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Happy Saturday, Dawg Pound!
There are a handful of college football games today that should be of particular interest to Cleveland Browns fans, especially those who are ready for the team to dive back into the quarterback market in the 2026 NFL Draft.
Those games include:
- Fernando Mendoza and the Indiana Hoosiers against Wisconsin. An easy matchup for Mendoza.
- LaNorris Sellers and the South Carolina Gamecocks against Texas A&M. A very tough road game for Sellers.
- Ty Simpson and the Alabama Crimson Tide against Oklahoma. Even though it is a home game, there is no such thing as an easy day in the SEC.
- Carson Beck and the Miami Hurricanes against North Carolina State. Just kidding!
- Arch Manning and the Texas Longhorns against Georgia. As long as people continue to talk about Jimmy Haslam’s love for the Manning family, Arch will be tied to the Browns as a draft target.
So it will be a busy day of quarterback watching, leading up to Sunday’s game between the Browns and the Baltimore Ravens, which will involve a very different type of quarterback watching for Browns fans.
Until the day’s games kick
off, let’s run through the latest news and notes about the Browns and the NFL in today’s edition of the Saturday Dawg Chow.
Dawgs By Nature:
- Browns roster: Rookies are dominating, leading league while building the future (Matthew Wilson) – Cleveland took a huge step in building toward the future with their 2025 NFL Draft class.
- Browns vs. Ravens: Week 11 Need to Know (Thomas Moore) – Cleveland is home to face the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday. Can Dillon Gabriel and the offense do anything? Here is all you need to know.
- Browns linked to veteran QB, former top pick, as NFL rumors start to surface (Jared Mueller) – Could the Cleveland Browns go back to the veteran QB market this offseason? Rumors are just getting started, and Kyler Murray could be available.
- Browns vs Ravens injury reports: 5 ruled out, 3 questionable; Lamar Jackson update (Jared Mueller) – The Baltimore Ravens got a positive update on Lamar Jackson but ruled out 4 vs the Cleveland Browns while the home team has 1 out.
- Browns fans: Choose between wins and NFL draft position for the rest of the 2025 NFL season (Abby Mueller) – With 8 weeks to go this season, which result would benefit the Cleveland Browns the most: NFL draft order or winning?
- Browns roster: Options at left tackle (Barry Shuck) – The current situation at left tackle on the Cleveland Browns roster just isn’t cutting it. What are the options to replace Cam Robinson?
- Browns HC Kevin Stefanski hot seat: Weighing pros, cons of a firing as rumors swirl (Curtiss Brown) – Rumors and discussions surround the hot seat of HC Kevin Stefanski with the Cleveland Browns. Some pros and cons to weigh.
Cleveland Browns:
- Browns rookie Carson Schwesinger no longer unfamiliar with Ravens QB Lamar Jackson’s game (Beacon Journal) – Carson Schwesinger’s second NFL game brought him face to face with the most unique challenge of his football career.
- What Kevin Stefanski said about Shedeur Sanders’ development over the past few weeks (cleveland.com) – Shedeur Sanders apparently still isn’t getting any first-team reps, but it hasn’t stopped him from making good progress over the past few weeks.
- Paul DePodesta leaves behind mess in Cleveland (Browns Zone) – Well, here we are. Only eight Browns games left, not counting the playoffs — nudge, nudge! It’s amazing how time flies when you are 2-7. It’s also amazing how time flies when you do not have a quarterback, or think you have a quarterback when you don’t. That’s where the Browns are now.
- The ‘bad bullpen’ of football: Is this position group the biggest reason for the Browns’ unwatchable season? (Terry Pluto) – While the endless quarterback carousel dominates Browns headlines, a more fundamental issue lies at the heart of the team’s struggles: a failing offensive line that has created a cascade of problems across the entire roster.
NFL:
- Case Keenum, at 37 and on eighth NFL team, is giving Bears exactly what they needed (The Athletic) – Upon becoming head coach of the Chicago Bears in January, Ben Johnson made it his primary mission to create a nurturing environment for Caleb Williams.
- Is the look good, play good theory real? (The Ringer) – With an influx of throwback uniforms and alternate jerseys in recent years, it’s time to put the hypothesis to the test. Do swagged-out teams actually perform better?
- Jaylen Waddle delivers for Dolphins with Tyreek Hill out (ESPN) – The role of Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jaylen Waddle changed after Tyreek Hill’s season-ending knee injury in Week 4; he became the Dolphins’ de facto top receiver. What didn’t change, however, is how the Dolphins coaching staff viewed him.
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