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QB Thompson-Robinson excited about start this week, thinks he can be long-term solution for Browns

BEREA, Ohio — Dorian Thompson-Robinson won’t be satisfied with just being a fill-in piece to Cleveland’s confounding quarterback puzzle. We’re going to go out there, and we’re going to try to win these games.” The second-year QB from UCLA will make his fourth career start Sunday after coach Kevin Stefanski benched mistake-prone Jameis Winston, who revived Cleveland’s offense over seven …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Chiefs and Browns at opposite ends of NFL spectrum as they meet 4 years after tight playoff matchup

Associated Press

CLEVELAND — When they met in the postseason four years ago, the Kansas City Chiefs and Cleveland Browns were both ascending teams. “I don’t remember too much about that playoff game,” said Browns safety Juan Thornhill, who was with the Chiefs at the time. It feels like forever ago.” The aforementioned “controversial hit” was delivered by Chiefs safety Daniel Sorensen, …

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2 months ago

Browns Make Unexpected Switch at Quarterback, Promoting Winston

Associated Press

The Cleveland Browns have changed who's calling the plays and who's running them. Coach Kevin Stefanski has handed over play-calling duties to coordinator Ken Dorsey seven games into the season. With the Browns (1-6) in a freefall and their offense needing a spark after failing to score 20 points in a game this season, Stefanski is putting Dorsey in charge …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Browns WR David Bell to have season-ending hip surgery after dislocation on catch in win over Jags

Associated Press

CLEVELAND — Browns wide receiver David Bell will undergo season-ending surgery after dislocating his hip in Sunday’s win at Jacksonville. Browns coach Kevin Stefanski awarded Bell a game ball and said he’s saddened to see his season come to such a quick ending. Stefanski said he hasn’t ruled tight end David Njoku out “yet” for this week’s game against the …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Deshaun Watson’s shaky performance in opener heightens concerns whether QB can deliver for Browns

Associated Press

CLEVELAND — Deshaun Watson didn’t flinch last week when asked if he still considers himself one of the NFL’s best quarterbacks. Watson didn’t even look average — never mind elite — on Sunday w ith a ragged performance in the season opener that has only heightened the belief that the Browns made a colossal mistake in signing him to a …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Browns WR Amari Cooper leaves practice field early after sustaining injury against Vikings

Associated Press

BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns Pro Bowl wide receiver Amari Cooper left Thursday’s joint practice against the Minnesota Vikings early with an unspecified injury. Coach Kevin Stefanski only said “sore” when asked about Cooper’s injury following the workout. The 30-year-old Cooper caught 72 passes for 1,250 yards last season for the Browns, who restructured his contract at the start of …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Browns QB Deshaun Watson cleared for contact, but will sit out 2nd straight preseason game

Associated Press

CLEVELAND — Browns starting quarterback Deshaun Watson has been cleared for contact to his surgically repaired shoulder, but he’ll sit out his second straight preseason game when Cleveland hosts Minnesota this week. Watson spent Saturday night’s preseason opener against Green Bay on the sideline as the Browns were beaten 23-10 by the Packers. However, on a Zoom call Sunday, coach …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Backup Jameis Winston confident QB Deshaun Watson can bounce back, lead Browns to the top

Associated Press

BEREA, Ohio — Jameis Winston’s role with the Browns isn’t limited to simply being quarterback Deshaun Watson ‘s backup. “When you can go out, you can see practice, you can knick-knack, this-that, paddy whack, give a dog a bone — Deshaun Watson is going to turn it on,” said before Thursday’s practice. “He’s always going to find a way to …

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7 months ago

Browns QB Watson ‘looks like himself,’ rotating days throwing as he recovers from shoulder surgery

Associated Press

BEREA, Ohio — Deshaun Watson handled all his quarterbacking duties flawlessly on Wednesday except for the most important one. While following a prescribed recovery plan, Cleveland’s quarterback took a day off from passing as he recovers from right shoulder surgery in November that ended his second season with the Browns after just six starts. He’s making great progress and we …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

NFL Awards Live Updates | Christian McCaffrey wins AP Offensive Player of the Year

Hindustan Times

LAS VEGAS — Live updates from the “NFL Honors” awards show, where the Associated Press NFL MVP, Coach of the Year and more will be revealed: HT Image Christian McCaffrey ran away with the AP Offensive Player of the Year award. San Francisco’s All-Pro running back received 39 of 50 first-place votes and earned 222 points, outpacing Dolphins wide receiver …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Browns hire former quarterback Ken Dorsey as their offensive coordinator, AP source says

Associated Press

CLEVELAND — Ken Dorsey has control of Cleveland’s offense again. The former Browns quarterback — and former Buffalo coordinator — has been hired by coach Kevin Stefanski as the team’s offensive coordinator, a person familiar with the hiring told The Associated Press on Sunday. Along with running Cleveland’s offense, Dorsey will be tasked with getting all he can out of …

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10 months, 4 weeks ago

Jackson, McCaffrey and Prescott are finalists for the AP 2023 NFL MVP and offensive player awards

Associated Press

Lamar Jackson, Christian McCaffrey and Dak Prescott are finalists for The Associated Press 2023 NFL Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year awards. FILE - Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson scrambles for yardage against the Jacksonville Jaguars during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023, in Jacksonville, Fla. Lamar Jackson is a finalist …

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11 months ago

Browns set to hire Alabama offensive coordinator Rees as new tight ends coach, AP source confirms

Associated Press

CLEVELAND — The Browns are plucking an assistant off Nick Saban’s coaching tree. Cleveland coach Kevin Stefanski is close to hiring Alabama offensive coordinator Tommy Rees to coach the team’s tight ends, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Monday. The 31-year-old Rees, who played quarterback at Notre Dame, ran Alabama’s offense last season and coached …

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11 months ago

Browns GM says he would ‘absolutely love’ to re-sign Flacco, even as Watson’s backup

Associated Press

BEREA, Ohio — Joe Flacco’s short, surprising stint with the Browns could lead to a second season in Cleveland — maybe as Deshaun Watson’s backup. General manager Andrew Berry said Monday that he would “absolutely love” to re-sign the 39-year-old Flacco, who went 4-1 as a starter and helped the Browns make the playoffs after Watson suffered a season-ending shoulder …

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11 months ago

Browns interview Seahawks offensive line coach Andy Dickerson for open coordinator position

Associated Press

CLEVELAND — The Browns began trying to fill an unexpected vacancy on Thursday by interviewing Seattle offensive line coach Andy Dickerson to be their offensive coordinator. On Wednesday, coordinator Alex Van Pelt parted ways with the Browns after four seasons working under coach Kevin Stefanski. Van Pelt’s exit wasn’t the only one as Stefanski fired running backs coach Stump Mitchell …

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11 months ago

Browns coach Stefanski shakes up offensive staff, coordinator Alex Van Pelt, 2 other assistants gone

Associated Press

CLEVELAND — For the second straight year, Browns coach Kevin Stefanski has made a major offseason change to his staff. Offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt has parted ways with the team, leaving just days after Cleveland was blown out in the wild-card round by Houston and following a season in which the Browns were ravaged by injuries. “He’s awesome,” Van …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Browns coach confident Deshaun Watson will be ‘ready to roll’ after season-ending shoulder surgery

Associated Press

BEREA, Ohio — Deshaun Watson’s first two seasons with the Browns have been short, underwhelming and incomplete. Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said Sunday he’s still confident Watson will bounce back from a shoulder injury that limited him this season and become the elite quarterback Cleveland mortgaged its future to get. “We all know what he’s capable of and we’re excited …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Joe Flacco’s incredible run in Cleveland ends as two pick-6’s doom Browns in playoff loss to Texans

Associated Press

HOUSTON — From the couch to the playoffs, Joe Flacco had an incredible run with the Cleveland Browns. “It’s definitely a shame the way it went down and hard to deal with at the moment,” Flacco said. To be given a chance to do this with those guys, I’m super grateful for it.” He finished with 307 yards and had …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Joe Flacco, other Browns starters to sit finale against Bengals to rest for playoffs; Driskel at QB

Associated Press

BEREA, Ohio — Joe Flacco is ending the season where he started it — off to the side. Coach Kevin Stefanski said the Browns have “earned the opportunity” to sit players after clinching a wild-card berth last week with a win over the New York Jets and the No. We’ll worry about next week next week.” Stefanski wasn’t specific about …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Joe Flacco’s revival in Cleveland has the Browns on the verge of clinching a playoff spot

Associated Press

BEREA, Ohio — When they signed Joe Flacco in near desperation last month, the Browns hoped the veteran quarterback could keep them in the playoff mix. He’s really steadied the ship and we’ve been thankful to have him.” Deshaun Watson returned to the Browns’ facility on Tuesday for the first time since undergoing season-ending shoulder surgery. As fate would have …

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$Browns lose QB Deshaun Watson for rest of season with shoulder fracture; rookie starting vs Steelers$

1 year, 1 month ago

Browns lose QB Deshaun Watson for rest of season with shoulder fracture; rookie starting vs Steelers

Associated Press

BEREA, Ohio — Deshaun Watson felt blindsided by the injury — as did the Browns. “It’s tough to try to wrap everything around my head right now.” Browns general manage Andrew Berry said the fracture is not related to the strained rotator cuff that Watson sustained earlier this season and kept him off the field for almost four full games. …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Browns QB Deshaun Watson still out with right shoulder injury, can’t put timeline on return to field

Associated Press

BEREA, Ohio — Deshaun Watson’s return is either imminent, a day or two away or not happening for another few weeks. Dealing with a “tricky” injury he described as a strain — and not a bruise as previously reported by the team — to the rotator cuff in his right shoulder, Watson, who has already missed two games, said Wednesday …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Browns rookie QB Thompson-Robinson has brutal NFL debut filling in for injured Deshaun Watson

Associated Press

CLEVELAND — Dorian Thompson-Robinson’s strong training camp and preseason persuaded the Browns to install the rookie as Deshaun Watson’s backup. With Watson sidelined by a bruised right throwing shoulder, Thompson-Robinson made his NFL debut and looked overwhelmed and overmatched throughout Cleveland’s 28-3 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. But after a 10-minute pregame workout watched closely by head trainer Joe Sheehan, …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Browns star Nick Chubb to undergo surgery on season-ending knee injury; Kareem Hunt in for visit

Associated Press

CLEVELAND — Nick Chubb’s gruesome left knee injury will require surgery, a devastating blow for the Cleveland Browns star running back who will have to go through another arduous rehabilitation to continue playing. I have no doubt.” As Cleveland tries to regroup after losing Chubb, the team brought in former Brown Kareem Hunt for a visit and workout Tuesday. “We …

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QB Thompson-Robinson excited about start this week, thinks he can be long-term solution for Browns

Chiefs and Browns at opposite ends of NFL spectrum as they meet 4 years after tight playoff matchup

Browns Make Unexpected Switch at Quarterback, Promoting Winston

Browns WR David Bell to have season-ending hip surgery after dislocation on catch in win over Jags

Deshaun Watson’s shaky performance in opener heightens concerns whether QB can deliver for Browns

Browns WR Amari Cooper leaves practice field early after sustaining injury against Vikings

Browns QB Deshaun Watson cleared for contact, but will sit out 2nd straight preseason game

Backup Jameis Winston confident QB Deshaun Watson can bounce back, lead Browns to the top

Browns QB Watson ‘looks like himself,’ rotating days throwing as he recovers from shoulder surgery

NFL Awards Live Updates | Christian McCaffrey wins AP Offensive Player of the Year

Browns hire former quarterback Ken Dorsey as their offensive coordinator, AP source says

Jackson, McCaffrey and Prescott are finalists for the AP 2023 NFL MVP and offensive player awards

Browns set to hire Alabama offensive coordinator Rees as new tight ends coach, AP source confirms

Browns GM says he would ‘absolutely love’ to re-sign Flacco, even as Watson’s backup

Browns interview Seahawks offensive line coach Andy Dickerson for open coordinator position

Browns coach Stefanski shakes up offensive staff, coordinator Alex Van Pelt, 2 other assistants gone

Browns coach confident Deshaun Watson will be ‘ready to roll’ after season-ending shoulder surgery

Joe Flacco’s incredible run in Cleveland ends as two pick-6’s doom Browns in playoff loss to Texans

Joe Flacco, other Browns starters to sit finale against Bengals to rest for playoffs; Driskel at QB

Joe Flacco’s revival in Cleveland has the Browns on the verge of clinching a playoff spot

Browns lose QB Deshaun Watson for rest of season with shoulder fracture; rookie starting vs Steelers

Browns QB Deshaun Watson still out with right shoulder injury, can’t put timeline on return to field

Browns rookie QB Thompson-Robinson has brutal NFL debut filling in for injured Deshaun Watson

Browns star Nick Chubb to undergo surgery on season-ending knee injury; Kareem Hunt in for visit