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League sources told The Plain Dealer last week that Jason Campbell will be given a legitimate shot at winning the starting quarterback job. Translation: This is the Cleveland Browns' latest reminder to Brandon Weeden that he will be not be handed any...

Now that the draft is over, the AFC North blog is getting back to its usual routine. The weekly column will be posted around noon today and the chat will kick off at 2 p.m. As always, it's time to start with the wake-up call ... RAVENS: Bryant McK...

While the Cleveland Browns' first two picks of this draft addressed the defense, they made a solid move to help the other side of the ball, trading for Miami Dolphins wide receiver Davone Bess on Friday night. Bess isn't a playmaker who'll turn th...

So, the ESPN.com blogger mock draft didn't start out as I envisioned it. In fact, the worst-case scenario happened for the Cleveland Browns. The Jacksonville Jaguars took my targeted player, Oregon linebacker Dion Jordan, at No. 3. To be honest, I...

The Cleveland Browns are among a handful of teams who have made calls about trading back in the first round of Thursday's NFL draft, according to ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. The likelihood of moving back from the No. 6 overall spot hinges on t...

Breakdown: The Cleveland Browns play two of their first three games on the road, which isn't ideal for a team learning a new offense and defense under first-year head coach Rob Chudzinski. After opening against the Miami Dolphins at home, the Browns ...

You might not agree with it, but one can understand if the Cleveland Browns wanted to draft a kicker and go young at that position. Phil Dawson, the longtime kicker of the expansion era Browns, is 38 years old. What's hard to rationalize is the Br...

NFL free agency is almost a half-hour old, and two AFC North players are already close to changing teams, according to ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Mike Wallace is negotiating a five-year deal with the Miami Do...

As expected, the Browns officially named Norv Turner the offensive coordinator as part of Rob Chudzinski's new coaching staff in Cleveland. Turner was the Chargers head coach from 2007 to 2012. It will be Turner's fifth stop as an offensive coordi...

Here's the injury report for games involving AFC North teams on Sunday: BALTIMORE RAVENS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS RAVENS: Questionable: OT Jah Reid (calf). Probable: WR Torrey Smith (ankle). CHIEFS: Out: DE Glenn Dorsey (calf), RB Peyton Hilli...

The temptation will be there. Not once. Not twice. But three times early in the draft. The need for a quarterback will ratchet up the pressure on the Cleveland Browns to take one every time they're on the clock with their first three picks. The sm...

The Cleveland Browns could have another candidate for the fourth overall pick -- USC offensive tackle Matt Kalil. It had been considered a virtual lock that the Minnesota Vikings were going to take Kalil with the No. 3 pick, but the Vikings are st...

Every morning, grab a cup of coffee and get your AFC North wake-up call here: The Baltimore Ravens could be in line to make a repeat appearance on HBO's "Hard Knocks" this summer. If the New York Jets pass on the show, HBO has interest in featu...

It's been a quiet weekend so far in the AFC North and that's not surprising. We're at that point in the offseason where the first wave of free agency is over and the draft is more than three weeks away. But there are still some unanswered question...

A look at what's happening around the AFC North: BENGALS: The team reached an agreement with cornerback Jason Allen, according to ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. The deal is reportedly $8.2 million over two years for Allen, 28, who was a 2006 firs...

This could be the day when you can officially scratch Kevin Kolb and Matt Flynn off the "potential Browns quarterback" list. The Arizona Cardinals have to decide by 4 p.m. Friday whether to release Kolb or give him a $7 million roster bonus. The d...