LB Clay Matthews and HC Marty Schottenheimer advance to the next round of Pro Football Hall of Fame voting.

A pair of Cleveland Browns legends have moved one step closer to immortality.

Linebacker Clay Matthews, a first-round draft pick in 1978 who played 16 of his 19 years with the Browns, and head coach Marty Schottenheimer, who led the Browns to four playoff appearances in five years, have both advanced to the next round of voting for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025.

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The gesture would symbolize just how remarkable JB was

The passing of Jim Brown in May of last year was indeed a sad day for every diehard NFL fan. It also provided an opportunity.

The National Football League (NFL) can now memorialize arguably one of the greatest players ever to set foot on any NFL football field.

The NFL should retire Brown’s #32 jersey – leaguewide. Yes, every team.

This was the suggestion of former Cleveland Browns offensive guard John Wooten back in February of 2024. Wooten was not only a teammate of Jim Brown who blocked for the talented...

Browns roster movements include a new starting QB

The Cleveland Browns continue to have a lot of movement and a lot of things up in the air. As the NFL trade deadline draws near, the Browns have taken calls on DE Za’Darius Smith from at least three teams and others have gauged whether Cleveland would be interested in moving DE Myles Garrett.

While not rumored, to trade Garrett it would likely take an extremely high return for the Browns.

Cleveland also continues to have questions at quarterback. Deshaun Watson is out for the year and Dorian Thompson-Robinson has an issue...

More of the latest Browns news and notes from around the web in today’s dose of the Daily Dawg Chow.

The latest Cleveland Browns coverage from Dawgs By Nature:

• City of Cleveland preparing lawsuit against Browns Brook Park move citing Ohio’s ‘Art Modell Law’ (Jared Mueller) Brook Park dome is still highly likely as political, financial maneuvers begin
• NFL trade deadline rumor: Browns Za’Darius Smith has 3 teams interested, including AFC North foe (Jared Mueller) With 2 weeks until the NFL trade deadline, rumors are likely to swirl around the Browns
• [Browns roster: 5 moves including 2...

Play to win, or play to tank?

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Cleveland Browns fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in regular email surveys.

Last week, the Browns’ confidence remained low. The team is 1-6, with almost no shot at the playoffs now. However, there is also a new quarterback, so does that provide a reason for an improved level of confidence?

We also asked two other questions. The first is asking about that quarterback situation. Even though...

Cleveland’s defense continues to play fairly well, but can’t get that complete shutdown performance.

Below, we analyze the snap counts and stats on defense for the Cleveland Browns’ Week 7 game against the Cincinnati Bengals.

• DL: He didn’t have a sack, but the Browns’ 4th-highest graded player on defense was Myles Garrett, who graded out to a 79.2. Rookie defensive tackle Michael Hall saw a solid workload of 47%, and earned a respectable grade of 78.5 from PFF. Shelby Harris, Za’Darius Smith, and Maurice Hurst/Isaiah McGuire were all in on sacks.
• LB: Another week, and another game of...

At 1-6, a new QB, and no No. 1 receiver, we’re now in evaluation mode.

Below, we analyze the snap counts and stats on offense for the Cleveland Browns’ Week 7 game against the Cincinnati Bengals.

• QB: The Deshaun Watson injury sucked — no one should have to go through big injuries and rehabs like that. The optics of cheering during an injury look bad, but everyone knows that the cheers were because fans were desperate to see a new quarterback. Prior to the injury, Watson had a high completion percentage, but everything was safe and no points were...

Brook Park dome is still highly likely as political, financial maneuvers begin

The City of Cleveland once fought valiantly to keep the Cleveland Browns a part of the fabric of the community. While Art Modell and the NFL failed Cleveland, the name, colors and history of the team were able to stick with what became the Cleveland Browns again in 1999.

Now, a move to Brook Park with a domed stadium is all but certain. That has been the expected result for a while now despite Burke Lakefront Airport being discussed and the city’s push to renovate the current stadium....

With 2 weeks until the NFL trade deadline, rumors are likely to swirl around the Browns

With a 1-6 record and currently in line for the third pick in the upcoming NFL draft, the Cleveland Browns will likely be linked to a ton of rumors as the NFL trade deadline approaches. The rumors of DE Myles Garrett drawing calls from teams is not surprising but the return would have to be huge.

More realistic have been the rumors that Za’Darius Smith, as well as Jack Conklin, could be available and provide Cleveland with a significant return of some kind. [Neither...

Bailey Zappe signing becomes official, Tony Fields II waived off injured reserve

The Cleveland Browns roster continues to change for a variety of reasons. The Browns officially ended QB Deshaun Watson’s season by placing him on injured reserve with his torn Achilles. Watson is deciding between two different surgery options.

In his place, as reported early this morning, Cleveland is signing QB Bailey Zappe off of the Kansas City Chiefs practice squad. Zappe had a big game against the Browns in 2022 and started multiple games for the New England Patriots.

With Dorian Thompson-Robinson dealing with an injury, [Jameis Winston...

Shedeur Sanders, Jonah Savaiinaea, Tyler Warren among Browns mock draft results

In an all too familiar situation, Cleveland Browns fans are left to focus on next year’s NFL draft. While QB Deshaun Watson mulls surgery options and their impact on his potential return next year, Jameis Winston seems in line to take over at quarterback with an injury keeping Dorian Thompson-Robinson on the sideline, likely, for at least a week.

DTR’s performance in relief in Week 7 had some positives but still some concerns.

After trading Amari Cooper, [the Browns have four picks in the first 100 of the 2025...

Bengals hoping to catch up with Ravens and Steelers

Week 7 in the AFC North has wrapped up. The Pittsburgh Steelers made a quarterback change and it surprisingly worked out, the Cincinnati Bengals won the battle of Ohio over the Cleveland Browns and the Baltimore Ravens continue to look like the class of the division.

A lot to discuss, let’s get into it.

1. Baltimore Ravens

If the season ended today, Lamar wins back to back MVP

2. Pittsburgh Steelers

They told Russ to cook and he didn’t burn down the kitchen

3. Cincinnati Bengals

3-4, but they aren’t where...