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Browns free agency: WR Alec Pierce could be a prize for Cleveland

This past season, the Cleveland Browns had issues on the offensive side of the ball. Everywhere you looked. The run game was ranked #27, while the passing department ranked #31. What that meant was the offense couldn’t move the ball whatsoever. They ranked in the bottom third in just about every rushing and passing category. […]

Browns outlook: Fans can have playoffs hopes in 2026

The 2025 NFL Season reached its conclusion after Super Bowl 60 in Santa Clara this past Sunday. The Cleveland Browns were not there, but Browns fans can hope and dream that the team reaches the big game in the future. As the offseason will start shortly next month, Cleveland will build its roster in hopes […]

Should Browns GM Andrew Berry take a shot on this injured DT?

The Cleveland Browns set a franchise record in 2025 by posting 53 sacks. That number was supported by defensive end Myles Garrett’s NFL-record 53 sacks, but he was not the only one terrorizing quarterbacks. Defensive tackle Maliek Collins had a career-high 6.5 sacks, while defensive ends Alex Wright, Cameron Thomas, and Isaiah McGuire combined for […]

Browns roster has something in common with last 2 Super Bowl champions

The Cleveland Browns still need to figure out who their defensive coordinator will be, while new HC Todd Monken starts to fill in the rest of his staff, unofficially. The Browns have started talking to or interviewing a large swath of candidates who are more than excited about the chance to work with DE Myles […]

Browns hire special teams coach, RB coach

The Cleveland Browns are rounding out their coaching staff. Head coach Todd Monken has hired Byron Storer as his special teams coordinator, according to multiple reports. Also reported, Browns RB coach Duce Staley will be retained from Kevin Stefanski’s staff. RELATED: MONKEN EYES COACH WITH LOCAL TIES AS DC CANDIDATE Storer came from the Green […]

Should Browns GM Andrew Berry hit the bargain bin again at WR?

The Cleveland Browns need help in just about every area of the offensive side of the roster. Quarterback is a complete mess, but the lack of top-level options could lead the Browns to hold off on addressing that for another year. An aging and injured offensive line also needs to be addressed, given that four […]

Browns mock draft: A good first round, then questions arise

Cleveland general manager Andrew Berry pledged that the upcoming offseason will include a “heavy investment” on the offensive side of the ball. Berry kicked off that investment at the very top with the hiring of head coach Todd Monken, who has made his bones as an offensive coordinator. Free agency arrives in March, and while […]

Browns Free Agency: OL Isaac Seumalo would provide 2 for 1 benefit for Cleveland

The Cleveland Browns are going into the 2026 season with a makeshift offensive line. RG Wyatt Teller hasn’t been offered an extension. LG Joel Bitonio is most likely going to retire. Both offensive tackles are injury-prone, and C Ethan Pocic is also unsigned. The NFL free agency period begins March 9-11. RELATED: 2026 BROWNS FREE […]

Browns fans, TE David Njoku had a unique bond

With tight end David Njoku’s pending free agency, he posted a “Thank You” message to the city of Cleveland and mentioned that it is time for him to find a new home. Njoku played for nine seasons with the Cleveland Browns, and his story is really one of redemption. His early career had its ups […]

Browns HC Todd Monken eyes coach with local ties as DC candidate

There has been a long-held affinity, for reasons not readily apparent, among followers of the Cleveland Browns to draft players or hire coaches who are from Northeast Ohio, played at a school in or near Northeast Ohio, or even just drove through Northeast Ohio at one point in their lives. The belief is that because […]

Browns HC Todd Monken looking west for his potential new DC

Cleveland Browns head coach found himself in need of a new defensive coordinator at the end of last week with the news that Jim Schwartz would rather go home than continue coaching a defense featuring the game’s best player in Myles Garrett. With no time to waste with this month’s annual NFL Scouting Combine rolling […]

Browns vs Seahawks: Gap between Cleveland and Super Bowl champs

Something very few would have expected when the season started, the Seattle Seahawks are the Super Bowl champions after defeating the New England Patriots (another thing very few predicted) to close out the 2025 NFL season. Now, the 2026 NFL offseason gets started with the Cleveland Browns looking to right the ship under new head […]

Browns DC opening: Todd Monken has spoken to 3 top candidates, 1 external

The Cleveland Browns got a huge disappointment this past week when DC Jim Schwartz officially resigned from the coaching staff despite still being under contract. That is a huge bummer. Many hate it. RELATED: BANDA COULD SLIDE RIGHT INTO THE DC POSITION As disappointing as they may be, it is now the job of the […]

Top defensive coordinator candidate is off the board for the Browns

When defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz opted to resign from his position with the Cleveland Browns this week, we highlighted five of the top candidates who might be considered for the job. According to Ian Rapoport, one of those candidates is now off the board: Dino Vasso didn’t have experience as a defensive coordinator, but was […]