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Dawgs By Nature
- Browns final preseason game plan: Who will be on the field (Barry Shuck) – “Every NFL preseason, guys are lost for the year, or end up injured at some point and miss games. While the Cleveland Browns play against the New England Patriots on Thursday Night on Prime Video, both teams have decided to get one last look at the bottom third of their roster, and rest the starters.”
- Browns legend has advice for Deshaun Watson: ‘Go out and play better football’ (Jared Mueller) – “What does quarterback Deshaun Watson have to do? According to Cleveland legend and Hall of Famer Joe Thomas, he just needs to “play better football” on the field.”
- Browns vs Patriots: Most important things to watch in final preseason action (Abby Mueller) – “The Cleveland Browns have one final preseason game against the New England Patriots before they kick off their season against the Jacksonville Jaguars on September 6th. It will be the last chance for the coaching staff and front office to evaluate the talent on this roster in an actual game situation. This preseason game will be far less about the starters and more about the fringe roster players. What is the most important thing that they should be looking to see during this matchup?”
- New Browns 2027 NFL mock draft: Which QB did CLE go big for? (Jared Mueller) – “The NFL regular season is a few weeks away, and the Cleveland Browns still have one more meaningless preseason game to get out of the way before the initial 53-man roster decisions and Week 1 against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Given how HC Todd Monken handled the quarterback competition and the performances of the quarterbacks themselves, hopes for the Browns 2026 season are not high.”
- Browns QB room: The next big decision (Barry Shuck) – “Cleveland Browns head coach Todd Monken announced his starting quarterback. Many fans and media outlets point to Deshaun Watson’s salary as the reason he got the job. The competition was primarily between Watson and last year’s fifth-round draft choice Shedeur Sanders. By naming Watson the starter, this pretty much relegates Sanders to the backup role.”
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Cleveland Browns
- By naming Deshaun Watson the starter, Browns told us what they think of Shedeur Sanders (The Athletic) – “The path to any future for Shedeur Sanders in Cleveland is narrowing. I can’t say it has completely vanished because I have no faith that Deshaun Watson can stay healthy for an entire season or be productive enough to keep the job. The decision to name Watson the starter leaves a fair question worth exploring: What does this mean for Sanders?”
- Taylen Green ready for his moment under the lights for Browns (Beacon Journal) – “Taylen Green’s going to finally get his moment. The Browns’ rookie quarterback is finally going to get a chance to play in an NFL game.”
- ‘Calculus, then addition’: How a quarterback cadence and snap count work, and why it matters for the Browns (cleveland.com) – “Often I get questions about quarterback snap counts and cadence, what they are, why they matter and how they impact an offense. When and how a team snaps the ball are important topics, particularly after coach Todd Monken explained that the Browns may carry eight to 10 different snap counts into a game.”
- RG3 Suggests Shedeur Sanders vs. Deshaun Watson QB1 Battle Wasn’t Decided by Browns HC Monken (Bleacher Report) – “Former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III does not feel it was Cleveland Browns head coach Todd Monken’s decision to name Deshaun Watson as his team’s Week 1 starter over Shedeur Sanders.”
NFL
- Falcons’ Za’Darius Smith retired last year due to mother’s health (ESPN) – “New Atlanta Falcons defensive end Za’Darius Smith opened up Wednesday for the first time about why he suddenly retired during last season with the Philadelphia Eagles.”
- Tristan Wirfs has fresh legs; offensive line could carry Bucs a long way (Tampa Bay Times) – “Tristan Wirfs made it back onto the field this week, back in full pads and back where the Bucs need him most. He just didn’t particularly care for the equipment that carried him there.”
- NFL elevates Pro Bowl selection; AFC-NFC Pro Bowl game will no longer be staged (NFL.com) – “The National Football League today announced plans to elevate Pro Bowl presented by Verizon selection as one of the league’s most meaningful individual honors, recognizing exclusively the very best players from each NFL season.”
