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Myles Garrett has got another new coach. The Cleveland Browns have hired Jacques Cesaire as their defensive line coach to work with Garrett, the favorite to win AP Defensive Player of the Year, a person familiar with the move told The Associated Press on Saturday. Cesaire, who spent the past two seasons in Houston, will replace Ben Bloom.
In 2021, the San Francisco 49ers gave Miami a package of picks so they could move up in the draft and take Trey Lance. Two years later, Sean Payton was the coach in Denver. The domino effect is truly wild — and in some cases, it's tough to keep track of. TRADE NO.
Never flashy or full of himself, Amari Cooper downplayed his record-setting performance a few weeks ago in Houston. Cooper had a game unlike any in Browns' history. The Texans had no chance against Cooper.
C.J. Stroud and the rest of Houston’s rookies started a group chat soon after the draft to discuss their goals. “And we were like, ‘Man, we’re going to be the foundation that changes this thing around,’ and lo and behold, that’s ... what came to be true,” Stroud said. Stroud, the second overall pick, is the only rookie starting quarterback to make the playoffs this season, and the 22-year-old will face off against the oldest QB in the postseason in Cleveland’s Joe Flacco, who turns 39 three days after the game.
The third overall pick in the draft returned last week after missing two games with the injury and still had two sacks despite playing limited snaps. His seven sacks this season are a franchise record for a rookie. COLTS PLAYER TO WATCH: QB Gardner Minshew.