SEATTLE — Geno Smith’s brief preseason cameo only added to the anticipation of what he might be able to do in Seattle’s offense when the games start counting. Smith dazzled in his only series of the preseason, throwing a 21-yard touchdown pass to DK Metcalf to help the Seahawks beat the Cleveland Browns 37-33 on Saturday night. Smith had watched …
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 …
BEREA, Ohio — If you watched the competitive 7-on-7 periods during the Browns’ mandatory minicamp practice on Tuesday, you’d be more likely to shop for Super Bowl tickets than to think the Browns are still a developing pass offense that could be seriously pursuing free agent DeAndre Hopkins. The Browns broke the huddle for the first 7-on-7 drill with Cooper, …
BALTIMORE — There are 10 games left in what is quickly becoming a death march into the wilderness, and four more games before the Cleveland Browns can even begin to determine if it was all worth it. The Athletic’s Zac Jackson heard one voice clearly yell “no fucking leadership!” although it was impossible to identify who said it. The Browns …
Two days after the Cleveland Browns were informed that quarterback Deshaun Watson would serve a six-game suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy, the NFL appealed the decision made by independent arbitrator and former federal judge Sue L. Robinson. The Browns at this point must brace for Watson to miss all — or at least much — of the …