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Getty Images Receiver Odell Beckham Jr. has five seasons and three games under his belt. With his current team, however, he has only three games. As a result, he’s struggling to find his footing as a team leader in Cleveland. “It’s probably just a personal battle of my own and just finding...

Getty Images Good coaches protect their players. Browns coach Freddie Kitchens apparently provided a safety net for quarterback Baker Mayfield after Sunday night’s loss to the Rams. As explained by Chris Simms earlier this week on his Unbuttoned podcast, the much-criticized decision to run a...

Getty Images Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson will likely be taking shots at a still-depleted Browns secondary. Via Scott Petrak of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram, Browns cornerbacks Denzel Ward and Greedy Williams are still not practicing Friday, as they deal with hamstring issues. Safety...

Getty Images Week Four of the 2019 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Eagles and it continues with 13 more games on Sunday, which means that the 28 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The teams playing on Monday night won’t release...

Getty Images Todd Monken knows not to touch a hot stove. Three days after Browns coach Freddie Kitchens fended off questions about playcalling, including whether he’d delegate the job to an assistant or collaborate with others on it, the Browns offensive coordinator opted to steer clear of any...

Getty Images Call it the curious case of Damarious Randall. . . . The Browns safety missed the past two games with what the team called a concussion. Coach Freddie Kitchens announced Wednesday that doctors cleared Randall from concussion protocol, and Randall returned to practice as a full...

Getty Images When Ravens coach John Harbaugh suggested that quarterback Lamar Jackson might run even more than he did as a rookie, he might have been running a misdirection play of his own. Because Jackson is running much less this year, roughly half as much, and with one compelling reason...

Getty Images The Browns played without their starting secondary in last Sunday’s loss to the Rams, but there’s good news about the condition of one of their safeties on Wednesday. Damarious Randall has missed the last two games due to a concussion, but head coach Freddie Kitchens said on...

Getty Images Former Jets and Bills coach Rex Ryan recently criticized Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield. Browns coach Freddie Kitchens has now criticized the criticism. “I appreciate his opinion and all that, but he is not in our building,” Kitchens told reporters on Wednesday regarding Ryan’s...

Getty Images The Browns were the most talented team in the AFC North in March, according to John Harbaugh and pretty much everyone outside of Baltimore, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh. It meant absolutely nothing aside from putting pressure on Freddie Kitchens and the Browns. Maybe that was...

Getty Images The spit for spat continues in Cleveland after ESPN analyst Rex Ryan called Baker Mayfield “overrated as hell.” First, Browns coach Freddie Kitchens said Ryan’s evaluation of Mayfield as one-read quarterback is “asinine.” Then, Mayfield got his say. “Whatever,” Mayfield said...

Getty Images The Ravens won the NFC North last year and lead the NFC North this year, and yet in the offseason, the Browns were the most talked-about team in the division. Ravens safety Earl Thomas says he and his teammates noticed that. Thomas said he heard all about the Browns, especially...

Getty Images The Ravens came into this season with a lot of reps at edge rusher up for grabs after the departures of Terrell Suggs and Za'Darius Smith, but they haven’t seen as many players step up to take them as they hoped. Matthew Judon has played 79 percent of the defensive snaps through...

Getty Images Ravens coach John Harbaugh is standing by his decisions in Sunday’s loss to the Chiefs, decisions that included going for it on fourth down four times, and going for two after three of the Ravens’ four touchdowns. Harbaugh said he talks to the Ravens’ analytics staff and...

Getty Images Ravens head coach John Harbaugh went for two after three of the team’s four touchdowns in Sunday’s 33-28 loss to the Chiefs and the team’s failure to convert any of those tries led to questions about his approach after the game was over. Harbaugh said the team made “clear...

Getty Images Chiefs head coach Andy Reid used his challenge flag to try to negate a big gain by the Ravens in the fourth quarter, but officials didn’t rule his way. Lamar Jackson was under pressure on a fourth down play and threw a high, arcing ball in the direction of wide receiver Seth...

Getty Images The Ravens never went away, but they could never catch up to the Chiefs. Lamar Jackson ran for a touchdown with just over two minutes left in the game to cut Kansas City’s lead to 33-28, but a two-point conversion run was stopped and the Chiefs recovered an onside kick to put the...

Getty Images Ravens safety Earl Thomas made a prediction before Sunday’s game against the Chiefs and he made another one after the 33-28 loss. Thomas said before the game that he’d eliminate big plays from Kansas City’s arsenal, but that was proven incorrect when wide receiver Mecole Hardman...

Getty Images Ravens safety Earl Thomas said he planned on eliminating big plays from the Chiefs offense in Sunday’s game at Arrowhead Stadium. Thomas did not accomplish his mission. Patrick Mahomes hit Mecole Hardman down the middle of the field and the rookie speedster flew 83 yards for his...

Getty Images The Ravens forced the Chiefs to punt to open Sunday’s game, but their defense hasn’t gotten off the field without giving up points since that early success. Harrison Butker hit a field goal to close the first half and the Chiefs lead 23-6 after the first 30 minutes of play at...