Browns in 'Elite Eight' of Twitter tournament in search of NFL's best fan base

CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Browns have never lacked for support from their fans, even when the team struggled to win games consistently in the recent past and has not qualified for the AFC Playoffs in an NFL-worst 16 consecutive seasons. People have taken notice of that loyalty from the fans, which is

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Browns LB Joe Schobert, S Derrick Kindred earn proven performance escalator (PPE) for 2019

First, let’s explain what we mean by “proven performance escalator (PPE).” It applies to players selected anywhere between rounds 3-7 of the NFL Draft who have met one of the following criteria: played in 35% of the snaps in two of his first three seasons posted a cumulative average of 35% of snaps

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What are the Cleveland Browns' odds of landing Antonio Brown?

Over the course of his nine-year career, Antonio Brown has made a habit of torturing the Cleveland Browns. But now that the Pittsburgh Steelers have agreed to acquiesce to the disgruntled wide receiver’s trade demand should the right offer come along, what are the odds he could go from playing against

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Watch: Browns QB Baker Mayfield, HOF RB Jim Brown featured in NFL 100 commercial during Super Bowl LIII

CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Browns did not play in Super Bowl LIII, but they were well represented during the NFL 100 Commercial that aired just before halftime of the game between the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Browns rookie quarterback Baker Mayfield

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Is Baker Mayfield trying to recruit players to join Browns?

CLEVELAND — Former Cleveland Cavaliers small forward LeBron James said he did not recruit players to Northeast Ohio to join his pursuit of NBA championships for the hometown team, but could Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield be doing the opposite? Last week, Mayfield was seen out to dinner with

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Dawgs in NFL: Nick Chubb making folks rethink that 'can't catch' asses

NFL REPORT ATHENS — Remember when people used to talk about catching the ball out of the backfield was a liability for Nick Chubb? Yeah, well they don’t talk about that in Cleveland. What they’re talking about up there is what an unbelievable catch the former Georgia running back made in a 35

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LIVE UPDATES: Cleveland Browns begin work week with interim coach Gregg Williams

11:25 a.m.-BROWNS GET PRACTICE UNDERWAY IN BEREA BEREA, Ohio — It is back to work for the Cleveland Browns, but this time around, they have a new on-field leader. The Browns have begun their work week with interim coach Gregg Williams at team headquarters today ahead of Sunday’s game against the

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NFL offers explanation for overturned first down in Browns loss

The Cleveland Browns were on the short end of one of the strangest replay reviews in recent NFL history. After running back Carlos Hyde appeared to achieve what would like have been a game-clinching first down with 1:32 left on the clock, the on-field call was reversed by the replay official, who called

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Cleveland Browns DL Myles Garrett fed up with 'ridiculous' roughing-the-passer penalties

Cleveland Browns defensive lineman Myles Garrett does not often air his grievances in public, but even he has his limits to how much can be taken. The National Football League has changed quite a few regulations designed at protecting quarterbacks from serious injury in recent seasons, but the latest

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Cleveland Browns question practicality of NFL's new roughing-the-passer rule

The National Football League has changed quite a few regulations designed at protecting quarterbacks from serious injury in recent seasons, but the latest roughing-the-passer rule has players and coaches around the league questioning the practicality of the calls. Like their counterparts across the league

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NFL Rookie Watch: What a start for Sam Darnold and Denzel Ward

Jeff Legwold ESPN Senior Writer Close Covered Broncos for nine years for Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News Previously covered Steelers, Bills and Titans Member of Pro Football Hall of Fame Board of Selectors since 1999 Follow on Twitter Mark Twain famously said, “Age is an issue of mind over matter

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NFL: Myles Garrett didn't deserve roughing penalty in Cleveland Browns' tie with Pittsburgh Steelers

CLEVELAND — The Pittsburgh Steelers took full advantage of a penalty against the Cleveland Browns and turned the infraction into a seven-point lead with 11:16 remaining in the first half of their 21-21 tie in the 2018 regular-season opener at FirstEnergy Stadium Sunday. But according to the National

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WKYC's Jim Donovan: Cleveland Browns have great talent in Myles Garrett, need more from Tyrod Taylor

CLEVELAND — There is a first time for everything, and for the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers, that first came in the way of a 21-21 tie in the 2018 regular-season opener at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland Sunday. A missed field goal by each team in the final two minutes led to the first tie

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NFL analyst predicts Cleveland Browns DE Myles Garrett will win 2018 Defensive Player of the Year

As the debate as to whether or not the Cleveland Browns should play Baker Mayfield right away rages on, there’s been little to argue when it comes to the team’s other former No. 1 overall picks. As the 2018 season approaches, this much already seems clear: Myles Garrett appears primed for a breakout

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Jarvis Landry: Corey Coleman can be successful with Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns must move on

BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns offensive coordinator Todd Haley said 2018 would be a “make or break season” for third-year wide receiver Corey Coleman, and less than two weeks into training camp, he was traded away to the Buffalo Bills for a seventh-round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. Despite a transition

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