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    Repeat after John Dorsey: Duke Johnson not getting traded

    Getty Images How many times do John Dorsey and Freddie Kitchens have to proclaim the Browns aren’t trading running back Duke Johnson? A lot, apparently. The General Manager and head coach repeatedly have said they have no plans to deal Johnson, who has asked the Browns to trade him. As if...
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    Kareem Hunt visiting schools, telling young men not to repeat his mistake

    Getty Images Kareem Hunt‘s former Chiefs teammate Tyreek Hill is in the spotlight now, for all the wrong reasons. But the now-Browns running back is going about his business quietly, as he tries to work his way back to the field. Hunt, who is suspended for the first eight games of the season...
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    Freddie Kitchens: Duke Johnson asking for a trade doesn’t matter to me

    Getty Images After Browns running back Duke Johnson asked to be traded, Browns General Manager John Dorsey channeled Tommy Lee Jones and essentially said, I don’t care. Browns coach Freddie Kitchens feels the same way. “At this point in time, him asking for a trade doesn’t matter to me,”...
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    Kareem Hunt has “exceeded expectations” in Cleveland

    Getty Images The Browns signed running back Kareem Hunt on Feb. 11. Although he is suspended for the first eight games of the season, Hunt is with the team now. Browns coach Freddie Kitchens gave an update on Hunt during the draft, saying Hunt is “exceeding expectations.” “He is doing great,”...
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    Patriots now have three 2018 top-10 quarterbacks in the division

    Getty Images Tom Brady will be 42 in August. The other three quarterbacks in his division are 65, combined. The team that has dominated the AFC East, winning it every year except one since 2003 and 10 in a row, will be facing in 2019 a trio of quarterbacks who arrived in the NFL via the first...
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    Greedy Williams: “Browns are going to the Super Bowl this year”

    Getty Images It’s not quite Vince Young declaring the 2011 Eagles to be a “Dream Team,” but it’s close. Cornerback Greedy Williams, drafted by Cleveland in round two on Friday night, commemorated his arrival by making a bold claim in a conference call with reporters. “I know one thing,”...
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    Giants get all defense out of Odell Beckham trade

    Getty Images When the Giants traded away a great offensive playmaker in Odell Beckham Jr., they did so to bolster their defense. Now that the dust has settled, we can officially see what the Giants got for Beckham: They took defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence with the Browns’ first-round pick...
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    Browns draft kicker with pick acquired in Josh Gordon trade

    Getty Images The Browns dealt wide receiver Josh Gordon and a seventh-round pick to the Patriots for a fifth-round pick last year and they exercised that selection on Saturday afternoon. Kicker Austin Seibert was the choice with the 170th overall pick of the 2019 draft. Seibert will be...
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    Browns have no problem with Odell Beckham training on his own

    The Browns would prefer Odell Beckham Jr. attend their offseason program than not, but they understand it’s voluntary. So new coach Freddie Kitchens isn’t sweating Beckham’s absence. “I would rather for him to be here than not here, but I understand why,” Kitchens said in his Saturday press...
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    Duke Johnson sitting out voluntary minicamp

    Getty Images Duke Johnson remains away from the Browns this week as the team holds a voluntary minicamp, Mary Kay Cabot of cleveland.com reports. Johnson requested a trade after the Browns signed Kareem Hunt, who is suspended for the first eight games. The Browns began their offseason work...
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    Browns sign WR Ishmael Hyman

    Getty Images The Browns don’t have a first-round pick, so chances are they will not be adding any players to their roster on Thursday night. They did add one on Thursday afternoon, however. The team announced that they have signed wide receiver Ishmael Hyman. Hyman tried out for the Browns...
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    Browns tried to trade into first round for one of three players

    Getty Images The Browns didn’t have a first-round pick, having traded it to the Giants as part of the Odell Beckham trade. They tried, though, to get in on the action Thursday night. Browns General Manager John Dorsey said he had three players he coveted. “There were about three guys we were...
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    Browns are 0-for-8 on fifth-year options for first-rounders

    Getty Images Since the adoption of a new rookie wage scale in the latest collective bargaining agreement in 2011, the fifth-year option has been a way for teams to hang onto successful first-round picks for a fixed price. And perhaps not surprisingly, considering the results of the first half...
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    Odell Beckham not attending Browns’ voluntary minicamp

    Odell Beckham Jr. is not attending the Browns’ voluntary minicamp this week, Mary Kay Cabot of cleveland.com reports. The three-day camp, which is an extra one given to new head coaches, began Tuesday. The star receiver showed up for the first day of the voluntary offseason program April 1 but...
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    Odell Beckham responds to criticism of minicamp absence

    Someone’s getting blocked. Tony Grossi of ESPN Cleveland posted a letter to Browns receiver Odell Beckham Jr. regarding his decision not to attend this week’s voluntary minicamp. Beckham saw it, and he responded to the item titled, “Hey Odell: Where Are You?” by saying via Twitter, “Training...
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    Odell Beckham: I’m only a cancer on a team that’s OK with losing

    Getty Images Odell Beckham would like you to know that if he was a problem on the Giants, it’s because he had a problem with the Giants’ complacency about going 6-10 or worse in four of his five seasons there. In a series of tweets, Beckham responded to a comment from Giants General Manager...
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    Browns get four prime-time games

    Getty Images The aren’t your father’s Browns. Or your grandfather’s Browns. Or your great-grandfather’s Browns. Cleveland enters the 2019 season with a ton of hype — and with a minimum of four prime-time games. The official schedule has the Browns playing under the lights in Week Two at the...
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    Browns G.M. unmoved by Duke Johnson trade request

    Getty Images Browns running back Duke Johnson wants to be traded. Browns General Manager John Dorsey doesn’t care. Via Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Dorsey said Thursday that Johnon’s request doesn’t change anything, and that: “He’s a member of this organization moving...
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    Which games are the best of 2019?

    Getty Images Now that we have the “when” to attach to the “who” and the “where,” the full slate of 256 regular-season games is known. Which games, then, are the best of those? Simms and I discussed the best options, via a PFT Live draft. Spoiler alert: I gave Simms the first pick, and he...
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    Rams likely won’t have a cold-weather game in 2019

    Getty Images The L.A. Rams had a late-season outdoor game in Chicago last year. It didn’t go well. This year, that won’t be a concern for the defending NFC champions. In 2019, the Rams won’t be playing in a cold-weather climate later than early November. In a video featuring Rams coach Sean...
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