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By now, everyone knows the Cleveland Browns agreed on a two-year contract with quarterback Brian Hoyer. The question that remains is Hoyer's role. My take on Hoyer is he's a notch below backup quarterback Jason Campbell but probably better than mo...

We haven't heard much about Cam Newton lately. Since early last season, it seems Newton has been overshadowed by a bunch of young quarterbacks. Russell Wilson, Colin Kaepernick, Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III started winning and took a lot of ...

The Cleveland Browns can only hope top draft pick Barkevious Mingo handles NFL offensive tackles as well as he did the questions following his first practice with the team Friday. Learning the extent of Cleveland's obsession about his lean frame, ...

BEREA, Ohio -- The Cleveland Browns could've gone with the flashy pick by drafting West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith. They could've played it safe by taking Alabama's Dee Milliner, the top-rated cornerback in the draft. Instead, Cleveland made ...

There's increasing buzz that West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith will land with the Cleveland Browns, a team that has feigned interest in drafting a quarterback with their top pick for months. In their latest mock drafts Wednesday, NFL Network dr...

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 ...

It's hard to predict whether the Cleveland Browns will take a quarterback in the draft. If you agree that they will draft a quarterback, it's difficult to agree on which one they will select. Even ESPN's draft experts have differing opinions on th...

Quarterbacks Brandon Weeden and Jason Campbell threw passes side by side as the Cleveland Browns opened their first minicamp of the season.

Who is one potential breakout player for each AFC North team in 2013? Baltimore Ravens: Kelechi Osemele. It can be argued that Osemele did, in fact, break out at the end of his rookie season. And it could be argued that the Ravens' shuffling of th...

The Browns' restyled defense won't include linebacker Chris Gocong or safety Usama Young.

So, 53 days after owner Jimmy Haslam announced there would be a battle for the starting quarterback job, the Cleveland Browns finally brought in the competition for Brandon Weeden. Jason Campbell was signed to a two-year contract Tuesday night, th...

Is it even newsworthy anymore when the Baltimore Ravens lose a starter from their Super Bowl team? It's more newsworthy when the Ravens don't lose a starter for a day. This time, however, it's different because the Ravens said goodbye to safety Ed Re...

When Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam declared last month there would be a quarterback competition, the team was linked to every available quarterback. Would the Browns bring in Alex Smith? Michael Vick? Matt Moore? How about Matt Hasselbeck? A...

PHOENIX -- So the main media attraction Tuesday at the NFL owners meeting was the AFC coaches' breakfast. There isn't much to be gleaned about NFC North teams from that group, so I decided to circulate among the AFC North coaches -- whose teams are o...

The running back helmet rule met resistance, but other rules were approved at the owners meetings, writes John Clayton.

Time for a morning run through some odds and ends from around the division: Jason Cole reports that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, so far, have been unwilling to include their first-round pick in this year's draft in a potential trade with the New Yor...