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 …
ORLANDO, Fla. — — Russell Wilson’s resume and experience give him the edge over Justin Fields. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Monday that Wilson is considered Pittsburgh’s starting quarterback but Fields will get a chance to compete. “We’re not resistant to competition, but as I’ve mentioned several times of late, I just think it’s appropriate to establish positioning.. and the …
By now, you know that Josh Dobbs wasn’t supposed to play on Sunday. All NFL offenses emphasize cadence uniformity, but Cleveland’s in-helmet recording of all the quarterbacks’ cadences is what Nick Foles, another journeyman quarterback and Super Bowl MVP, called “next level.” In Jacksonville, offensive coordinator Press Taylor said last October that the team records audio of the quarterback-center exchange …
It’s fair to expect that the Browns’ transition to Deshaun Watson won’t be totally smooth. After this week, the Browns’ next two games are divisional matchups that could be really juicy and will mean something in the standings to at least one team. Now, Watson and Brown both play for the Browns, and Brown figures to get some chances in …
Wide receiver Rashard Higgins was a healthy scratch in Weeks 3 and 4. So many aspects of the Browns’ 4-1 start feel new, and both Higgins and Hubbard are now playing for their third different full-time head coach in Cleveland. After four seasons there as a developmental player who started on the practice squad, the Browns signed him in 2018 …
