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Getty Images The AFC North’s premiere rivalry is set to be a featured attraction on Thanksgiving night. The Ravens released their schedule for the 2020 season on Thursday and it shows that they’re slated to be in Pittsburgh to face the Steelers. The Ravens beat the Steelers twice on their way...

Getty Images First overall pick Joe Burrow will be making his first Thursday night appearance in Week Two of the regular season if all goes according to plan. The Bengals are set to be in Cleveland as the Thursday Night Football slate gets underway. Baker Mayfield got his first NFL win on a...

Getty Images Myles Garrett hasn’t played since Nov. 14, 2019. That’s the day that will live in infamy for the Browns defensive end. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell indefinitely suspended Garrett after Garrett ripped off Mason Rudolph‘s helmet and bashed the quarterback over the head with it...

Getty Images The Browns were the subject of a lot of optimism at this time last year, but the 2019 season didn’t work out as hoped in Cleveland. They lost by 30 in their opener and then went on to lost five of their next seven games on their way to a 6-10 record that led to head coach Freddie...

Getty Images Many believe that, because of his contract and cap charges, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers will spend at least two more years in Green Bay. As recently explained, however, the Packers would save nearly $4.8 million in cap space and $22 million in cash by trading Rodgers after...

Getty Images The Jaguars have an all-time record of 176-224 (.440). They’ve had one winning season in the last 12 years, and lost double-digit games in nine of those 12. So, I guess if you were an optimist, you’d see the potential for growth. Or else you were in a really weird place before...

Getty Images There’s a very familiar name among the 15 undrafted free agents the Browns signed on Tuesday, although it isn’t attached to the player who has played against the Browns throughout his NFL career. The A.J. Green who signed with the Browns went undrafted out of Oklahoma State while...

Getty Images The Saturday decision of quarterback Andy Dalton to sign with the Cowboys gave Dallas a veteran backup for the first time since Mark Sanchez in 2016. And while there are plenty of very good starting quarterbacks in the NFL, there aren’t a full complement of 32 capable understudies...

Getty Images The Browns didn’t trade receiver Odell Beckham Jr. this offseason. And based on Beckham’s expectations for 2020, the Browns will be glad that they didn’t. “Right now what I’m trying to do is hit the reset button,” Beckham said in a video posted Monday via ESPN.com. “Being able to...

Getty Images George Halas coached in the NFL’s first season in 1920. Bill Belichick is coaching in 2020. Don Shula coached against both of them. Shula, who died on Monday at the age of 90, had a coaching career that spanned decades, and saw him coach against many of the other great coaches in...

Getty Images The Browns remain firmly behind Myles Garrett, viewing the defensive end as one of their long-term building blocks despite his six-game suspension last season. The Browns exercised the fifth-year option on Garrett’s rookie deal, but they hope to sign him to a long-term deal. New...

Getty Images Peyton Manning has ruled out coaching, but the future Hall of Famer still could run a team one day. He has prepared for that possibility by visiting various teams and picking the brains of General Managers and coaches since retiring after the 2015 season. “You retire and you sort...

Getty Images The Top 10 of the 2017 NFL draft had some notable misses. That’s why half of the Top 10 picks had their fifth-year options declined. Generally speaking, a player who has performed up to expectations will have his fifth-year option picked up, while a player who has fallen short...

Getty Images Rashard Higgins was in Freddie Kitchens’ doghouse last season. But Kitchens is gone, and Higgins has returned after a promise of a clean slate in Cleveland. “I’ve been through hell and back in Cleveland, and I’ve seen the rain, and now it’s time for the sunshine,’’ Higgins told...

Getty Images Former Panthers players have been popular additions to the roster in Buffalo and another one joined the team on Wednesday. The Bills announced that they have signed defensive end Bryan Cox Jr. It’s a one-year deal for Cox. Cox signed with the Panthers as an undrafted free agent...

Getty Images The Broncos waived offensive tackle Ka'John Armstrong on Tuesday. Armstrong, 23, has never played in an NFL regular-season game. He joined the Broncos’ practice squad late last season and signed a futures contract after the season. Armstrong participated in the Browns’ minicamp...

Getty Images During a radio interview on Tuesday, Browns General Manager Andrew Berry said that “circumstance and environment” contributed to quarterback Baker Mayfield falling short of expectations last season and that he is confident that the team has improved those things heading into...

Getty Images Before the draft last week, Browns General Manager Andrew Berry said he didn’t “think any more needs to be said” about the team’s feelings about wide receiver Odell Beckham but he answered another question on the topic Wednesday. Berry was a guest on NFL Network and got a question...

Getty Images Before any more people decided they’re fond of the way the 2020 NFL Draft was conducted, Cleveland officials announced plans for next year’s draft extravaganza. The Greater Cleveland Sports Commission announced the 2021 NFL Draft will be held April 29-May 1 in downtown Cleveland...

Getty Images Even though new Browns coach Kevin Stefanski and General Manager Andrew Berry haven’t had the opportunity to work with Baker Mayfield in person this offseason, there’s a sense that Mayfield is as different as the personnel around him. Berry said during an interview with ESPN Radio...