Although the Browns moved Joe Flacco to the Bengals and Joe Tryon-Shoyinka to the Bears, ridding their team of Joes did not constitute a fire sale. Cleveland kept its contract-year guards (Joel Bitonio, Wyatt Teller), defensive linemen Shelby Harris and Alex Wright and held onto David Njoku. Cleveland has seen positive returns from third-round rookie tight end Harold Fannin, … [Read more...] about TE David Njoku Eyeing Browns Extension
Poll: Who Fared Best At Trade Deadline?
The NFL’s latest trade deadline featured eight Tuesday trades, but a total of 22 in-season swaps occurred this year. Some teams made multiple trades; several others stood pat. Two of the biggest trades in deadline history went down this week. While not quite on the Herschel Walker/Eric Dickerson level, the Sauce Gardner blockbuster rivaled the Rams’ Jalen Ramsey addition from … [Read more...] about Poll: Who Fared Best At Trade Deadline?
Colorado Rockies To Hire Browns’ Paul DePodesta As Head Of Baseball Ops
Paul DePodesta is headed back to Major League Baseball. The Browns’ longtime Chief Strategy Officer is expected to join the Colorado Rockies as their next head of baseball operations, per Ken Rosenthal, Zac Jackson, and Brittany Ghiroli of The Athletic. DePodesta, 52, was hired by the Browns in 2016. He spent the previous two decades in a variety of front office roles around … [Read more...] about Colorado Rockies To Hire Browns’ Paul DePodesta As Head Of Baseball Ops
Bears To Acquire Joe Tryon-Shoyinka From Browns
The Bears entered deadline day eyeing help along the defensive line. With the deadline approaching, Chicago has agreed to acquire pass rusher Joe Tryon-Shoyinka from Cleveland, Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports reports. The Bears will also receive a seventh-round pick, while the Browns will nab a sixth-rounder, per Adam Schefter of ESPN. The seventh-rounder originally belonged to … [Read more...] about Bears To Acquire Joe Tryon-Shoyinka From Browns
Browns Hand Play-Calling Duties To OC Tommy Rees
Coming out of the Browns’ bye week, Tommy Rees will no longer be a non-play-calling offensive coordinator. Kevin Stefanski is shifting gears, revealing (via cleveland.com’s Mary Kay Cabot) he will hand his first-year OC the call sheet. This marks the second straight year the two-time Coach of the Year has given up play-calling duties. Barely a year ago, Stefanski gave then-OC … [Read more...] about Browns Hand Play-Calling Duties To OC Tommy Rees