Dawgs By Nature
The Cleveland Browns had another long, and ultimately disappointing, calendar year in 2025.
The year began with a loss to the Baltimore Ravens on January 4 to close out a 3-14 season. It ended this past Sunday with the latest defeat of the Pittsburgh Steelers in Cleveland.
In between, there was continued speculation about the fate of quarterback Deshaun Watson, free agency, draft day trades that resulted in a group of productive rookies, a pair of not-so-productive rookie quarterbacks, training camp, and a regular season filled with more losses, more outside noise, and more cries for change in 2026.
Dawgs By Nature was there for every part of it, bringing the news to our dedicated and growing community of readers. To close out the year, here is a retrospective of what happened with the Browns as told by the most-clicked on stories for each month of 2025.
General manager Andrew Berry moved on from a couple of veteran players during the 2024 season, including a trade that sent wide receiver Amari Cooper to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for a draft pick. Once the Bills lost in the AFC Championship Game, the Browns knew the trade had netted them their fourth selection in the Top 100 picks in the 2025 NFL Draft. (Read the full story here.)
As the NFL closed out the season with the Philadelphia Eagles defeating the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl, eyes were on Cleveland as Myles Garrett, the league’s best defensive player, was telling anyone with a microphone that he wanted to be traded. As speculation swirled about whether or not the Browns would actually trade their best player, a hypothetical trade with the Chicago Bears involving a pair of first-round draft picks caught everyone’s attention. (Read the full story here.)
The start of free agency brought the news that the Browns and Myles Garrett had worked out a contract extension. The club had a list of its own free agents to consider, including running back Nick Chubb and offensive tackle Jedrick Wills, and was linked to the annual list of available quarterbacks. While the Browns did not make a “splash signing,” we still had all the rumors and signings in our live blog of the opening days of free agency. (Read the full story here.)
General manager Andrew Berry was busy as always during the 2025 NFL Draft, making a trade with the Jacksonville Jaguars to pocket a second first-round pick in 2026, selecting a rookie class of Mason Graham, Quinshon Judkins, Carson Schwesinger, and Harold Fannin Jr. that has quickly paid dividends, and, of course, setting off a season-long firestorm with the drafting of quarterbacks Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders. But it was Berry’s work immediately following the draft, when the Browns brought in a fresh batch of undrafted free agents,...
