Browns Notes: Coordinator Jim O’Neil out to fix run defense, says key is...
BEREA — Much of defensive coordinator Jim O’Neil’s offseason was spent looking for ways to fix the run defense that ranked last in the league last year. The same can be said of Cleveland’s draft. The...
View ArticleBrowns Notes: Rookie Danny Shelton joins team after graduation, learns from...
BEREA — Rookie nose tackle Danny Shelton exchanged his cap and gown for helmet and jersey Tuesday as the Browns began a three-day mandatory minicamp. Shelton, the No. 12 pick, missed most of the...
View ArticleBrowns Notes: Jim Tressel visits camp to watch Terrelle Pryor, predicts a...
BEREA — Jim Tressel has a feeling the magnitude of the moment will get the best of Terrelle Pryor on Friday when he returns to Ohio Stadium for the Orange & Brown Scrimmage. “You know that’s got to...
View ArticleBrowns Training Camp, Day 4: Notes and observations
NEWS OF THE DAY: The Browns are suddenly dangerously thin at running back, which is particularly worrisome for a team that plans to rely on the run. Rookie Duke Johnson (hamstring) and Terrance West...
View ArticleBrowns Notes: Cornerback Tramon Williams appears to have firm grip on...
BEREA — The competition between Tramon Williams and Justin Gilbert for a starting cornerback spot is a one-horse race four days into training camp. “If you look right now, Tramon’s with the ones,”...
View ArticleBrowns RB coach Wilbert Montgomery on finding a starter: “Nobody wants the role”
BEREA — Frustration has set in for Browns running backs coach Wilbert Montgomery. Not only is he dealing with a variety of injuries to the key players in his group, none of the candidates has made a...
View ArticleBrowns Notes: QB Johnny Manziel doesn’t throw because of elbow soreness,...
BEREA — Johnny Manziel handed off. He mimicked rushing the passer. He paid close attention to the play calls. He didn’t throw. At least not with his right arm. Manziel rested his throwing arm Tuesday...
View ArticleBrowns Notes: Coach Mike Pettine says CB Justin Gilbert being coached hard,...
Cornerback Justin Gilbert still isn’t giving the coaches enough of what they want in practice, in games and in effort. Gilbert, the No. 8 pick in 2014, had an up-and-down performance Thursday night in...
View ArticleBrowns Notes: Running game gains traction with Terrance West leading way
The Browns’ running game showed signs of life Thursday night in the 11-10 loss to the Bills. That’s a welcome change after a difficult start to training camp and the preseason. “Did some good things,”...
View ArticleBrowns WR Dwayne Bowe, RB Duke Johnson downplay time missed with injuries,...
BEREA — Veteran receiver Dwayne Bowe and rookie running back Duke Johnson were placed in prominent roles when the coaching staff gathered in the offseason to discuss what the offense would look like in...
View ArticleJust another game: Browns quarterback Josh McCown shrugs off return to Tampa...
Josh McCown is friendly, accommodating and thoughtful with reporters. But he was curt this week when asked to reflect on his time with Tampa Bay. “I’d rather not,” he said. McCown has good reason for...
View ArticleBrowns Notes: Team reviewing options at RB, and coach Mike Pettine doesn’t...
The Browns spent Sunday reviewing their options at running back after rookie Duke Johnson sustained a concussion Saturday night in the 31-7 victory over Tampa Bay in the third preseason game. “Running...
View ArticleBrowns QB Josh McCown finishes preseason with strong outing, gets warning...
Quarterback Josh McCown and many of the Browns starters played their final preseason snaps Saturday night at Tampa Bay. They finished on a high note with a third-quarter touchdown drive, a 31-7 victory...
View ArticleBrowns Notes: Bill Kuharich will lead personnel department during GM Ray...
The Browns will have an experienced replacement running the personnel department during general manager Ray Farmer’s upcoming suspension. Executive chief of staff Bill Kuharich will be in charge, the...
View ArticleBrowns Notes: Coach Mike Pettine calls Andy Moeller situation “troubling” and...
BEREA — Browns coach Mike Pettine again addressed the indefinite suspension of offensive line coach Andy Moeller today following the release Tuesday of the 911 call made by the woman who filed an...
View Article(UPDATED) Browns 28, Titans 14: Johnny Manziel, Travis Benjamin lead way in...
CLEVELAND — Johnny Manziel exited the locker room to cheers, stopping to sign autographs for the kids who had waited the 45 minutes since he had taken a knee in the “victory” formation. He had earned...
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Browns notes: Rookie Duke Johnson has breakout game
SAN DIEGO — Rookie running back Duke Johnson went in motion from the backfield to the left slot. Offensive coordinator John DeFilippo got the matchup he was looking for, and Johnson showed why the...
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The Morning Hit–10/5/15
Welcome back to The Morning Hit, where we talk about what people are talking about online. The web has become the digital equivalent of the office water cooler, and it’s becoming more necessary by the...
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Browns Analysis: New offensive coordinator John DeFilippo off to strong...
The Browns have run successful screens the last two weeks, something I thought I’d never see. Tight end Gary Barnidge has become a legitimate playmaker. The offense is piling up yards despite receivers...
View ArticleBrowns analysis: It seems bleak now, but good times may be near
I feel like taking a break from 911 calls, dash-cam videos, NFL investigations and personal accountability. So I offer a few non-Johnny Manziel thoughts following another what-might’ve-been finish at...
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