josh Allen, and Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, who’s...
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    Browns claim Chase McLaughlin

    Getty Images The Browns have added a kicker. Per the transaction wire, Cleveland claimed Chase McLaughlin on Monday. The Jets waived McLaughlin late last week. McLaughlin has spent time with several teams since entering the league as an undrafted free agent out of Illinois in 2019. After...
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    The Browns won’t be trying to trade for Aaron Rodgers

    Getty Images The Packers have shown no inclination to trade Aaron Rodgers. And Rodgers is not believed to have the Cleveland Browns on his wish list of destinations. Even if both things were to occur, the Browns wouldn’t bite. Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that the...
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    Did “Browns is the Browns” motivate Cleveland? “Probably a lot,” JuJu Smith-Schuster says

    Getty Images In the days before a wild-card playoff game against Cleveland, Steelers receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster was asked whether the 2020 Browns are a different team that what they’ve been in the past. Then came the unintended catch phrase. “The Browns is the Browns.” In a recent...
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    Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah: I never really had any heart issues

    Getty Images Linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah’s drop to the Browns in the second round of this year’s draft was a surprise given numerous predictions that he’d go in the first round and a report that a heart issue diagnosed late in the pre-draft process seemed to explain why he lasted until...
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    Browns sign Damion Square

    USA TODAY Sports With unrestricted free agents no longer factoring into the compensatory draft pick formula, the Browns announced they’ve signed Damion Square on Tuesday. Square spent the last seven seasons with the Chargers, playing 81 games for the club with 24 starts. While mainly used in a...
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    Kevin Stefanski: We’d be thrilled to bring Sheldon Richardson back

    Getty Images The Browns have signed two defensive tackles over the last two days. But that apparently has not closed the door on a reunion between the team and recently released defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson. During a Tuesday interview on 92.3 The Fan, head coach Kevin Stefanski...
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    Browns sign five undrafted free agents

    Getty Images The Browns announced five rookie free agent additions to their roster, including the signing of former Florida State defensive tackle Marvin Wilson. As reported over the weekend, Wilson agreed to sign with the Browns after they guaranteed him $192,000 for the 2021 season. Wilson...
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    Andrew Berry: Nothing suggests Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah can’t have a long career

    Getty Images Notre Dame linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah was largely expected to be a first-round pick. But a report on Monday indicated he slipped to the second round in part due to a heart issue that became a concern to many teams. Not so for the Browns, who selected him at No. 52 overall...
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    Free agent signings no longer count in compensatory pick formula

    Getty Images When the Ravens brought in tackle Alejandro Villanueva for a visit last month, word from Baltimore reporters was that the team was not expected to make a move until after the draft. Compensatory draft picks were central to that approach. The Ravens and other teams have prized the...
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    Browns sign Malik McDowell

    USA TODAY Sports Defensive tackle Malik McDowell is getting another chance at playing in the NFL. According to multiple reports, the Browns have signed McDowell. McDowell was a second-round pick by the Seahawks in 2017, but never appeared in a game after getting injured in an ATV accident...
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    Report: Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah heart condition led to draft stock falling

    Getty Images The Browns took former Notre Dame linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah midway through the second round of the 2021 NFL draft, a big surprise given that most mock drafts had Owusu-Koramoah going somewhere in the middle of the first round. A medical issue is the reason. Owusu-Koramoah...
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    21 fifth-year options picked up for 2018 first-round picks

    Getty Images The deadline for NFL teams to exercise their fifth-year contract options on 2018 first-round picks passed on Monday afternoon and 21 players had those options picked up. Panthers quarterback Sam Darnold is part of that group. Carolina traded for Darnold last month and announced...
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    Micah Parsons opens as favorite to win defensive rookie of the year

    Getty Images He wasn’t the first defensive player taken in the draft. He’s the first favorite to win defensive rookie of the year. Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons, the 12th overall selection, has been installed by PointsBet as a +450 proposition to secure the award based on the 17...
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    Browns considered taking Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah in round one

    Getty Images The Browns traded up in round two to get linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah. They thought about taking him in round one. Via Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal, Browns chief strategy officer Paul DePodesta said Saturday that Owusu-Koramoah could have been their round one...
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    Lions add Amon-Ra St. Brown, trade up to take Derrick Barnes with next pick

    Getty Images The Lions got a new target for Jared Goff early in the fourth round and then made a trade to get a defensive player with the next pick. General Manager Brad Holmes took former USC wideout Amon-Ra St. Brown with the 112th pick and then dealt a fifth-round pick and a 2022...
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    Browns trade up to select Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah at No. 52

    Getty Images After several teams decided to keep their picks, the Panthers decided to trade back at No. 52 allowing the Browns to come in and snag the selection. With that 52nd pick, Cleveland took Notre Dame linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah. Owusu-Koramoah is the latest addition to the...
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    Browns select Greg Newsome at No. 26 overall

    Getty Images The host city of this year’s draft has its first rookie. The Browns selected cornerback Greg Newsome II out of Northwestern with the 26th pick, adding another piece to their revamped defense. Newsome was a first-team, All-Big Ten selection in 2020 after recording nine pass...
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