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FILE - Cleveland Browns wide receiver Jarvis Landry (80) jogs off the field after an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, in Cleveland. The Cleveland Browns are releasing five-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Jarvis Landry, who helped the team’s turnaround but is too expensive to keep, a person familiar with the move told the Associated Press. Landry will be let go Monday, March 14, 2022, as the NFL's free agency tampering period opens, said the person who spoke on condition of anonymity because the team has not yet announced the transaction. (AP Photo/Kirk Irwin, File)
Browns release Jarvis Landry after 4 seasons, now free agent

By Tom Withers Mar. 14, 2022 01:05 PM EDT
CLEVELAND (AP) — Jarvis Landry helped the Browns rebuild from the NFL's bottom floor.

FILE - Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Amari Cooper (19) runs with the ball during the first half of an NFL football game against the Washington Football Team, on Dec. 12, 2021, in Landover, Md. The Cleveland Browns have found their No. 1 wide receiver, agreeing to a deal with the Cowboys for Cooper, a person familiar with the negotiations told the Associated Press on Saturday, March 12, 2022. The Browns will send a fifth- and sixth-round draft pick in 2022 to Dallas for Cooper, said the person who spoke on condition of anonymity because the teams can not complete the swap until the new league year begins next Wednesday. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
AP source: Browns landing WR Cooper in trade with Cowboys

By Tom Withers Mar. 12, 2022 02:30 PM EST
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns weren't willing to wait for free agency or the NFL draft

FILE - Cleveland Browns tight end David Njoku (85) warms up prior to the start of an NFL football game against the Las Vegas Raiders, Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, in Cleveland. The Browns have used a franchise tag for next season on tight end David Njoku, preventing him from hitting the free agent market. (AP Photo/Kirk Irwin, File)
Browns place franchise tag on tight end David Njoku

By Tom Withers Mar. 07, 2022 12:38 PM EST
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns are holding on to David Njoku. Cleveland

FILE - Cleveland Browns wide receiver Jarvis Landry (80) jogs off of the field after an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, in Cleveland. Browns five-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Jarvis Landry, slowed by injuries last season, revealed he's told the team he'd like to continue chasing a championship with them but is ready to move on if necessary. In a series of Twitter posts on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, Landry, who is entering his final year under contract, address his uncertain future in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Kirk Irwin, File)
Landry tells Browns he wants to stay, but "ball" with team

By Tom Withers Feb. 22, 2022 12:08 PM EST
CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns five-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Jarvis Landry, slowed by

FILE - Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam watches players warm up for an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions on Nov. 21, 2021, in Cleveland. Haslam denied paying former coach Hue Jackson for losing games and said his one-time employee is only good at “pointing fingers” and needs to accept some blame for his dreadful NFL record. (AP Photo/David Richard, File)
Browns owner: Hue Jackson "never accepted" blame for losing

By Tom Withers Feb. 03, 2022 09:07 PM EST
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam denied paying former coach Hue

FILE - Cleveland Browns head coach Hue Jackson watches during the second half of an NFL preseason football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Aug. 23, 2018, in Cleveland. The Cleveland Browns have called suggestions by former coach Hue Jackson, who went 1-31 in a two-year span, that he was paid to lose games as “completely fabricated.” Jackson, who is now coaching at Grambling, made several posts on Twitter inferring that he received bonus payments from Browns owner Jimmy Haslam during his two-plus seasons with the team.(AP Photo/David Richard, File)
Browns refute tanking claims by former coach Hue Jackson

By Tom Withers Feb. 02, 2022 05:59 PM EST
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns say suggestions by former coach Hue Jackson and

Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield walks on the field before an NFL football game between the Cleveland Browns and the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Nick Cammett)
Off-line: Browns' Mayfield planning hiatus from social media

By Tom Withers Jan. 26, 2022 03:22 PM EST
CLEVELAND (AP) — As he recovers from shoulder surgery, Cleveland Browns quarterback

Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) looks to pass against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the first half an NFL football game, Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Don Wright)
Browns' Mayfield has surgery, starts road to 'true self'

By Tom Withers Jan. 19, 2022 04:57 PM EST
CLEVELAND (AP) — Baker Mayfield has shifted into comeback mode. The

FILE - Cleveland Browns defensive tackle Malik McDowell leaves the field after the first half of an NFL preseason football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, in Jacksonville, Fla. Browns defensive tackle Malik McDowell has been arrested on charges of public exposure and battery on a sheriff's deputy in South Florida. The Broward County Sheriff's Office received a call about a man walking naked in Deerfield Beach on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022, according to an arrest report. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
Browns DT McDowell arrested in Fla. in attack on officer

By Tom Withers Jan. 18, 2022 11:41 AM EST
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Browns defensive tackle Malik McDowell, who was given a

Cleveland Browns' Baker Mayfield warms up before an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
Browns expect Mayfield to 'bounce back" as starter in '22

By Tom Withers Jan. 11, 2022 11:29 AM EST
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns aren't ready to throw Baker Mayfield away just yet.

Cleveland Browns linebacker Jacob Phillips celebrates sacking Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Brandon Allen during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Nick Cammett)
Browns falter, fall way short of huge expectations, playoffs

By Tom Withers Jan. 10, 2022 05:54 PM EST
CLEVELAND (AP) — Unlike previous losing seasons for the Browns, and there's a long

Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield walks on the field before an NFL football game between the Cleveland Browns and the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Nick Cammett)
Mayfield's season ends on sideline, surgery awaits Browns QB

By Tom Withers Jan. 09, 2022 06:54 PM EST
CLEVELAND (AP) — At least Baker Mayfield's exit meeting went well. Just about

Cleveland Browns linebacker Jacob Phillips celebrates sacking Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Brandon Allen during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Nick Cammett)
Browns close season with 21-16 win over Burrow-less Bengals

By Tom Withers Jan. 09, 2022 04:14 PM EST
CLEVELAND (AP) — Joe Burrow skipped Cincinnati's last trip of the regular season. He

FILE - Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett (95) and linebacker Jadeveon Clowney (90) play against the Baltimore Ravens during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, in Cleveland. Myles Garrett doesn't want Jadeveon Clowney chasing quarterbacks and wrecking games with anyone else or anywhere else. “I want him here,” Garrett said.(AP Photo/Ron Schwane, File)
No ending: Garrett pushing DE Clowney to re-sign with Browns

By Tom Withers Jan. 07, 2022 03:48 PM EST
CLEVELAND (AP) — Myles Garrett has enjoyed chasing quarterbacks and trying to wreck

Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield, right, talks with head coach Kevin Stefanski on the sideline in the first half of an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Don Wright)
With playoffs ahead, Bengals QB Burrow sitting out finale

By Tom Withers Jan. 06, 2022 06:16 PM EST
CLEVELAND (AP) — Joe Burrow's sitting out this one to rest for the playoffs. Baker

FILE - Cleveland Browns quarterback Case Keenum warms-up before an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, in Cleveland, as quarterback Baker Mayfield, left, and head coach Kevin Stefanski, right, watch. Mayfield is skipping Cleveland's game on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, against the Cincinnati Bengals to have surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder. Keenum will start for Mayfield in the season finale. (AP Photo/David Richard, File)
Browns' No. 2 QB Keenum admires Mayfield's 'gutsiest' season

By Tom Withers Jan. 05, 2022 04:20 PM EST
CLEVELAND (AP) — Case Keenum didn't doubt Baker Mayfield's toughness for a single

Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt (90) sacks Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) in the second half of an NFL football game, Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Don Wright)
Browns' Mayfield to undergo surgery, sit out season finale

By Tom Withers Jan. 04, 2022 02:00 PM EST
CLEVELAND (AP) — Baker Mayfield’s broken fourth season with the Browns has mercifully

FILE - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger celebrates after a 2-yard touchdown pass to Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth (88) during the second half of an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns on Oct. 31, 2021, in Cleveland. Big Ben has tormented the Browns, going 24-2-1 as a starter against them since 2004. (AP Photo/David Richard, File)
Browns gearing up for one last shot at dropping Big Ben

By Tom Withers Dec. 31, 2021 05:25 PM EST
CLEVELAND (AP) — Myles Garrett was only 8 years old when Ben Roethlisberger started

Cleveland Browns' Baker Mayfield throws during the first half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
Browns' Mayfield downplays death threats after Packers loss

By Tom Withers Dec. 30, 2021 03:44 PM EST
CLEVELAND (AP) — Baker Mayfield's focus is solely on the Pittsburgh Steelers. He's

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski watches warmups before the team's NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers on Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
Stefanski, Browns second-guessed, stung by close losses

By Tom Withers Dec. 27, 2021 04:46 PM EST
CLEVELAND (AP) — Despite two agonizing losses in six days, a litany of COVID-19 cases