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    Browns add two female scouts

    Getty Images The Browns have added a pair of female scouts, as they continue to build one of the league’s more diverse staffs. Via Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Browns have hired Riley Hecklinski as a full-time scouting assistant in the research department, and Kathleen...
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    Browns “somewhat change” contract planning in response to COVID-19

    Getty Images The full economic toll of the COVID-19 pandemic on the NFL remains to be seen, but it is likely going to be significant whether there are any fans in the stands for games this year or not. A drop in revenues would put an end to the long stretch of salary cap increases and a lower...
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    Report: Josh Gordon applied for reinstatement

    Getty Images Word last month was that oft-suspended wide receiver Josh Gordon would be applying for reinstatement soon and it proved to be on the mark. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that Gordon made his formal application to return to action on Wednesday. He joins Cowboys defensive end...
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    Josh Gordon relapsed after brother’s death

    Getty Images Josh Gordon has applied for reinstatement, seeking another chance to return to the NFL. The receiver played six games for the Patriots and five for the Seahawks last season before violating both the substance abuse and performance-enhancing drug policies. The NFL indefinitely...
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    Josh Cribbs, Webster Slaughter named Browns Legends

    Getty Images The Browns announced Thursday they will induct former receivers Josh Cribbs and Webster Slaughter into their Legends Program. The team will honor the players during a halftime ceremony in Week Three when the Browns host Washington. The Browns began their Legends Program in 2001...
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    Alex Van Pelt: It would be crazy not to use Nick Chubb, Kareem Hunt at same time

    Getty Images Running back Kareem Hunt said last week that he’s ready to do anything the Browns ask him to do on offense during the 2020 season. Hunt played the last eight games of the season after opening the season with an eight-game suspension and wound up as the team’s leading receiver out...
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    Chad O’Shea confident Browns can keep Odell Beckham, Jarvis Landry happy

    Getty Images Nick Chubb rushed for 1,494 yards last season. Jarvis Landry caught 83 passes for 1,174 yards, and Odell Beckham Jr. caught 74 passes for 1,035 yards. The Browns now have a new head coach in Kevin Stefanski, and a new passing game coordinator in Chad O’Shea. So how do Stefanski...
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    Browns join teams closing offices on Juneteenth

    Getty Images Wednesday has seen several teams join the NFL in closing down offices in commemoration of Juneteenth. Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com reports that the Browns are going to be part of that group. The team has not made a formal announcement of any plans at this point. Wednesday has...
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    Odell Beckham Jr. selling “I Still Can’t Breathe” shirts

    Getty Images Free agent quarterback Cam Newton posted video of his workout with Odell Beckham Jr. at UCLA. Beckham is wearing an “I Still Can’t Breathe” T-shirt in some of the shots and sans shirt in others. The Browns receiver is selling the T-shirts to benefit Black Lives Matter. Beckham is...
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    Cam Newton posts video of workout with Odell Beckham

    Getty Images Quarterback Cam Newton remains a free agent and he continues to post video of workouts in an effort to show that he’s doing well after the foot injury that ended his 2019 season after two games. Newton’s latest Instagram video includes an appearance from another player who is...
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    Baker Mayfield: “I absolutely am” kneeling for national anthem

    Getty Images Baker Mayfield worked out in an “I can’t breathe” T-shirt on Saturday, posting video on Instagram. It prompted a fan to ask if the Browns quarterback would kneel for the national anthem this season. “Please tell Browns fans you’re not going to be kneeling this season,” the fan...
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    Baker Mayfield: If I lose fans for kneeling, that’s OK

    Getty Images Baker Mayfield‘s offseason motto was “moving in silence.” But after the death of George Floyd on May 25, followed by nationwide protests, the Browns quarterback is speaking out. Loudly. And, frankly, he doesn’t care what anybody thinks. Mayfield expanded on his earlier Instagram...
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    President vows not to watch NFL if players kneel

    Getty Images The kneeling-equals-disrespect crowd recently has turned their attention to the U.S. national soccer team, which recently repealed a rule that prohibits players from kneeling during the anthem. The rule, passed in 2017 after Megan Rapinoe kneeled in support of Colin Kaepernick, is...
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    Report: Browns haven’t given up on signing Jadeveon Clowney

    Getty Images Jadeveon Clowney remains a free agent. It’s not like he hasn’t had offers. The Browns made Clowney the best offer he has received, according to a report last month, and he didn’t bite. The Browns haven’t taken the hint, though. They have not given up on signing the defensive...
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    Report: Browns, Myles Garrett have had extension talks

    Getty Images Browns General Manager Andrew Berry said last month that the team views defensive end Myles Garrett as “a long-term member and pillar in our organization” that they wanted to keep around beyond the end of his rookie deal. They’ve reportedly started working toward making that...
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    Kareem Hunt: I’m ready to get out there and do whatever Browns ask

    Getty Images Nick Chubb ran for almost 1,500 yards last season, so the Browns didn’t have much need to feed the ball to Kareem Hunt once he returned from the eight-game suspension that kicked off his first year in Cleveland. Hunt ran 43 times and caught 37 passes in his eight games with the...
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    Browns’ offseason program will continue into final week of June 22

    Getty Images With NFL teams unable to do any on-field work until training camp, many are shutting down the virtual program early. The Browns are not one of those teams. Browns coach Kevin Stefanski confirmed his team will continue into the final week of June 22, Mary Kay Cabot of...
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    Titans have had no recent discussions with Jadeveon Clowney

    Getty Images Jadeveon Clowney remains a free agent. The Seahawks have been willing to pay the defensive end $15 million on a one-year deal, and a recent report indicated the Browns have made Clowney the best offer he has received at $18 million for 2020. The Titans remain interested in...
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    The Simms top 40 QB countdown, No. 21: Baker Mayfield

    Getty Images After a rookie season that put him close to the category of franchise quarterback, Baker Mayfield regressed to the lower reaches of the middle of the pack. Mayfield comes in at No. 21, down four spots from last year. The first pick in the 2018 draft arguably could have been...
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    Kevin Stefanski: Browns will make a decision together on anthem

    Getty Images The Browns haven’t decided what they will do during the national anthem this season. It’s too soon. But new coach Kevin Stefanski stands beside his players in whatever they decide. “I am just so keen on dialogue with our players and listening,’’ Stefanski said on a conference...
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