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Fantasy Football Injured Players and Contract Holdouts: Who to Draft, Who To Avoid
Several fantasy football players have question marks coming into the season, due to injuries or contract holdouts. Let's look at where to take the risk, and where to avoid it....

Browns sign K Lucas Havrisik
The Cleveland Browns signed Lucas Havrisik on Friday, one day after trading fellow kicker Cade York to the Washington Commanders for a conditional seventh-round pick.,Havrisik's time in Cleveland may not be long as the Browns also employ kicker Dustin Hopkins, who is dealing with a minor undisclosed...

Commanders acquire PK Cade York, punt Riley Patterson
Washington's kicker carousel spun again on Thursday, when the Commanders traded a conditional seventh-round pick to the Cleveland Browns for Cade York and released Riley Patterson. ,York is the third kicker to get a shot at the primary place-kicking job with the Commanders since Brandon McManus was ...

Browns RB Pierre Strong Jr. leaves practice in ambulance
Cleveland Browns running back Pierre Strong Jr. left practice in an ambulance Wednesday after suffering a rib contusion.,Strong, 25, was injured running through hanging tackling dummies, according to reports. He walked off the field with trainers and got into the ambulance as a precaution while expe...

Browns RB Pierre Strong leaves practice in ambulance
Cleveland Browns running back Pierre Strong left practice in an ambulance Wednesday after appearing to suffer an upper body injury. ,Strong, 25, was injured running through hanging tackling dummies, according to reports. He walked off the field with trainers and got into the ambulance. ,Strong is th...

Report: With QBs aplenty, Browns to listen to trade offers
The Cleveland Browns have a full quarterback room and have talked with "multiple teams" about a possible trade for second-year quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson, The Athletic reported Tuesday.,Deshaun Watson is the incumbent starter with Jameis Winston his expected backup. That leaves veteran Tyl...

Four Ohio State players headline preseason All-America team
No. 2 Ohio State had four players selected to the Associated Press college football preseason All-America team on Monday, including safety Caleb Downs, a transfer from Alabama.,Defending champion Michigan and top-ranked Georgia -- including quarterback Carson Beck -- placed three players each. ,Down...

Browns LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah lands extension
The Cleveland Browns signed linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah to a three-year extension.,The team announced the agreement Wednesday but not the financial terms. Multiple outlets reported the deal is worth $39 million and includes $25 million guaranteed for the fourth-year player coming off his firs...

Report: Browns LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah lands extension
The Cleveland Browns are signing linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah to a three-year extension worth $39 million, multiple outlets reported Wednesday.,The deal includes $25 million guaranteed for the fourth-year player coming off his first selection to the Pro Bowl in 2023.,Owusu-Koramoah, 24, was a ...

Browns rookie Mike Hall Jr. arrested on domestic violence charge
Cleveland Browns rookie defensive tackle Mike Hall Jr. was arrested Tuesday morning following a domestic altercation in Avon, Ohio.,Police told NFL.com that was Hall, 21, was booked on a first-degree misdemeanor domestic violence charge.,"We are aware of the incident involving Mike Hall Jr. last nig...

Browns QB Deshaun Watson to play in preseason finale
Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson plans to play in Cleveland's preseason finale on Aug. 24, in what would be his first game action since Nov. 12, coach Kevin Stefanski said Monday.,Watson suited up and warmed up with teammates but didn't play in the preseason opener last week, a 23-10 loss to the Gr...

Seahawks send C Nick Harris back to Browns in trade
The Seattle Seahawks traded center Nick Harris and a 2026 seventh-round draft pick to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for a 2026 sixth-round pick on Sunday.,Harris, 25, played for the Browns from 2020-23 before signing with the Seahawks as a free agent last March.,But the Seahawks are now expected ...

Diana Shnaider upsets Coco Gauff to reach Toronto quarters
In a third-round battle of 20-year-olds, Russia's Diana Shnaider upset top-seeded Coco Gauff of the United States 6-4, 6-1 on Friday to advance to the quarterfinals of the National Bank Open in Toronto.,Shnaider, the 14th seed, has never advanced past the third round of a Grand Slam tournament. Gauf...

Colts WR Josh Downs sidelined with ankle injury
Indianapolis Colts wideout Josh Downs was helped off the practice field Wednesday with an ankle injury.,Downs did not put any weight on his lower leg after being tackled by safety Nick Cross during 7-on-7 drills.,ESPN reported it was a high ankle sprain and the 2023 third-round pick will be sideline...

Colts WR Josh Downs (ankle) helped off practice field
Indianapolis Colts wideout Josh Downs was helped off the practice field Wednesday after an apparent ankle injury.,Downs did not put any weight on his lower leg after being tackled by safety Nick Cross during 7-on-7 drills.,Downs, who turns 23 next Monday, was the Colts' third-round pick (79th overal...

Browns DE Za'Darius Smith diagnosed with knee contusion
Cleveland defensive end Za'Darius Smith was carted off the field during the Browns' Monday practice due to a knee contusion, but tests revealed no major structural damage.,The Browns expect Smith to be ready for the regular season and could be back sooner than expected after prescribed rest. Defensi...

Browns DE Za'Darius Smith (knee) carted off field
Cleveland defensive end Za'Darius Smith was carted off the field during the Browns' Monday practice due to a knee contusion.,Smith was participating in red zone drills when the injury occurred. He is set to be re-evaluated on Tuesday.,In 16 games (all starts) last season, his first with Cleveland, S...

RB D'Onta Foreman (neck) back with Browns after hospitalization
Cleveland Browns running back D'Onta Foreman was released from the hospital and is back with the team on Friday, one day after he sustained a head and neck injury in practice.,Foreman, 28, was immobilized on a backboard after an injury during a punt drill at training camp in White Sulphur Springs, W...

Browns RB D'Onta Foreman leaves practice on stretcher
Cleveland Browns running back D'Onta Foreman has "movement in all his extremities" after being taken to a hospital in a helicopter on Thursday, the team said.,Foreman, 28, was immobilized on a backboard after an injury during a punt drill at training camp in White Sulphur Spring, W.Va. The team said...

Browns place OL Brian Allen on IR, ending his season
The Cleveland Browns placed new acquisition Brian Allen (calf) on injured reserve on Monday, ending the center's season. ,Allen, 28, who signed with the Browns in May, suffered a calf injury on the third day of training camp. ,The Browns announced the signing of guard Zack Johnson in a corresponding...