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Kansas City Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire, right, runs with the ball as Cleveland Browns linebacker Anthony Walker Jr. (4) defends during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Browns LB Walker on IR, signal caller out minimum 3 games

By Tom Withers 2 hrs ago
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Browns starting linebacker Anthony Walker Jr. will miss at

Cleveland Browns punter Jamie Gillan (7) runs with the ball after muffing a punt attempt during the second half of an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
Oh, snap: Browns punter Gillan 'devastated' by fumble in KC

By Tom Withers 19 hrs ago
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Browns punter Jamie Gillan spent the summer catching

FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2018, file photo, Cleveland Browns quarterbacks Tyrod Taylor (5) and Baker Mayfield (6) throw during NFL football practice in Berea, Ohio. When Cleveland fans fill FirstEnergy Stadium on Sunday for the first time in nearly two years, they'll see several familiar faces on Houston's roster, including Taylor, who was briefly the Browns' starter when Mayfield was a rookie in 2018. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
Texans' QB Taylor back to face Mayfield, Browns in Week 2

By Tom Withers 20 hrs ago
CLEVELAND (AP) — Brash and even a little belligerent, Baker Mayfield waltzed

Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) scrambles during the first half of an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Mayfield delivers strong message to Browns after loss in KC

By Tom Withers Sep. 15, 2021 04:53 PM EDT
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Baker Mayfield may have saved his strongest delivery for

Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield, left, talks with Odell Beckham Jr. during an NFL football practice in Berea, Ohio, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/David Dermer)
Browns' Beckham not ready after surgery, 2021 debut delayed

By Tom Withers Sep. 15, 2021 01:47 PM EDT
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Browns star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. isn't ready to

In this Nov. 29, 2020 photo, Cleveland Browns safety Ronnie Harrison Jr. (33) wears a Salute to Service headband during warm-ups before an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Jacksonville, Fla. Browns center and players’ union president JC Tretter feels Kansas City assistant coach Greg Lewis should be disciplined for his role in a sideline skirmish with Harrison Jr. in Sunday’s game. Harrison was ejected after he forcefully pushed Lewis, who pushed the Browns safety away when he came to assist Chiefs running back lyde Edwards-Helaire. (AP Photo/Gary McCullough)
Browns' Tretter calls for discipline against KC assistant

By Tom Withers Sep. 13, 2021 05:04 PM EDT
CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns center JC Tretter believes Kansas City assistant coach

Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield throws during the first half of an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
Browns handed more tough lessons in another loss to Chiefs

By Tom Withers Sep. 13, 2021 04:38 PM EDT
CLEVELAND (AP) — Baker Mayfield lay face down in the grass, slamming his hands

Cleveland Browns offensive tackle Jedrick Wills Jr. (71) is taken off on a cart during the first half of an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021, in Kansas City, Mo. Wills was injured while blocking on a Jarvis Landry touchdown run in the first quarter. Browns coach Kevin Stefanski did not provide a specific timeline on Wills' return. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Browns tackle Wills day to day with ankle; OBJ not ready

By Tom Withers Sep. 13, 2021 01:20 PM EDT
CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns starting left tackle Jedrick Wills Jr. may have avoided

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. runs through a drill during NFL football practice Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021, in Berea, Ohio. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
OBJ questionable, Clowney back as Browns ready for KC opener

By Tom Withers Sep. 10, 2021 11:59 AM EDT
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Odell Beckham Jr.'s playing status for Sunday's opener at

FILE - In this June 17, 2021, file photo, Cleveland Browns defensive linemen Jadeveon Clowney, right, and Myles Garrett watch during NFL football practice in Berea, Ohio. he Browns will have at least seven new starters on defense — maybe more depending on the package they're in — when the season kicks off Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead. (AP Photo/David Dermer, File)
Browns' new-look defense faces tough first test with Chiefs

By Tom Withers Sep. 09, 2021 06:00 PM EDT
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Other than those familiar orange helmets, and the impossible

FILE - In this Jan. 17, 2021, file photo, Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) throws a pass during the first half an NFL divisional playoff football game against the Kansas City Chiefs in Kansas City. The Browns are on their way back to Kansas City's rowdy Arrowhead Stadium, where Cleveland's 2020 season ended with a gut-punching playoff loss and where its 2021 season, one with Super Bowl hopes, starts. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Return trip: Browns going back to rowdy KC for '21 opener

By Tom Withers Sep. 08, 2021 04:29 PM EDT
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield spent his Labor Day

Cleveland Browns linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah runs through a drill during an NFL football practice Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, in Berea, Ohio. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
Browns rookie Owusu-Koramoah primed for opener with Chiefs

By Tom Withers Sep. 06, 2021 03:32 PM EDT
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah didn't let a positive COVID-19 test

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) throws a pass during an NFL football training camp practice at the Paul Brown stadium practice facility in downtown Cincinnati on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021. (Sam Greene/The Cincinnati Enquirer via AP)
Browns looking to finish long climb to top in AFC North

By Tom Withers Sep. 02, 2021 01:39 PM EDT
CLEVELAND (AP) — During a 2020 season strewn with unknowns and unprecedented

Cleveland Browns linebacker Sione Takitaki (44) runs through a special teams drill against the New York Giants during a joint NFL football training camp practice Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, in Berea, Ohio. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
Browns get defensive regulars back as opener at KC nears

By Tom Withers Sep. 02, 2021 01:19 PM EDT
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — The Browns' defense is getting healthy just in time for a

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski watches the first half of an NFL football game against the New York Giants, Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)
After playoff run, talented Browns looking to do more in '21

By Tom Withers Sep. 01, 2021 07:46 PM EDT
CLEVELAND (AP) — In just one season, coach Kevin Stefanski transformed the

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski directs a drill during NFL football practice Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021, in Berea, Ohio. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
Browns sign DE Jackson, place LB Phillips on injured reserve

By Tom Withers Sep. 01, 2021 06:03 PM EDT
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — With linebacker Jacob Phillips going on injured reserve, the

FILE - in this Thursday, June 17, 2021, file photo, Cleveland Browns defensive linemen Malik McDowell participates in a drill during NFL football practice at the team's training facility in Berea, Ohio. (AP Photo/David Dermer, File)
McDowell overcomes trouble, jail stay; wins spot with Browns

By Tom Withers Sep. 01, 2021 02:55 AM EDT
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — For the longest time, Malik McDowell feared he had thrown

Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) smiles while talking to Nick Chubb during an NFL football practice in Berea, Ohio, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/David Dermer)
Browns' Mayfield playing in preseason finale against Falcons

By Tom Withers Aug. 27, 2021 01:50 PM EDT
CLEVELAND (AP) — Baker Mayfield will get a summer tune-up after all.

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. catches a pass during a joint NFL football training camp practice with the New York Giants, Friday, Aug. 20, 2021, in Berea, Ohio. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
Beckham continues comeback, joins Browns' team drills

By Tom Withers Aug. 26, 2021 03:33 PM EDT
CLEVELAND (AP) — Odell Beckham Jr.'s comeback is closer to completion.

Cleveland Browns running back Demetric Felton tries to catch a pass over his shoulder as strong safety John Johnson defends during an Orange and Brown NFL football practice in Cleveland, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021. (Joshua Gunter/The Plain Dealer via AP)
Talking back: Browns' Johnson leads with words, actions

By Tom Withers Aug. 25, 2021 04:47 PM EDT
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Finding Browns safety John Johnson III on the field is easy.