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USA TODAY Sports The Browns set out to revamp their defense this offseason, bringing in several key free agents and draft picks. He may not be the best player the Browns acquired, but defensive lineman Jadeveon Clowney is likely one of the most consequential. The 2014 No. 1 overall pick is...

Getty Images Who goes first? Baker Mayfield‘s camp is in no hurry to get the quarterback a mega extension. Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports the Browns and Mayfield’s representation have had no substantive talks and negotiations could stretch into the season. “The lines of...

Getty Images There was a point last season where it seemed a near certainty that Cleveland running backs Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt would both reach 1,000 yards rushing. In early December, even Browns RBs coach Stump Mitchell said it was “going to happen.” Chubb and Hunt each had over 1,000...

Getty Images Steelers linebacker Devin Bush is on track to be fully recovered from last year’s torn ACL in time for the start of training camp next month and that means he’s also on track to be back in a central spot in the Pittsburgh defense. Assuming he remains healthy for the entire season...

Getty Images The Browns have a few players up for contract extensions. Quarterback Baker Mayfield‘s agent said this week that he thinks the 2018 No. 1 overall pick’s new deal could get done this summer. But with his fifth-year option, Mayfield is still under contract through 2022. That’s not...

Getty Images Browns running back Kareem Hunt said on Thursday that he believes the team are “real contenders” in the AFC this season and that he feels “we can beat anybody in the NFL” this season. They’ll get a great chance to prove both those points in the opening week of the regular season...

Getty Images The Browns made several moves to improve their defense over the offseason, including signing lineman Jadeveon Clowney. Adding the 2014 No. 1 overall pick to a line that already included 2017 No. 1 overall pick Myles Garrett should boost Cleveland’s run defense, as well as its pass...

Getty Images The Browns made several moves to improve their defense this offseason, including selecting cornerback Greg Newsome and linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah with their first two picks on the draft. Newsome was the 26th overall pick in the first round and Owusu-Koramoah was the 52nd...

Getty Images Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield said earlier this month that he isn’t in a rush to sign a contract extension, but one of his agents does not think he’s going to have to wait too long. Jack Mills told Tony Grossi of WKNR that he doesn’t feel the need to wait for Bills quarterback...

Getty Images When Sheldon Richardson signed with the Vikings last week, he reportedly eschewed a better offer from the Browns. Mary Kay Cabot of cleveland.com reports that the Browns offered Richardson more money than the one-year, $3.6 million contract he signed with the Vikings. The report...

Getty Images The Browns wrapped up their offseason program last week with a three-day mandatory minicamp that saw many of the team’s offensive players make their only appearance in Cleveland this spring. Workouts in Austin, Texas were the way most of those players spent the rest of the...

USA TODAY Sports Patriots running back Brandon Bolden, who has racked up two Super Bowl rings during his time in New England, has a family member who previously won one of them. When Bolden returns to the NFL in 2021 after opting out in 2020, he’ll be honoring that family member. Bolden’s...

USA TODAY Sports In 2019, Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield had the wrong coaching staff. In 2020, he had the right one. Mayfield consistently improved throughout the 2020 season, fulfilling his potential as a franchise quarterback while flourishing under first-year head coach Kevin Stefanski...

Getty Images Joe Woods is heading into his second season as the Browns’ defensive coordinator, but this year’s unit doesn’t look a lot like the one he oversaw last year. The Browns signed free agents like John Johnson, Jadeveon Clowney, Anthony Walker, Troy Hill, Malik Jackson and Takk...

Getty Images Ravens coach John Harbaugh got it right the other day when he said that it’s basically a “done deal” that quarterback Lamar Jackson will sign a second contract. Jackson will indeed get a second deal. As will Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield and Bills quarterback Josh Allen...

USA TODAY Sports One of the narratives that followed the Browns throughout last season was that their offense improved after receiver Odell Beckham Jr. tore his ACL and was lost for the season. Cleveland’s coaches and players countered that by arguing the offense was on track to improve...

USA TODAY Sports Jadeveon Clowney has been in the league since 2014. He’s also on his fourth team in the last four years, having gone from Houston to Seattle, Tennessee, and now Cleveland. But for all his experience and former teammates, Clowney sees someone unique in defensive end Myles...

USA TODAY Sports Quarterback Baker Mayfield and many other Browns offensive players were not with the team during the voluntary phases of the offseason program, but they were working out together and that still put them way ahead of where they were last year. Last year saw the Browns working...

Getty Images Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. is making major strides in his recovery from last year’s torn ACL, according to quarterback Baker Mayfield. “He looks really great,” Mayfield said of Beckham. “After seeing him run and really just talking to him, as well, he feels...

USA TODAY Sports Jadeveon Clowney had a forgettable season in Tennessee. He finished with 19 tackles, no sacks, six quarterback hits and four tackles for loss in eight games last season. The edge rusher’s season ended prematurely with a torn meniscus that required surgery. Clowney, 28, is...