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Kevin Stefanski is approaching some uncharted territory for a head coach in the second rendition of the Browns. The Browns are 7-3 heading into their game with the Broncos on Nov. 26 in Denver. All they have to do to make Stefanski their first head coach since Marty Schottenhemer (mid-1984-88) to post two winning seasons is win two of their last seven games. Browns 2.0 began in 1999 when they were an expansion team. The only head coach of the expansion era to last four seasons was Romeo Crennel ...

They say that in the New York area, if you have never won a championship then the media dogs coaches their entire career. Then once a championship is captured, the brutal New York/New Jersey press...

The show always goes on in the NFL when one player leaves the team through free agency or another player suffers a devastating injury. Sometimes both things happen to thrust one player into a prominent role. Such is the case with Browns running back Jerome Ford. The Browns let Kareem Hunt walk in free agency and made no effort to re-sign him because they are confident Ford can take over Hunt’s duties as a pass-catching running back on third down. That was expected. Kick returner/running back J...

The show always goes on in the NFL when one player leaves the team through free agency or another player suffers a devastating injury. Sometimes both things happen to thrust one player into a prominent role. Such is the case with Browns running back Jerome Ford. The Browns let Kareem Hunt walk in free agency […]

It would be difficult to name an NFL team that made more significant upgrades than the Browns did after the 2022 season. Defensive coordinator Joe Woods was fired after three years and replaced by Jim Schwartz. Special teams coordinator Mike Priefer was dumped after three years and replaced by Bubba Ventrone. The defensive line, receiving […]

Cade York won’t be missing any more kicks with the Browns. Knowing he might someday haunt them with another team, the Browns on Aug. 28 took the first step to waiving York when they traded a 2025 seventh-round draft pick to the Los Angeles Chargers for veteran kicker Dustin Hopkins. Hopkins, a sixth-round pick by Buffalo in 2013, has appeared in 109 career games with the Commanders (2015-21) and Chargers (2021-22). He has converted 190 of 224 field goal attempts (84.8%) and 221 of 234 extra po...

Cade York won’t be missing any more kicks with the Browns. Knowing he might someday haunt them with another team, the Browns on Aug. 28 took the first step to waiving York when they traded a 2025 seventh-round draft pick to the Los Angeles Chargers for veteran kicker Dustin Hopkins. Hopkins, a sixth-round pick by […]

With kicker Cade York struggling badly, the Cleveland Browns acquired Dustin Hopkins in a trade with the Los Angeles Chargers, a person familiar with the negotiations told the Associated Press on Monday.

Jim Schwartz wants the Browns’ defense to lead the NFL in two categories that will never show up on a statistical chart.

Jim Schwartz wants the Browns’ defense to lead the NFL in two categories that will never show up on a statistical chart.