Steve Wilks was disappointed he didn’t get a longer opportunity as Cardinals head coach. But when he was fired after going 3-13 in his lone season in the desert, Wilks didn’t hesitate to look for a job as defensive coordinator. →
BEREA -- The new Browns coordinators had choices. They chose Cleveland. Offensive coordinator Todd Monken, defensive coordinator Steve Wilks and special teams coordinator Mike Priefer were introduced Thursday afternoon. None had a relationship →
BEREA -- Todd Monken interviewed for head coaching jobs with the Jets, Bengals and Packers in January. After he didn’t get them, he became a hot offensive coordinator candidate. He picked the Browns. New coach Freddie Kitchens will remain →
BEREA -- The talent evaluation of the Browns defense starts with end Myles Garrett. New defensive coordinator Steve Wilks came away impressed and with a mission. “A very talented individual,” Wilks said Thursday at his introductory news →
CLEVELAND -- Baker Mayfield left backstage at the Renaissance Hotel carrying a fancy trophy. The Greater Cleveland Sports Awards Professional Athlete of the Year doesn’t have the same prestige as NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, but Mayfield →
Impact lost out to statistics. Despite leading the greatest turnaround in franchise history and restoring pride and hope to the Browns, quarterback Baker Mayfield finished second to Giants running back Saquon Barkley for NFL Offensive Rookie of the →
Baker Mayfield was far from satisfied with the Browns’ 7-8-1 record in his rookie season. He was impressed by the fans’ reaction to the drastic improvement after the Browns went 1-31 in the previous two seasons. “I always wanted →
Denzel Ward is feeling better after a pair of concussions ended his rookie season prematurely and is ready to participate in the Pro Bowl on Sunday in Orlando, Fla. “I feel good,” he said Friday on “Cleveland Browns Daily,” →
On Saturday night in Atlanta, less than 24 hours before Tom Brady takes the field for his ninth Super Bowl, Baker Mayfield should take the stage and accept the award as the NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the Year. It’s not a given. Giants →
The comment, reportedly uttered within the Browns’ offices in Berea, was this: “We just don’t know what we are doing.” That would be no big deal if it was attributed to the night cleaning crew, two guys installing a new →
The season had just about everything. Including wins. Finally. The excitement is already building for the 2019 season — that’s right, season, not draft — after five wins over the final seven games. A 7-8-1 record moved the →
New coach Freddie Kitchens drew from the NFL, CFL and college football as he rounded ut his staff. The Browns announced seven new hires and two holdovers Friday. Many of the moves had been previously reported. Receivers coach Adam Henry and →
Four is the number for Browns receiver Jarvis Landry and the Pro Bowl. He’s headed to his fourth consecutive Pro Bowl, replacing Houston’s DeAndre Hopkins, who’s unable to play due to injury. Landry was originally voted a third →
Baker Mayfield lived up to his draft status in his first season. Mayfield, the No. 1 pick of the Browns, was named NFL Rookie of the Year in voting by the Pro Football Writers of America, the organization announced Tuesday. Cornerback Denzel Ward, →