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Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield watches players warm up for an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Richard)
Mayfield practices again, still unclear if he faces Steelers

By Tom Withers Oct. 28, 2021 02:43 PM EDT
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Baker Mayfield strapped on his shoulder pads Thursday. It's

Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield watches players warm up for an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Richard)
Browns' Mayfield tests shoulder, hopes to play vs Steelers

By Tom Withers Oct. 27, 2021 12:11 PM EDT
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — One game on the sideline was too much for Baker Mayfield.

Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield watches during the first half of the team's NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
Mayfield doesn't practice, could miss game with Steelers

By Tom Withers Oct. 25, 2021 12:22 PM EDT
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Baker Mayfield isn't healthy enough to practice, and he may

Cleveland Browns quarterback Case Keenum celebrates after the Browns defeated the Denver Broncos 17-14 in an NFL football game Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Richard)
Backup plan: Browns can trust Keenum with Mayfield injured

By Tom Withers Oct. 22, 2021 03:01 PM EDT
CLEVELAND (AP) — Baker Mayfield's season is on pause for the moment — and may

Cleveland Browns quarterback Case Keenum celebrates after the Browns defeated the Denver Broncos 17-14 in an NFL football game Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Richard)
Keenum, 3rd-string back Johnson lead Browns past Broncos

By Tom Withers Oct. 21, 2021 11:28 PM EDT
CLEVELAND (AP) — Baker Mayfield had the best seat in the house to watch the

Denver Broncos quarterback Teddy Bridgewater walks off the field after the Cleveland Browns defeated the Broncos 17-14 in an NFL football game, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
Miller injures ankle, Broncos slide to 4th straight loss

By Tom Withers Oct. 21, 2021 09:56 PM EDT
CLEVELAND (AP) — Von Miller's ankle didn't hurt as much as his pride.

Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield watches players warm up for an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Richard)
AP source: Browns' Mayfield has broken bone in shoulder

By Tom Withers Oct. 21, 2021 08:42 PM EDT
CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield also is dealing with a

Denver Broncos quarterback Teddy Bridgewater warms up before an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
Bridgewater, Beckham playing as Broncos visit Browns

By Tom Withers Oct. 21, 2021 07:06 PM EDT
CLEVELAND (AP) — Broncos quarterback Teddy Bridgewater and Browns wide receiver

FILE - Cleveland Browns wide receiver Jarvis Landry, right, scores past Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Tershawn Wharton during the first half of an NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo., in this Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021, file photo. Landry has been activated from injured reserve to possibly help Cleveland's injury-ravaged offense Thursday night, Oct. 21, 2021, against the Denver Broncos. One of the league's most consistent pass catchers, Landry has been out since he sustained a sprained medial collateral ligament against Houston on Sept. 19. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga, File)
Browns activate WR Landry from IR to face Broncos

By Tom Withers Oct. 21, 2021 12:51 PM EDT
CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns wide receiver Jarvis Landry has been activated from

Denver Broncos head coach Vic Fangio walks the sidelines during the second half of an NFL football game against the Las Vegas Raiders, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
Reeling Broncos, Browns meet with seasons headed off-course

By Tom Withers Oct. 20, 2021 06:37 PM EDT
CLEVELAND (AP) — One starting quarterback is limping, the other has his arm in

FILE - Cleveland Browns quarterback Case Keenum (5) looks for a receiver during the first half of an NFL preseason football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Jacksonville, Fla., in this Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, file photo. Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield will sit out Thursday's game against the Denver Broncos with a painful left shoulder injury and backup Case Keenum will start. Cleveland announced the quarterback switch on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, ending speculation about whether Mayfield would try to push through an injury to his non-throwing shoulder that he suffered last month and has worsened in recent weeks. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
Browns' Mayfield out with shoulder injury, Keenum starting

By Tom Withers Oct. 20, 2021 10:53 AM EDT
CLEVELAND (AP) — Baker Mayfield had to surrender to the pain.

Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb (24) scores a touchdown against the Los Angeles Chargers during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Browns star RB Chubb to miss second game with calf injury

By Tom Withers Oct. 19, 2021 12:46 PM EDT
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — The NFL's top rushing team has run into major trouble.

Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield walks off the field after the Arizona Cardinals defeated the Browns 37-14 in an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Richard)
Browns' Mayfield expects to play again with shoulder injury

By Tom Withers Oct. 19, 2021 12:29 PM EDT
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Baker Mayfield wants to tough it out.

Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield throws during the first half of an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
Browns looking pretty average as injuries, losses mount

By Tom Withers Oct. 18, 2021 04:54 PM EDT
CLEVELAND (AP) — The injuries, and not just your run-of-the-mill bumps and

Cleveland Browns running back Kareem Hunt (27) is helped off the field after an injury during the second half of an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Richard)
Browns RB Hunt out weeks with calf injury, Mayfield TBD

By Tom Withers Oct. 18, 2021 12:44 PM EDT
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns will be without one of their best offensive players

Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield walks off the field after the Arizona Cardinals defeated the Browns 37-14 in an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Richard)
Mayfield, Hunt injured as Browns battered in loss to Cards

By Tom Withers Oct. 17, 2021 09:45 PM EDT
CLEVELAND (AP) — Baker Mayfield slowly walked out of FirstEnergy Stadium with

Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) fumbles and is injured on a play during the second half of an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Richard)
Murray throws 4 TD passes, unbeaten Cardinals batter Browns

By Tom Withers Oct. 17, 2021 07:17 PM EDT
CLEVELAND (AP) — As loud music blasted inside Arizona's locker room, players

FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2019, file photo, Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray (1) greets Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield after an NFL football game in Glendale, Ariz. Back-to-back Heisman Trophies at Oklahoma followed, then No. 1 overall draft picks and now NFL fame as starting quarterbacks, Murray and Mayfield are forever linked. On Sunday, their close friendship gets put on hold. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)
Cardinals' Murray, Browns' Mayfield renew friendly rivalry

By Tom Withers Oct. 14, 2021 06:39 PM EDT
CLEVELAND (AP) — They were once college teammates, two ultra-competitive, trash

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Rashard Higgins (82) celebrates his touchdown catch with wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. (13) during the first half of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Out of touch: OBJ not getting ball enough so far for Browns

By Tom Withers Oct. 14, 2021 04:43 PM EDT
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — A frequent target of critics, Odell Beckham Jr. isn't in

Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett celebrates after sacking Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Richard)
Browns missing key players as they prepare for 5-0 Cards

By Tom Withers Oct. 13, 2021 01:14 PM EDT
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Keeping slippery Arizona quarterback Kyler Murray under