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The Browns Wanted To Suck, And The Injury Gods Have Obliged Them

The Cleveland Browns went into this season tanking about as openly as you’ll ever see in the NFL. With the front office now controlled by Ivy Leaguers, the Browns spent the offseason stockpiling draft picks—they drafted 14 players in June, all of whom made the 53-man roster, and have another dozen-p...

The Browns Were Very Much The Browns Today

The Cleveland Browns took a 20-2 lead over the Baltimore Ravens after 15 minutes, their largest first-quarter lead in more than 50 years. They lost....

Isaiah Crowell Embarrasses The Ravens Defense

Cleveland Browns running back Isaiah Crowell made the Baltimore Ravens defense look like ass when he ran 85 yards for the team’s second score of the game....

Big Shock: RGIII Is All Fucked Up Again

Robert Griffin III is essentially a human Jenga tower, and so anytime he gets on the field the question to ask is not “Hey, is RGIII gonna be good again?” but rather “So, how long is this going to last?” If yesterday’s season opener against the Eagles is any indication, the answer is “Not long!”...

RGIII Debuts New Gameday Look For Fashion Week 

This is what Washington missed out on by going with Kirk Cousins....

RG3 Hits Josh Gordon For 43-Yard Touchdown

It’s 2016, and forgive us for being amazed to witness a connection between Robert Griffin III and Josh Gordon, a 43-yard touchdown bomb, or simply that the Cleveland Browns managed to do something competently—even if it’s just the preseason, and even if it’s just against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers....

Browns CB K’Waun Williams Appeals Suspension After Being Told He Needs Ankle Surgery

On Wednesday, the Cleveland Browns suspended cornerback K’Waun Williams for two weeks for “multiple violations of team rules,” along with a fine of one game check. Although the team didn’t specify the reason, one report says that the punishment stems from Williams sitting out part of a preseason gam...

Jim Brown Did Great Things; He Also Beat Women

For decades, Jim Brown has served sportswriters as a kind of shorthand for the type of activist an athlete should be. Just yesterday, Brown was upheld as an inspiration in William C. Rhoden’s farewell column in the The New York Times; name-dropped for helping receiver Josh Gordon return from his ind...

Why Your Team Sucks 2016: Cleveland Browns<em></em>

Some people are fans of the Cleveland Browns. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Cleveland Browns. This 2016 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here. And buy Drew’s new book here....

NFL Reinstates Josh Gordon, Also Suspends Him Four Games

The NFL announced today that it will reinstate Cleveland Browns receiver Josh Gordon. The league also said that Gordon will be suspended for the first four games of this season....

Police Union Threatens Not To Work Browns Games Over Anti-Cop Instagram Post

In response to the shooting deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, Browns running back Isaiah Crowell posted a drawing of a police officer getting his throat slit on his Instagram account:...

Johnny Manziel's Father On "Druggie" Son: "I Hope He Goes To Jail"

Johnny Manziel’s father Paul told ESPN tonight that the former Browns quarterback is a “druggie” who “needs help” and that he hoped his son would go to jail....

Deadspin Awards: Worst Team

The Deadspin Awards are in July and we need our readers to decide the winners of these prestigious honors. Today, we ask you to answer a simple question to which we nonetheless hope you’ll devote some serious thought: Of all the bad sports teams, which is the worst sports team?...

RGIII Called Out For Ripping Off Cavs' Photo [Update]

Future former Cleveland Browns quarterback Robert Griffin III is already getting acclimated to Cleveland and tossing footballs into neighboring yards. This morning, he tweeted his congratulations to the Cavaliers for beating the Warriors and winning Cleveland’s first championship in 52 years, a wort...

RGIII Says He’s Throwing Passes Into Neighbors’ Yards Because He Cares

Cleveland quarterback Robert Griffin III—that still needs a little more time to sink in—wants to prove that he can take instruction from coaches. For one example which appropriately represents the Browns’ reputation as an NFL team, Griffin had a habit in Washington of holding onto the football when ...

Stop This Menace

Browns Draftee Celebrates By Jumping Fully Clothed Into His Pool

Arizona linebacker Scooby Wright got picked in the seventh round by the Browns, and he celebrated by, well, you’ll see....

The NFL Draft Did Not Ruin Johnny Manziel

There is a weird-as-hell story on A1 of the New York Times today mashing up two of the two biggest stories of the NFL week—the indictment of Johnny Manziel for assault, and this Thursday’s NFL draft. It’s an amalgamation of two distinct ideas, both with merit but neither fully formed, fastened onto ...

Johnny Manziel Indicted

A Dallas County grand jury has indicted Johnny Manziel on charges he assaulted his ex-girlfriend, according to KRLD in Dallas. The former Browns quarterback is accused of hitting Colleen Crowley multiple times during an argument that she says included Manziel dragging her into his car. ...

Browns Trade Second Overall Pick To Eagles For A Buttload Of Picks

Draft picks are flying around by the buttload this offseason. ...