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Reports: Browns won't exercise QB Kenny Pickett's option
Entering the final season of his four-year rookie contract, quarterback Kenny Pickett won't have his fifth-year club option picked up by the Cleveland Browns, multiple media outlets reported on Monday.,Pickett, 26, who will make $2.623 million this coming season, is set to compete with veteran Joe F...

Shedeur Sanders' odds of being Browns' QB1 higher than Dillon Gabriel's
Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry said drafting two quarterbacks "wasn't necessarily the plan" entering last weekend, but he generated the most compelling QB battle ahead of the 2025 season by doing exactly that.,The Browns accepted the intense spotlight that came with selecting Colorado...

Falcons say son of DC Jeff Ulbrich prank-called Shedeur Sanders
The son of Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich orchestrated Friday's prank call to Shedeur Sanders amid the quarterback prospect's fall in the NFL draft.,The Falcons released a statement Sunday apologizing for 21-year-old Jax Ulbrich's hoax after it was reported that the NFL was inves...

Reports: NFL investigating prank call to Shedeur Sanders
The NFL is investigating Friday's prank call to Shedeur Sanders that purported the rookie quarterback would be drafted by the New Orleans Saints with the 40th overall pick, according to reports.,A brief video posted on social media showed Sanders taking a call from someone claiming to be Saints gene...

Grading the Browns' Draft
Grade: B,Best Pick: Harold Fannin Jr., No. 67 Overall,What We Liked: Lots of talented guys made their way onto the Browns roster through this class. It's a very productive group that isn't lacking in potential. Mason Graham plays with a furor that should scare opponents, the new RB duo of Quinshon J...

Shedeur Sanders drafted in fifth round by Cleveland Browns
Two days and four rounds later than he anticipated, the most talked-about prospect in the 2025 draft finally heard the NFL say his name.,Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders was selected by the Cleveland Browns on Saturday with the sixth pick in the fifth round, making him the 144th selection overal...

Titans take QB Cam Ward; Jaguars go bold; Giants land QB
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- After the Tennessee Titans tabbed Miami quarterback Cam Ward as the first overall pick of the 2025 NFL Draft as expected, the Jacksonville Jaguars traded up from No. 5 to grab Colorado's two-way star Travis Hunter with the second pick.,In addition to the second overall pick, which...

Titans land QB Cam Ward, Jaguars splash with Travis Hunter move
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- After the Tennessee Titans tabbed Miami quarterback Cam Ward as the first overall pick of the 2025 NFL Draft as expected, the Jacksonville Jaguars traded up from No. 5 to grab Colorado's two-way star Travis Hunter with the second pick. ,In addition to the second overall pick, whic...

Jaguars swap with Browns, draft Travis Hunter No. 2 overall
The Jacksonville Jaguars made a massive trade with the Cleveland Browns to acquire the No. 2 overall pick in the NFL Draft on Thursday, which they used to select Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter.,The 2024 Heisman Trophy winner plans to play both wide receiver and cornerback in the NFL.,The Jaguar...

Churchill Downs abandons $1B renovation due to tariff-fueled uncertainty
A large-scale renovation project at Churchill Downs intended to be unveiled by the 2028 Kentucky Derby has been gated in the paddock due to implemented tariffs and related economic uncertainty.,When and if the nearly $1 billion planned renovations announced only two months ago could resume is depend...

Report: Browns, Giants fielding trade inquiries
The Cleveland Browns and New York Giants are fielding trade inquiries for their early picks in this week's NFL Draft, ESPN reported Tuesday.,The Browns pick second and the Giants third on Thursday, with the Tennessee Titans holding the No. 1 spot in the three-day draft in Green Bay, Wis.,"Neither te...

Browns sign free agent CB Nik Needham
The Cleveland Browns signed veteran free agent cornerback Nik Needham on Monday. ,Terms were not disclosed by the team. ,Needham, 28, has six interceptions and 25 passes defensed in 63 career games (27 starts) with the Miami Dolphins, who signed 6-foot-1 defensive back as an undrafted free agent in ...
Where Shedeur Sanders Lands Could Make — Or Break — His NFL Future
Shedeur Sanders’ NFL career may hinge on where he lands. From Cleveland to Pittsburgh, some fits are golden — others, disastrous....
Free Agency Silence Speaks Volumes for These Struggling NFL Teams
The 49ers, Browns and Steelers made minimal moves in free agency — and it could cost them in 2025 and beyond....

Browns 2025 draft needs, picks, best fits, history
As the Deshaun Watson hype train derailed under the weight of injuries and limited availability, the Cleveland Browns return to the first round of the NFL draft for the first time since selecting cornerback Greg Newsome II 26th overall in 2021. ,Watson had two Achilles surgeries in a three-month spa...

QB Joe Flacco, 40, rejoining Browns on one-year deal
Quarterback Joe Flacco is rejoining the Cleveland Browns on a reported one-year, $4 million contract.,The Browns confirmed the agreement Friday and Flacco's agent, Joe Linta, confirmed the figures to ESPN.,Flacco, 40, spent the 2024 season with the Indianapolis Colts after earning NFL Comeback Playe...

Browns QB Deshaun Watson on mission to prove doubters wrong
Deshaun Watson might miss part or all of the 2025 season and hears the whispers of his demise as doubts multiply about his ability to rediscover the form that tempted the Cleveland Browns into acquiring him from the Houston Texans three years ago. ,Watson is recovering from a pair of Achilles tendon...
Travis Hunter Could Be the Cleveland Browns Long-Awaited Spark
Travis Hunter’s two-way talent makes him the ideal pick at No. 2 for the Browns, a franchise still searching for star power and postseason relevance....

NFL implementing Hawk-Eye system to measure first downs
The method for measuring first downs in the NFL will switch from chain gangs to camera-based technology in 2025, the league announced Tuesday.,The official use of Sony's Hawk-Eye virtual measurement system, consisting of six 8K cameras for optical tracking of the ball's position, was announced at th...

Browns co-owner: Deshaun Watson trade a 'swing and miss'
Three years after giving up a king's ransom to bring quarterback Deshaun Watson to Cleveland, Browns co-owner Jimmy Haslam admitted Monday that it was a mistake.,"We took a big swing and miss with Deshaun," he said at the league meeting in Palm Beach, Fla. "We thought we had the quarterback, we didn...