Jadeveon Clowney
Cleveland Browns wide receivers Amari Cooper (2) and Donovan Peoples-Jones (11) celebrate after Cooper caught a touchdown pass against the New York Jets during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
Ragged rivals: Browns, Steelers meet with teams struggling

Sep. 21, 2022 12:53 PM EDT

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski watches his team play against the New York Jets during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
Browns make same mistakes, suffer inexcusable loss to Jets

By Tom Withers Sep. 19, 2022 03:49 PM EDT

FILE - Cleveland Browns defensive end Jadeveon Clowney (90) during warm-ups before the first half of an NFL preseason football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, in Jacksonville, Fla. Browns defensive end Jadeveon Clowney will miss Thursday night's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers after injuring his right ankle during Sunday's 31-30 loss to the New York Jets. (AP Photo/Gary McCullough, File)
Browns DE Clowney to miss Steelers game with ankle injury

By Tom Withers Sep. 19, 2022 01:43 PM EDT

Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb (24) dives for a touchdown against the New York Jets during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
Browns collapse in final minutes of 31-30 loss to Jets

By Tom Withers Sep. 18, 2022 07:54 PM EDT

Cleveland Browns safety Grant Delpit (22) chases after New York Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson after he made a catch and then took it in for a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, in Cleveland. The Jets won 31-30. (AP Photo/David Richard)
Flacco rallies Jets to stunning 31-30 comeback over Browns

By Tom Withers Sep. 18, 2022 04:44 PM EDT

FILE - Cleveland Browns guard Joel Bitonio stands on the field during an NFL preseason football game against the Chicago Bears, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, in Cleveland. Amid a multitude of missteps, there's one statistic that underscores the Browns' misery since their expansion reboot in 1999 better than any other. They're 1-21-1 in openers. All-Pro left guard Bitonio couldn't help but smile when asked where winning an opener is on his bucket list. (AP Photo/David Richard, File)
Opening weak: Browns have history of failure to start season

By Tom Withers Sep. 08, 2022 04:14 PM EDT

Cleveland Browns quarterback Jacoby Brissett (7) passes against the Chicago Bears during the first half of an NFL preseason football game, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Richard)
Fields throws 3 TD passes in half, Bears edge Browns 21-20

By Tom Withers Aug. 27, 2022 10:26 PM EDT

FILE - Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson throws during NFL football practice in Berea, Ohio, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022. A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022, that Watson has reached a settlement with the NFL and will serve an 11-game suspension and pay a $5 million fine rather than risk missing his first season as quarterback of the Browns following accusations of sexual misconduct while he played for the Houston Texans. (AP Photo/David Dermer, File)
Delay of game: Watson suspension has Browns' plans on hold

By Tom Withers Aug. 23, 2022 03:00 PM EDT

FILE - Cleveland Browns cornerback Denzel Ward participates in a drill during an NFL football practice at the team's training facility Wednesday, June 8, 2022, in Berea, Ohio. Pro Bowl cornerback Denzel Ward was activated from physically unable to perform list on Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, and will practice for the first time since Cleveland's training camp opened after being sidelined with a sprained left foot. (AP Photo/David Richard, File)
Browns star CB Ward returns from foot injury, practicing

By Tom Withers Aug. 15, 2022 02:04 PM EDT

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) looks for a receiver as he is pressured by Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Josh Allen (41) during the first half of an NFL preseason football game, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Watson apologizes, then struggles in Browns preseason debut

By Mark Long Aug. 12, 2022 10:07 PM EDT

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson walks off the field after the NFL football team's training camp, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, in Berea, Ohio. (AP Photo/David Richard)
Browns in limbo while QB Deshaun Watson's saga shifts again

By Tom Withers Aug. 04, 2022 06:55 PM EDT

Cleveland Browns quarterbacks Deshaun Watson (4) and Jacoby Brissett (7) jog during the NFL football team's training camp, Monday, August 1, 2022, in Berea, Ohio. Watson was suspended for six games on Monday after being accused by two dozen women in Texas of sexual misconduct during massage treatments, in what a disciplinary officer said was behavior “more egregious than any before reviewed by the NFL.” (AP Photo/Nick Cammett)
Plan (B)rissett: Browns QB 'ready' to fill in for Watson

By Tom Withers Aug. 02, 2022 06:21 PM EDT

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski directs a drill during an NFL football practice at FirstEnergy Stadium, Thursday, June 16, 2022, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
Clowney says Watson trade brought him back to Browns

By Tom Withers Jun. 16, 2022 04:15 PM EDT

Arizona Cardinals' Kyler Murray (1) participates during the team's NFL football practice, Wednesday, June 1, 2022, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Brady, Rodgers headline list of NFL players skipping OTAs

By Rob Maaddi Jun. 01, 2022 05:32 PM EDT

Cleveland Browns' Jadeveon Clowney (90) talks with John Johnson III (43) and Anthony Walker Jr. during an NFL football practice at the team's training facility Wednesday, May 25, 2022, in Berea, Ohio. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
Clowney re-signs with Browns, bookends again with Garrett

By Tom Withers May. 25, 2022 09:51 AM EDT

FILE - Cleveland Browns defensive end Jadeveon Clowney walks off the field after an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Nov. 7, 2021, in Cincinnati. Free agent Clowney has agreed to re-sign with the Browns, a person familiar with the deal told the Associated Press on Sunday, May 22, 2022. Clowney will sign one-year contract, according to the person who spoke on condition of anonymity because the team has not announced the agreement. (AP Photo/Emilee Chinn, File)
AP source: Clowney re-signing with Browns for 2022 season

By Tom Withers May. 22, 2022 01:42 PM EDT

Former Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield gestures to the crowd from midfield during events for the dedication of a statue of him outside Gaylord Family Memorial Stadium, during halftime of Oklahoma's NCAA college football spring game Saturday, April 23, 2022, in Norman, Okla. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Browns don't move up in NFL draft, still stuck with Mayfield

By Tom Withers Apr. 29, 2022 12:00 AM EDT

FILE - Michigan defensive lineman Aidan Hutchinson runs during a drill at the NFL football scouting combine, Saturday, March 5, 2022, in Indianapolis. Hutchinson is expected to be taken in the NFL Draft. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Top of NFL draft could lack skill position players

By Josh Dubow Apr. 27, 2022 12:46 PM EDT

Houston Texans head coach Lovie Smith, left, speaks to journalists at a coaches press availability during the NFL owner's meeting, Monday, March 28, 2022, at The Breakers resort in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Texans can bolster talent with 2 first-round draft picks

By Kristie Rieken Apr. 22, 2022 07:15 PM EDT

Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) practices with the team during NFL football practice, Aug. 2, 2021, in Houston. Watson's complicated past didn't dissuade the Cleveland Browns from betting on the quarterback's future. He's on Cleveland's roster, and at this point that's the only certainty with the talented yet controversial QB. Watson's stunning trade to the Browns became official Sunday, March 20, 2022 capping a whirlwind few days during in which the three-time Pro Bowler — accused by 22 women of sexual harassment or assault — agreed to come to Cleveland after initially telling the team he wouldn't. (AP Photo/Justin Rex)
Deshaun Watson trade done, Browns defend decision to add QB

By Tom Withers Mar. 20, 2022 12:03 PM EDT