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Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) celebrates after defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers in an NFL wild-card playoff football game, late Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Buttoned-down Baker: Mayfield showing maturity for Browns

By Tom Withers Jan. 13, 2021 06:31 PM EST

Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo yells from the sideline during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Rutgers, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, in East Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
The Latest: Michigan State-Iowa basketball game postponed

By The Associated Press Jan. 13, 2021 11:11 AM EST

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) reacts after throwing a touchdown pass to Michael Thomas in the first half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Chicago Bears in New Orleans, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Brett Duke)
The Latest: Browns open 28-0 lead over Steelers

By The Associated Press Jan. 10, 2021 12:22 PM EST

Cleveland Browns running back Kareem Hunt (27) stretches for yardage during the second half of an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
Browns get back 3, not top corner Denzel Ward for Steelers

By Tom Withers Jan. 09, 2021 12:28 PM EST

Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) throws during the first half of an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
Mayfield pushes Browns back into AFC playoffs, prominence

By Tom Withers Jan. 04, 2021 04:19 PM EST

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski keeps watch before an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, in Cleveland. After days of positive COVID-19 tests, disruptions and delays, the Browns found some normalcy and got to re-open their facility on Friday, Jan. 1, 2021, to resume getting ready to play the Pittsburgh Steelers and possibly end a postseason drought stretching back to 2002.(AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
Browns lose another defender, CB Johnson added to COVID list

By Tom Withers Jan. 02, 2021 03:15 PM EST

Browns facing win-and-in scenario against rival Steelers

By The Associated Press Dec. 31, 2020 01:02 PM EST
PITTSBURGH (12-3) at CLEVELAND (10-5) Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS OPENING LINE - Browns by 10 RECORD VS....

No-name Washington enters camp with low expectations

By The Associated Press Jul. 20, 2020 02:38 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (3-13) CAMPSITE: Ashburn, Virginia LAST YEAR: Five consecutive losses cost coach Jay Gruden his job and put...

FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2020, file photo, Alabama offensive lineman Jedrick Wills runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis. The Cleveland Browns have signed rookie tackle Wills, their first-round draft pick who will try to slide over to the left side in the NFL. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Browns sign 'Bama tackle Wills, team's first-round pick

By Tom Withers Jul. 07, 2020 09:35 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2019, file photo, Alabama offensive lineman Jedrick Wills Jr. (74) sets up to block against Auburn defensive lineman Big Kat Bryant (1) during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Auburn, Ala. The Cleveland Browns selected Wills in the first round of th NFL draft Thursday, April 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)
Browns nab Bama's Wills with No. 10 pick to plug tackle hole

By Tom Withers Apr. 23, 2020 10:09 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2019, file photo, Buffalo Bills coaching intern Callie Brownson talks with players during warmups before an NFL football game between the Bills and the Tennessee Titans in Nashville, Tenn. Brownson has been named chief of staff for new Browns coach Kevin Stefanski, who began his NFL career in a similar job. Brownson spent last season as a coaching intern with the Bills, and one of the few females in the league, which has been welcoming more women in recent years. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski, File)
Browns name female chief of staff for new coach Stefanski

By Tom Withers Jan. 31, 2020 02:01 PM EST

Cleveland Browns new NFL football head coach Kevin Stefanski answers a question during a news conference at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Phil Long)
Browns still seeking GM, meet second with Vikings assistant

By Tom Withers Jan. 22, 2020 09:54 AM EST

Cleveland Browns new NFL football head coach Kevin Stefanski answers a question during a news conference as his family listens, at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Phil Long)
AP source: Browns interview Vikings assistant GM for opening

By Tom Withers Jan. 20, 2020 03:28 PM EST

Washington Redskins head coach Ron Rivera speaks during a news conference at the team's NFL football training facility, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020 in Ashburn, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Redskins' Snyder promises new culture with Rivera as coach

By Rich Dubroff Jan. 02, 2020 05:45 PM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2019, file photo, Carolina Panthers head coach Ron Rivera watches during the second half of an NFL football game against the Houston Texans in Houston. The Washington Redskins have hired Rivera as their new coach on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke, File)
Redskins hire Ron Rivera as coach

By Stephen Whyno Jan. 01, 2020 09:19 AM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2018 file photo, Washington Redskins President Bruce Allen walks across the field before an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Landover, Md. Allen was fired Monday, Dec. 30, 2019, after a tumultuous and loss-filled decade with the NFL team once coached by his father. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Redskins fire President Bruce Allen, eye Ron Rivera to coach

By Howard Fendrich And Stephen Whyno Dec. 30, 2019 08:33 AM EST

Former Carolina Panthers NFL football head coach Ron Rivera ponders a question during a press conference at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019. Rivera was fired as coach on Tuesday. (David T. Foster III/The Charlotte Observer via AP)
Ron Rivera to meet with Redskins about coaching vacancy

By Stephen Whyno Dec. 29, 2019 08:08 PM EST

Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett walks the sideline during the second half of an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)
Garrett future murky as Cowboys beat Redskins, miss playoffs

By Schuyler Dixon Dec. 29, 2019 07:50 PM EST

Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick celebrates his winning touchdown pass to Mike Gesicki in the second half of an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Dolphins stun Pats; Chiefs top Chargers to grab bye in AFC

By The Associated Press Dec. 29, 2019 05:58 PM EST

Washington Redskins quarterback Dwayne Haskins sits on cart while being taking off the field during the second half of an NFL football game against the New York Giants, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Redskins' Haskins out for Cowboys game with ankle injury

By Stephen Whyno Dec. 23, 2019 05:00 PM EST