Browns Rumors & News

Total Pro Sports "For the first time in five tries, the Cleveland Browns came out winners on Sunday when they defeated the Buffalo Bills with a thrilling 19-16 victory at FirstEnergy Stadium. A last minute Baker Mayfield strike to Rashard Higgins for the eventual game-winning score and Bills kicker..." November 12

Cleveland Plain Dealer " Antonio Callaway was benched right before Sunday’s 19-16 victory over the Bills for arriving late to the game, a league source told cleveland.com. Callaway parked in a different lot than usual and was a few minutes late, the source said. The players stay in the team hotel..." November 12

Heavy "The Oakland Raiders already have some controversial players on the team and they may be adding another one. Jermaine Whitehead was just recently cut by the Cleveland Browns for becoming unhinged on Twitter, threatening fans and calling them racial slurs. Well, he may be..." November 11

The Score "Pittsburgh Steelers running back James Conner is on track to return for Thursday's matchup against the Cleveland Browns after missing the last two games with a shoulder injury. "I'm making a lot of progress on it, and I think I'll be good to go,"..." November 11

Pro Football Rumors "The CEO and founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, is interested in purchasing an NFL team,according to Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports. While Bezos is most associated with Amazon, the mogul also recently purchased the Washington Post. The multi-billionaire is one of the richest people in the world..." November 11

Larry Brown Sports "Antonio Brown continues to go back and forth with whether or not he wants to play in the NFL again, but a return this season is probably not going to happen regardless of what he decides. Brown is not expected to play in an NFL game again this season “barring a significant turn..." November 10

Sporting News "Cris Carter is no longer with Fox Sports, according to a statement released by the network Thursday morning. The Hall of Fame wide receiver, who joined Fox in 2016 and regularly served as an analyst for FS1's morning show "First Things First" alongside Nick Wright and..." November 09

CBS Sports "A complete rundown of every single team's final injury report heading into this weekend's slate of games The Chargers and Raiders kicked off Week 10 on Thursday night, and injuries played a major role in the AFC West showdown, what with Oakland losing..." November 09

Larry Brown Sports "The Cleveland Browns would have to win all eight of their remaining games to go 10-6, but Myles Garrett believes it’s doable. The standout defensive lineman suggested Friday that the Browns are capable of winning eight in a row, which would likely be enough to put them in the..." November 08

Clutch Points "With the official news that Cam Newton will miss the remainder of the 2019-20 NFL season, many are wondering if this is his last time in a Carolina Panthers uniform. If so, Newton will be a hot commodity this offseason. One team, in particular, should have the Panthers’ GM on..." November 08

Heavy "A new wrinkle has been added to the mystery surrounding the diminished role of Cleveland Browns wide receiver Rashard “Hollywood” Higgins. Higgins, who has earned a reputation as a security blanket for quarterback Baker Mayfield thanks to their great..." November 08

USA Today "Not everyone can receive the recognition that Russell Wilson and Lamar Jackson do. Both of the quarterbacks have been at the forefront of discussion about the NFL's MVP this season, and their contributions have been lauded on a weekly basis. For many of the league's other..." November 08

Larry Brown Sports "Freddie Kitchens has looked like a horrendous head coaching hire for the Browns, but it is rare that an NFL coach would be fired during his first year on the job. If things don’t improve down the stretch in Cleveland, Kitchens may not make it through 16 games. The Browns have..." November 07

TMZ "Odell Beckham has been sorta privately dating an absolute BABE for months -- but they've finally gone IG official! OBJ's lady is Lauren Wood -- a model/actress who's appeared on shows like "Ballers" and "Wild 'N Out." Her Instagram..." November 07

The Sports Daily "Odell Beckham hasn’t even played a full season for the Browns, but he’s already being discussed as a possible trade candidate. With Cleveland off to a disappointing 2-6 start in Beckham’s first season since the blockbuster trade from New York, there’s been talk..." November 07

Pro Football Rumors "The Browns and center J.C. Tretter are in agreement on a three-year, $32.5MM extension, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com tweets. The deal includes more than $23MM guaranteed, giving the lineman some serious security moving forward.  Tretter, a Cornell product, has been..." November 07

Clutch Points "Dez Bryant hasn’t put his name into the media circus for the majority of the 2019 NFL season. However, he did so this week with the announcement that he plans to pursue another late-season comeback. It seems that he will begin trying to make his comeback at some point in the next couple..." November 07

Cleveland Plain Dealer " Baker Mayfield is learning the cardinal rule for playing with a superstar such as Odell Beckham Jr.: feed the beast. “I think people had this picture-perfect thing that it was going to be sunshine and rainbows and he was going to have a whole lot of..." November 07

Pro Football Talk "The one year (and perhaps only one year) pass interference replay-review experiment has resulted in limited reversals of calls and non-calls made on the field. According to the league, 63 total replay reviews of pass interference calls and non-calls have occurred through the first..." November 07

ESPN "Baker Mayfield shaved twice Sunday, before and after a 24-19 loss in Denver. The Cleveland Browns quarterback arrived at Empower Field with a beard, sported a handlebar mustache during the game and showed up to his postgame news conference with a simple..." November 06

Hot New Hip Hop "If you're a Cleveland Browns fan, then you're well aware of what an unmitigated disaster this season has been. At first, it seemed like the Browns could have been a real playoff contender thanks to Baker Mayfield and all of his various different offensive weapons. In the end, though,..." November 05

The Big Lead "According to Los Angeles Chargers owner Dean Spanos, the rumors of British Bolts are "f***ing b******t". That works perfectly in America's favor, because there are several cities in this country that are far more deserving of a team right now. Here's a look at six..." November 05

Total Pro Sports "Back in March, the NFL made a huge decision when they approved a new rule proposal that allows for offensive and defensive pass interference calls and non-calls to be subject to review, with coaches being able to challenge the penalties in the first 28 minutes of each half. It has..." November 05

Yahoo! Sports "Eight weeks into the season, we’ve seen some great quarterback play. We’ve also seen some not-so-great quarterback play, and some teams might have big decisions to make in the coming months. If there’s a club that wants to win now because it feels it’s strong..." November 05

The Big Lead "Baker Mayfield had another forgettable performance on Sunday. Mayfield completed 27-of-42 passes for 273 yards and his seventh single-touchdown performance in Cleveland's sixth loss of the season. Then he showed up at his press conference looking like a lot of things. One of those things..." November 05

TMZ "Jermaine Whitehead has now seen the error of his and has apologized for threatening to shoot and kill fans on social media. Oh, and the apology comes 24 hours after he was cut by the Cleveland Browns. In a statement that essentially reads "please, somebody hire..." November 05

USA Today "In a stunning turn of events on the eve of his second rape trial, former NFL star Kellen Winslow II decided to plead guilty to rape and sexual battery charges here Monday as part of a plea deal that allows him to avoid the possibility of spending the rest of his life in..." November 04

Pro Football Talk "The Browns will have something different in their offensive arsenal as they try to snap a four-game losing streak against the Bills in Week 10. Running back Kareem Hunt‘s eight-game suspension came to an end with Sunday’s 24-19 loss to the Broncos. That leaves him..." November 04

12 Up "Antonio Brown hasn't played since Week 2, but rumors about a new team picking him up haven't subsided. Before they brought Josh Gordon into town, the Seattle Seahawks did their homework on AB, with quarterback Russell Wilson even advocating for the team to bring in..." November 04

Terez Owens "This comes to us via Twitter. “Odell Beckham was open on that 4th-and-4, but Baker Mayfield didn’t throw his way. " November 04

Cleveland Plain Dealer "While the “Fire Freddie Kitchens”rants went viral on the Internet after Sunday’s 24-19 loss to the previously 2-6 Broncos with a first-time starting quarterback, Kitchens wasn’t fazed. “It really doesn’t concern me,’’ he said...." November 04

Pro Football Talk "Eight games in, and the Freddie Kitchens experiment is not going well in Cleveland. Indeed, it was and is an experiment. A calculated risk. A measured, weighted decision to elevate an interim offensive coordinator who had no grooming for a head-coaching job — and whose lack of..." November 04

WKYC "With 3:23 remaining on the clock, the Cleveland Browns found themselves facing a 4th and 4 at the Denver Broncos' 28-yard line, trailing by five points and with the season on the line. Quarterback Baker Mayfield dropped back and locked in on wide receiver Jarvis Landry, who was..." November 04

Yahoo! Sports "As the Cleveland Browns stumbled to a 2-6 start in a loss to the Denver Broncos Sunday, CBS sideline reporter Jay Feely reported on air that Odell Beckham Jr. complained about not getting the ball. “I can’t get the ball to save my life,” Feely reported..." November 04

12 Up "The NFL reminded everyone of its ridiculous rules regarding player dress code and the colors they're allowed to wear, as Cleveland Browns wide receivers Odell Beckham Jr. and Jarvis Landry were told to remove their customized cleats after halftime today or else they would be..." November 04

CBS Sports "After a flurry of trade activity all season, the NFL's trade deadline passed without a single transaction of note, a surprising turn of events that multiple general managers attributed to last-place teams over-valuing their potential returns. Conversations with six NFL..." November 04

Yahoo! Sports "The only question for the Cleveland Browns was why it took until Monday morning to cut safety Jermaine Whitehead after his ugly series of tweets following Sunday’s game. Cleveland announced early Monday that Whitehead, a fourth-year safety who had started all..." November 04

WKYC "For Jermaine Whitehead, the Cleveland Browns' 24-19 loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday may have just gone from bad to worse. Moments after the Browns' latest defeat came to an end, a Twitter account the team has confirmed to belong to Whitehead sent threatening..." November 04

Larry Brown Sports "Baker Mayfield is trying everything he can to get the Cleveland Browns on track as their season spirals out of control, and that includes experimenting with his facial hair multiple times on game day. Mayfield was seen sporting a mustache after Sunday’s loss to the Denver..." November 04

The Spun "The Andy Dalton era in Cincinnati could be over. The Bengals have benched their long-time starting quarterback and Dalton could be on the move this offseason. Cincinnati will be starting rookie Ryan Finley at quarterback this week. Bengals head coach Zac Taylor is reportedly very high..." November 04

Larry Brown Sports "Odell Beckham Jr and Jarvis Landry wore cleats during the first half of Sunday’s game against the Denver Broncos that were a violation of the NFL’s uniform policy, and the two receivers were told to change the footwear at halftime. Had they refused, they apparently would not have..." November 03

ESPN "The woman who was driving the car that hit and killed the girlfriend of Cleveland Browns defensive end Chris Smith in September will not face criminal charges, police told Cleveland.com on Saturday. Petara Cordero was killed while standing on the..." November 03

USA Today "If the NFL playoffs started today ... well, it's a good thing for several teams that they don't. While the 8-0 New England Patriots and San Francisco 49ers have already established themselves as front-runners for home-field advantage throughout the playoffs, the picture is..." November 02

Pro Football Talk "Faced with the prospect that the Hall of Fame selection committee will revolt against an all-or-nothing vote on a 15-person centennial mega-class of enshrinees for 2020, the Hall of Fame has solved the problem. The Hall of Fame selection committee will not vote on the..." November 02

Pro Football Talk "Week Nine of the 2019 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the 49ers and it continues with 12 more games on Sunday, which means that the 24 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The teams playing on Monday night won’t release..." November 02

Larry Brown Sports "Odell Beckham Jr has been a limited participant in practice this week because of a groin injury, but the ailment is not a new one. It stems from the hip injury Beckham suffered during the preseason, and he has been battling it for more than two months now. On Thursday, Beckham told..." November 01

USA Today "Poor Baker Mayfield. It’s always something. Slamming the refs. Dissing a former coach. Declaring danger. And hey, even being exonerated by video evidence in a pregame handshake flap. Now the Cleveland Browns quarterback has provided another moment: The walk-off..." November 01

Larry Brown Sports "Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield got into it with ESPN Cleveland reporter Tony Grossi on Wednesday, but this is not the first time the pair haven’t seen eye-to-eye. Mayfield walked out of his media session after objecting to a question from Grossi. Mayfield..." October 31

Pro Football Talk "Baker Mayfield‘s midweek press conferences have become appointment viewing, listening, and/or reading. This week, he walked off after his latest skirmish with veteran Browns reporter Tony Grossi. Last week, Mayfield basically dared the league to fine him for comments..." October 31

Total Pro Sports "Baker Mayfield is not having the 2019 season that he had hoped. The Cleveland Browns quarterback is getting increasingly annoyed by people questioning his game and his ability, but it’s all warranted for a guy who has double the amount of interceptions than he has touchdowns for..." October 31