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Back in April, the Cleveland Browns decided to take two rookie quarterbacks in the NFL Draft. The team drafted Oregon QB Dillon Gabriel in the 3rd round, then later traded up to get Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders in the 5th round. No need to rehash the reps distribution between the two, but both Sanders and Gabriel have gotten their first NFL game experience in some form of fashion.
Sanders started in the preseason opener against the Carolina Panthers after Gabriel did not play due to suffering a hamstring injury. Last Saturday, the roles were reversed. Sanders sat out with an...
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As the preseason winds down, the Cleveland Browns will trim their roster to 53 after the preseason finale against the Los Angeles Rams this Saturday afternoon. OTA’s and training camp gave a clear understanding of how the roster looks and how it will affect the team once the season starts. Is the roster great? Not necessarily. However, the roster has enough talent, complemented by a quality coaching staff, that will help the team become competitive this season and establish a new identity.
Throughout the offseason and the draft, the Browns could’ve chosen...
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The latest Cleveland Browns coverage from Dawgs By Nature, along with additional news from around the NFL in today’s edition of the Saturday Dawg Chow.
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The Cleveland Browns will close out the preseason on Saturday with a home game against the Los Angeles Rams.
Joe Flacco will get the start at quarterback, and an unspecified number of starters and veterans will also see action for about 20 to 25 plays, as the Browns use the game as a warm-up to the season opener on September 7.
Once Flacco takes a seat, the Browns will roll first with rookie Dillon Gabriel and then fellow rookie Shedeur Sanders, according to head coach Kevin Stefanski. That is contingent on Sanders not having any setbacks with the oblique injury...
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The other day, we looked at the win total odds for the Cleveland Browns. When you think of the Browns, though, it might be hard to envision there being a middle ground for them: meaning I could see them surprising teams and returning to the form of a playoff contender like they were in 2023, or I could see them spiraling downhill again like last year as a bad team. Instead of projecting specific win total, maybe taking the odds of whether Cleveland will or won’t be a playoff team is more compelling.
Looking at the playoff odds currently being...
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When it comes to success on the field, the Cincinnati Bengals have had much more than the Cleveland Browns over the last two decades. That has not always been true when the Browns and Bengals play, but the final records at the end of the season have been pretty lopsided. Cleveland has been in the heads of the in-state rival, including copying a lot of the uniform, and a Browns defender giving WR Ja’Marr Chase nightmares.
This season, Cleveland’s identity is on defense, while Cincinnati hopes to ride its passing offense back to the playoffs.
[The two teams were connected...
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This Saturday, the Cleveland Browns are are at home as they take on the Los Angeles Rams in the preseason finale. To help preview a few topics from the Rams’ perspective, we reached out to Evan Craig from Turf Show Times and exchanged five questions with him.
Chris: Which Rams draft pick from this season figures to have the biggest role to begin the season?
Evan: I’m going to cheat a little in answering this question, so I hope that’s okay. If not, then you can sentence me to the Dawg Pound. I can see tight end Terrance Ferguson...
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The AFC North continues to be one of the NFL’s most competitive divisions, where every single matchup truly matters. There is a long-standing history between these teams, but no opponent has stirred up stronger emotions for Cleveland Browns fans than the Pittsburgh Steelers. Players from both teams often comment on just how much these games mean to them.
But with the changing landscape of the division over the years, it’s worth asking: is Pittsburgh still the Browns’ biggest rival, or has another team taken that spot?
Many fans argue that the Baltimore Ravens are Cleveland’s biggest rival, given the Browns’...
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Day 17 of Cleveland Browns training camp took place Thursday. Here is our recap of the session.
1. Browns QB Reps for Saturday: The plan is set for the Browns’ quarterback rotation in the final preseason game. Joe Flacco and the starters will be up first, hoping to get 20-25 snaps. Next up will be Dillon Gabriel, followed by Shedeur Sanders. There’s a chance Tyler Huntley could play, but as head coach Kevin Stefanski said, there are only so many snaps in a game.
2. Bad News for Watson: Watson’s...
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The Cleveland Browns signed UDFA wide receiver Isaiah Bond recently, and the fans have been closely watching and listening for any update as to whether or not they’ll get to see him participate in the team’s final preseason game on Saturday.
Plenty of pictures and video clips have been circulating around social media of him practicing and working off to the side to try and get up to speed as fast as possible.
Finally, Kevin Stefanski just gave us all an answer: Bond will officially play this weekend against the Los Angeles Rams following just three days of practice.
Bond...
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The Cleveland Browns head into their final preseason game with a lot of questions, just not who their starter is at quarterback, and not a lot of certainty otherwise. A few players on the Browns roster need big games, the running back position is looking a little needy and the quarterbacks need a pecking order behind Joe Flacco.
On Thursday, we saw some changes to the roster, including LB Nathaniel Watson being ruled out for the year.
In general, all eyes continue to be on the quarterbacks. Kenny Pickett will not play in the preseason while Shedeur Sanders looks to...
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