Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports Dawson Deaton was a 7th round pick in the 2022 NFL draft The Cleveland Browns, like all teams, hope for close to miracles in the final two rounds of the NFL draft. The results the team got out of WR Donovan Peoples-Jones for a few years is more than a success story, it is the exception to the rule. This year’s draft class has three players from the sixth and seventh rounds who are hoping to make it despite the long odds: LB Nathaniel Watson, CB Myles Harden (“a major value”) and DT Jowon Briggs. After signing center Brian Allen earlier this week, one former late-roun ..read more

Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports Darius Shaquille Leonard one of the few that fits the bill The Cleveland Browns were busy in NFL free agency even if their only splash this offseason came in a trade for WR Jerry Jeudy. The NFL draft has come and gone with the Browns sticking with their six selections to add a variety of interesting players for specific reasons. Turning back to free agency, Cleveland added another player to the interior of their offensive line this week in what looks like a final addition on top of signing or re-signing: DE Za’Darius Smith QB Jameis Winston RB Nyheim Hines L ..read more

Evan Habeeb-USA TODAY Sports From Joe Burrow and Lamar Jackson down to Rocky Lombardi and Emory Jones, a look at the QB depth charts The offseason has died down with free agency (mostly) and the NFL Draft coming and going it’s time to assess the AFC North as a whole. The teams have improved, whether most fans will agree with this statement or not. If your team had a weakness last season that needed to be addressed and it was, that is a positive to look at. We could analyze the entire rosters in the AFC North but that’s for another day. Let’s look at the most important position for football, an ..read more

Grievance finally came to an end We all love pizza. The Northeast Ohio area has its share of great pizza joints, some of which have cult-like following. Several well-established Northeast Ohio pizza locations have garnered a true supporting crowd. Some spots offer Chicago deep dish, old school, new school, thin crust, “Ohio style” and wood-fired. There is something for everyone to make your mouth water and satisfy your craving. Places such as Westgate Pizza in Youngstown, Napoleon’s Pizza in Parma, Ohio Pie Company over in Brunswick, Cent’s Pizza, Edison’s Pizza Kitchen, and Mama Santa’s in ..read more

Jeff Lange / USA TODAY NETWORK Browns star tight end will not allow disrespect Whether it is Joakim Noah’s ‘no one vacations in Cleveland,’ ‘the Browns are the Browns’ or any number of negative statements based on the small market and city’s history, Cleveland and the Cleveland Browns take more than their fair share of negative comments. While some can be based in fact, most are just generalized statements of negativity for no reason. Browns TE David Njoku has become a defender of the city and the team. Njoku is not shy about putting his opinion out there. He shot back at a silly comment from ..read more

Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports More of the latest Browns news and notes from around the web in today’s dose of the Daily Dawg Chow. The latest Cleveland Browns coverage from Dawgs By Nature: Browns ‘doing something right’ in player development (Thomas Moore) Cleveland’s work in developing draft picks might have Michael Hall Jr. lined up for success. Browns Roster Positional Preview: Wide Receiver (Matt Wilson) Taking a look at Cleveland’s wide receiver room before team activities begin NFL free agency: Browns projected to receive compensatory picks in 2025 (Jared Mueller) Harrison Bryant and S ..read more

Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Cleveland’s work in developing draft picks might have Michael Hall Jr. lined up for success. The phrase “Cleveland must be doing something right” has not often been uttered in connection to the Cleveland Browns. That is understandable for a franchise with only one winning season out of 17 from 2003 through 2019. Related: NFL Draft Profile: Michael Hall Jr. Head coach Kevin Stefanski and general manager Andrew Berry have done a solid job changing that narrative with two playoff seasons and the best four-year stretch (37 wins) since the late ..read more

Scott Galvin-USA TODAY Sports Taking a look at Cleveland’s wide receiver room before team activities begin The Cleveland Browns are officially heading into the first portion of their practice schedule this weekend beginning with their rookie minicamp. OTA’s (Organized team activities) begin shortly after that on May 21st, which marks the first time that the entire team has an opportunity to work together. Before it gets to that point, it’s important to take a look at each of Cleveland’s position groups. Today we’re going to dive into the Browns’ wide receiver room as it currently stands. Curr ..read more

Scott Galvin-USA TODAY Sports Harrison Bryant and Sione Takitaki earn Cleveland comp picks in next year’s NFL draft As we have noted multiple times, NFL free agency isn’t over but it has slowed to a crawl. The Cleveland Browns made the signing of OL Brian Allen official this week but their roster, looking at their offensive and defensive depth charts, is pretty full. While the NFL draft has mostly been boring for Browns fans the last few years, the team is projected to have eight picks in 2025 including all of theirs in the first four rounds. Given the turnover at the bottom of the roster in f ..read more

Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports More of the latest Browns news and notes from around the web in today’s dose of the Daily Dawg Chow. The latest Cleveland Browns coverage from Dawgs By Nature: Owner hinted 2024 NFL schedule ‘coming out soon’ but delay reported (Jared Mueller) Nothing official from the NFL, yet, on when the schedule will be announced Breakdown of RB Nick Chubb’s restructured contract with the Browns (Chris Pokorny) Looking at how Chubb’s final year looked like before and after the restructure. Browns’ Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah just barely misses out on proven performance escalato ..read more