The latest Cleveland Browns news and notes from around the NFL in the Saturday Dawg Chow.
The latest news about the Cleveland Browns and the NFL in today’s edition of the Saturday Dawg Chow, with more ongoing stadium drama, head coach Kevin Stefanski talking about the offseason, rookie quarterbacks, and underrated players.
Dawgs By Nature:
- Browns fans: What do you think of the domed stadium plan? (Thomas Moore) – The Cleveland Browns want a new home. City and county officials are opposed. But what do fans think of the plan?
- Kevin Stefanski talks about the offseason (Damon Wolfe) – Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski went on a local radio show on Friday to discuss the offseason and the preparations the team is making for the upcoming season.
- Browns linebacker superlatives for 2025 (Matt Wilson) – The Cleveland Browns were dealt a fairly large blow when it was announced that Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah would be out for the entire 2025 season, but luckily for them, their linebacker room is more talented than ever. We’re going to take a look at some superlatives for the linebacker room, which currently consists of eight players heading into OTAs next week.
- Shedeur Sanders’ new Gatorade commercial comes with a message (Barry Shuck) – Cleveland’s rookie quarterback knows he has something to prove after falling to the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft.
- Legendary NFL agent lauds Browns fans’ greatness (Jared Mueller) – When speaking to DE Abdul Carter and his family, legendary NFL agent Drew Rosenhaus, the inspiration for Tom Cruise’s “Jerry McGuire” character, had some good things to say about each team drafting in the Top 5 of the 2025 NFL draft. Only one team’s fans were discussed in the video, however: Cleveland’s.
- NFL’s new player award should be named after a former Browns player (Barry Shuck) – The league’s newly announced award for offensive linemen should be named for Joe Thomas.
Cleveland Browns:
- Browns OTA preview: 3 non-QB storylines to watch (cleveland.com) – With the Cleveland Browns holding the first open OTA session on Wednesday, there’s still going to be more to watch than just the quarterbacks.
- Dillon Gabriel is not afraid of a challenge (Browns Zone) – Dillon Gabriel started 63 games in a six-year college career, the most for a quarterback in FBS history. Yet he insists the Browns’ four-man competition for the No. 1 job is nothing new for him.
- Ohio Senate Democrats hope to fully fund public schools, not fund Browns stadium in state budget (Ohio Capital Journal) – Ohio Senate Democrats have submitted 423 amendments to the two-year state operating budget — including one removing the $600 million bond package for a new Cleveland Browns stadium in Brook Park, and one to fully fund public schools.
NFL:
- Picking the most underrated NFL players at every position (ESPN) – What does it mean for an NFL player to be underrated? In simple terms, it is someone who is better than the conventional wisdom suggests. But that can still mean a lot of different things.
- Steelers QB Will Howard wants to be ‘gritty guy’ for Pittsburgh, open to learning from Aaron Rodgers (NFL.com) – The Pittsburgh Steelers have been trying to find their franchise quarterback since Ben Roethlisberger retired in 2022. Now, the Steelers are hoping Will Howard can provide a spark in the QB competition, and the 2025 sixth-round selection is aware of the team’s needs at the position heading into the season.
- The Tush Push is forever (The Ringer) – The Philadelphia Eagles short-yardage play cannot be stopped on the field, or killed by NFL owners looking to ban it.