<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-quinshon-judkins-expected-play-ravens');   ga('set', 'title', 'Browns’ Quinshon Judkins will play vs. Ravens');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Browns-OTAs.jpg"><figcaption>Jeff Lange / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Browns’ Quinshon Judkins will play vs. Ravens</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-13T08:03:03-07:00">September 13th, 8:03am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-13T09:21:39-07:00">September 13th, 9:21am</time><address><a>Tim Crean</a>Tim Crean started writing about sports in 2016 and joined ClutchPoints in 2022. He excels with his versatile coverage of the NFL, NBA, soccer, sports media, and more. As a longtime self-professed sports junkie, it is a dream to write about sports professionally. He’s a lifelong Buffalo Bills fan from Western New York and when he’s not enjoying a round of golf he's probably coaching youth soccer or flag football. You can catch all of his sports-related musings on Twitter at @twcrean.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Browns will have reinforcements heading into their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/browns-ravens-bold-predictions-week-2-2025-nfl-season">Week 2 matchup with the Baltimore Ravens</a> as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-quinshon-judkins-week-2-practice-plan-nfl-meeting">2025 second-round draft pick Quinshon Judkins</a> is expected to <a href="https://x.com/JFowlerESPN/status/1966868718459269616">make his NFL debut on Sunday</a>.</p><p>“Browns RB Quinshon Judkins (questionable) is expected to make his NFL debut Sunday vs. Ravens, per sources,” ESPN senior NFL reporter Jeremy Fowler tweeted on Saturday morning.</p><p>A few hours later, NFL Network insider Tom Pelissero confirmed that the Browns have announced Judkins <a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1966898449481429427" rel="noopener">will be active and play</a> Sunday.</p><p>The former Ohio State star is a serious NFL prospect whom Cleveland expected to carry a heavy load after the departure of Nick Chubb this offseason. However, after going 36th overall in the 2025 NFL Draft, he was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-quinshon-judkins-not-facing-formal-charges-domestic-violence-incident">arrested on a battery assault charge</a>. Police eventually closed the investigation after prosecutors decided not to pursue the case.</p><p>Following the resolution of his charges, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-running-back-lands-11-4-million-contract">Judkins signed a four-year, $11.4 million deal</a> with the Browns.</p><p>Judkins, who rushed for  3,785 yards in two seasons with Ole Miss and one with Ohio State, will be part of a crowded backfield in the Browns’ Week 2 game against the Ravens. Last week, veteran Jerome Ford and rookies Dylan Sampson (fourth-round) and Raheim Sanders (undrafted) all got carries in Week 1.</p><p>Sampson got the most work in the Browns’ 17-16 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. But with 12 carries for just 29 yards, neither he nor the other backs stood out or took firmer control of the featured role. Sampson did have eight catches for 64 yards, proving his value in the passing game.</p><p>Now, with Judkins finally ready to go, the Browns may have the backfield they envisioned when they stocked the room with youngsters this offseason. However, against one of the Super Bowl favorites this season, it may not matter who they having running the ball.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Browns’ Quinshon Judkins will play vs. Ravens

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-jack-conklin-injury-update-ravens-will-frighten-joe-flacco');   ga('set', 'title', 'Browns’ Jack Conklin injury update vs Ravens will frighten Joe Flacco');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Jack-Conklin_5175a2.jpg"><figcaption>David Dermer-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><h1>Browns’ Jack Conklin injury update vs Ravens will frighten Joe Flacco</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-12T11:41:23-07:00">September 12th, 11:41am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-12T11:41:23-07:00">September 12th, 11:41am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/browns-ravens-bold-predictions-week-2-2025-nfl-season">Browns will be facing another divisional opponent</a> in Week 2 in the Baltimore Ravens, and they could be without one of their key linemen. Jack Conklin suffered an injury in Week 1, and there’s a chance that he <a href="https://x.com/ScottPetrak/status/1966551439259443659" rel="noopener">may not play</a> this week, according to Scott Petrak of The Chronicle-Telegram.</p><p>“Browns coach Kevin Stefanski: RT Jack Conklin is questionable because of elbow injury sustained in opener. Eye is fine after getting poked in that game. Stefanski said it’s 50-50 whether he’ll play,” Petrak wrote on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>Conklin left the game against the Cincinnati Bengals after dealing with an eye injury. He went to the medical tent and then returned to the sidelines with his teammates, but never returned to the field. Stefanski noted after the game that Conklin got poked in the eye.</p><p>It was unknown that Conklin was dealing with an elbow injury, but it doesn’t seem like anything too serious. If he doesn’t play, Cornelius Lucas will most likely take his place, like he did when he left the game in Week 1.</p><p>Conklin is an All-Pro and has been with the Browns for six seasons, but <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-jack-conklin-brutal-injury-update-bengals">injuries have held him back</a> throughout his tenure. Nonetheless, he has been key to their blocking scheme, and when he’s on the field, things open up for the Browns’ offense.</p><p>The Ravens did not get much pressure on Josh Allen last week, and that should be a good sign for the Browns’ offensive line. Against the Bengals, they allowed Joe Flacco to be sacked only twice, but the rushing attack only produced 49 yards. The hope is that they can get something going on the ground as they try to make it difficult for the Ravens to contain them on offense.</p><p>Conklin would be a big part of that, and there’s still a chance that he suits up.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Browns’ Jack Conklin injury update vs Ravens will frighten Joe Flacco

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-kevin-stefanski-hints-quinshon-judkins-nfl-debut');   ga('set', 'title', 'Browns’ Kevin Stefanski hints at Quinshon Judkins NFL debut vs. Ravens');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Browns-Quinshon-Judkins.jpg"><figcaption>Jeff Lange / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images.</figcaption></figure><h1>Browns’ Kevin Stefanski hints at Quinshon Judkins NFL debut vs. Ravens</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-12T11:11:38-07:00">September 12th, 11:11am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-12T11:11:38-07:00">September 12th, 11:11am</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a>Benedetto Vitale is an avid sports writer who is an expert at covering the NFL, college football, NBA, and UFC. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-safety-bold-claim-bringing-down-derrick-henry">Cleveland Browns have a big Week 2 matchup</a> against the Baltimore Ravens that has already sparked some trash talk between both teams. However, all eyes are on rookie running back Quinshon Judkins, as there is a chance he could make his NFL debut on Sunday. With the game just days away, head coach Kevin Stefanski drops a hint regarding Judkins’ potential availability.</p><p>On Friday, Stefanski claimed that Judkins, who will turn 22 in October, is <a href="https://www.cleveland.com/browns/2025/09/browns-rb-quinshon-judkins-did-a-nice-job-this-week-and-is-on-track-to-face-the-ravens-even-though-hes-listed-as-questionable.html" rel="noopener">looking good in practice</a> leading up to the Ravens game, according to Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com. The Browns still have some time to activate the rookie running back, as he is still technically listed as questionable. But reports indicate he will potentially be available.</p><p>“Rookie running back Quinshon Judkins ‘did a nice job’ in practice this week, Kevin Stefanski said Friday, and appears to be on track to face the Ravens on Sunday. He’s listed as questionable for the game after signing his contract on Saturday, but if all goes as hoped, he’ll make his NFL debut and try to help the Browns avoid going 0-2.”</p><p>The Browns may take up until the final minute to make a final decision on Quinshon Judkins’ status. Stefanski has until Saturday afternoon to decide <a href="https://x.com/AkronJackson/status/1966552433791762824" rel="noopener">whether or not to activate</a> the former Ohio State Buckeye, per Zac Jackson of The Athletic.</p><p>“The Browns have until Saturday afternoon to activate Judkins and make a move if he’s going to play. Same deadline as any PS call-ups. Either way, there will have to be a corresponding move when Judkins goes from roster exemption to active 53.”</p><p>Judkins was a second-round pick by the Browns in the 2025 NFL Draft after having a prolific collegiate career. He transferred to Ohio State ahead of the 2024-25 campaign after playing his first two seasons at Ole Miss. Quinshon Judkins finished his time in college with 3,785 rushing yards and 50 total touchdowns (45 rushing).</p><p>Additionally, Judkins is being investigated by the league for a misdemeanor battery charge in July, which has since been dropped. The Browns’ rookie running back is awaiting a decision from the NFL to suspend him or not. After signing a four-year contract worth over $11 million, it’s expected <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-quinshon-judkins-week-2-practice-plan-nfl-meeting">that Quinshon Judkins could play</a> while the investigation from the league continues.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Browns’ Kevin Stefanski hints at Quinshon Judkins NFL debut vs. Ravens

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/baltimore-ravens/ravens-news-derrick-henry-candid-response-grant-delpits-bold-claim');   ga('set', 'title', 'Ravens’ Derrick Henry has candid response to Grant Delpit’s bold claim');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Baltimore-Ravens-running-back-Derrick-Henry.jpg"><figcaption>Mark Konezny-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Ravens’ Derrick Henry has candid response to Grant Delpit’s bold claim</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-11T14:08:21-07:00">September 11th, 2:08pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-11T15:31:48-07:00">September 11th, 3:31pm</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a>Benedetto Vitale is an avid sports writer who is an expert at covering the NFL, college football, NBA, and UFC. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Ravens</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Week 2 matchup between the Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns is seemingly heating up. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-safety-bold-claim-bringing-down-derrick-henry">Browns safety Grant Delpit turned heads</a> on Thursday after dropping a bold claim about bringing down Derrick Henry. The superstar running back finally responded with a rather candid answer.</p><p>When asked about Delpit’s claims, the 31-year-old running back <a href="https://x.com/jamisonhensley/status/1966231970381508668" rel="noopener">shrugged off the bold statement</a>, according to Jamison Hensley of WBAL Radio. Derrick Henry ultimately is going to let his game do the talking on Sunday.</p><p>“Derrick Henry was asked about Browns safety Grant Delpit, saying it was ‘not hard’ to tackle Henry. ‘Yeah, I saw that,’ Henry said. ‘His coach had a quote. He had a quote. We’ll see on Sunday.'”</p><p>Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski actually does not have a quote about Henry that would be considered bulletin-board material. However, wide receiver Jerry Jeudy <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-jerry-jeudy-stirs-the-pot-with-savage-shot-towards-ravens">did call out the Ravens’ secondary</a>, claiming that he doesn’t think that group poses a challenge for him.</p><p>The Ravens are coming off a tough 41-40 Week 1 loss to the Buffalo Bills. Although he had a strong performance, recording 169 rushing yards and two touchdowns, his crucial fumble in the fourth quarter gave the Bills the opportunity they needed to win the game. It was something <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/baltimore-ravens/ravens-news-derrick-henry-owns-fumble-bills-game">Derrick Henry took ownership of</a> after saying he told his teammates to put the loss on him for the mistake.</p><p>After having a ridiculously good first year with the Ravens last season, the three-time rushing touchdowns leader aims to continue his success in his second season with the franchise. Derrick Henry ended the 2024-25 campaign recording 1,921 rushing yards (second most in his career) and 16 rushing touchdowns (led the NFL). He also hauled in two touchdown receptions while surpassing 2,100 total yards of scrimmage for the second time in his career.</p><p>The Ravens and Browns kick off on Sunday, September 14, at 1 p.m. EST. It will be the team’s first home game of the season in Baltimore.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Ravens’ Derrick Henry has candid response to Grant Delpit’s bold claim

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-safety-bold-claim-bringing-down-derrick-henry');   ga('set', 'title', 'Browns safety makes bold claim about bringing down Derrick Henry');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Derrick-Henry-and-Grant-Delpit.jpg"><figcaption>Scott Galvin-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Browns safety makes bold claim about bringing down Derrick Henry</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-11T10:39:28-07:00">September 11th, 10:39am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-11T10:42:24-07:00">September 11th, 10:42am</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a>Benedetto Vitale is an avid sports writer who is an expert at covering the NFL, college football, NBA, and UFC. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Ravens</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/browns-ravens-bold-predictions-week-2-2025-nfl-season">Cleveland Browns are set to take on</a> the Baltimore Ravens in an important AFC North divisional matchup. Leading up to the contest, a safety in Cleveland’s secondary dropped a bold take about Derrick Henry that is likely to turn heads.</p><p>Grant Delpit, a 26-year-old safety for the Browns, <a href="https://x.com/MaryKayCabot/status/1966178902570914208" rel="noopener">shrugged off the idea</a> of how difficult it is to tackle Henry while talking with media members on Thursday, according to team beat writer Mary Kay Cabot. Delpit only uttered two words in his response, as he seemingly thinks tackling the two-time rushing champ isn’t too hard.</p><p>“How hard is Ravens’ Derrick Henry to bring down? Browns’ Grant Delpit: ‘Not hard.'”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Browns?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Browns</a> safety Grant Delpit was asked how hard it is to tackle Derrick Henry:</p><p>“Not hard.”</p><p> <a href="https://t.co/ADZjV0mNsD">pic.twitter.com/ADZjV0mNsD</a> <a href="https://t.co/qSHAZE5SjU">https://t.co/qSHAZE5SjU</a></p><p>— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) <a href="https://twitter.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1966195044119150873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 11, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>With the contest just days away, Delpit has seemingly given Henry some bulletin board material for the game. The response given by the Browns’ safety isn’t all that accurate, either, as Derrick Henry has been one of the best running backs in the league since being drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the 2016 NFL Draft.</p><p>The 31-year-old running back ended last season with 1,921 rushing yards (second most in the league) while also scoring 16 rushing touchdowns (led the NFL). His Week 1 performance in the 2025-26 campaign against the Buffalo Bills was wildly impressive, as he recorded 169 yards and two scores in that contest despite the Ravens losing 41-40 to Buffalo.</p><p>Grant Delpit appears to be ultra confident in himself and his teammates <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-jerry-jeudy-stirs-the-pot-with-savage-shot-towards-ravens">as the Browns aim</a> to get back in the win column after suffering a 17-16 Week 1 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. Although his two-word take about Derrick Henry is highly questionable, he seemingly has the right mindset for Sunday’s matchup. Although Henry is looking like a future Hall of Famer, Cleveland has to do whatever it can to slow him down.</p><p>Delpit is in the fifth year of his career, all of which have been with the Browns. He’s been a tackle machine as well, as he tends to fly all over the field and track the ball carrier. Grant Delpit ended the 2024-25 campaign with 111 combined tackles (68 solo), a sack, and a fumble recovery. His 111 combined tackles in a single season are a career high.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Browns safety makes bold claim about bringing down Derrick Henry

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/nfl-stories/browns-ravens-bold-predictions-week-2-2025-nfl-season');   ga('set', 'title', 'Browns vs. Ravens bold predictions for Week 2 of 2025 NFL season');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Browns-vs-Ravens.jpg"></figure><h1>Browns vs. Ravens bold predictions for Week 2 of 2025 NFL season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-10T12:09:29-07:00">September 10th, 12:09pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-10T12:09:29-07:00">September 10th, 12:09pm</time><address><a>RB Hayek</a>RB Hayek has been writing about sports for over a decade and is currently a member of ClutchPoints' editorial team after primarily focusing on betting content. In addition, he is also a published author of thriller novels, available on Amazon.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Ravens</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Browns have always had a great, albeit one-sided, rivalry with the Baltimore Ravens. Now, it gets a boost with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-quinshon-judkins-likely-to-make-debut-vs-ravens-after-nfl-meeting">debut of rookie running back Quinshon Judkins</a> in Week 2 against the Birds. This Browns vs. Ravens game could be great, as it will be another AFC North slugfest. Likewise, this Browns-Ravens Week 2 preview gives some bold predictions. These Browns-Ravens bold predictions will use reason and analysis from the opening weekend, along with past performances.</p><p>The betting odds for this game have Baltimore <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nfl" rel="noopener">favored by 11.5 points</a>. Yet, there is a greater chance that it could also be a closer matchup than possible. It’s worth noting that the Ravens are just 2-6 against the spread in their past eight games against the Browns. That indicates that these have generally been great games. It also highlights how there have been some surprises and some great plays.</p><p>This Browns vs. Ravens game could be no different. Namely, there could be some shocks that fans don’t see coming. It could also turn out to be one of the best games of the weekend.</p><h2><b>Harold Fannin Jr. leads the Browns in targets (again) and yards</b></h2><p>Harold Fannin emerged, seemingly out of nowhere, to lead the Browns in targets (nine) in Week 1, overshadowing veteran tight end David Njoku. Fannin finished with seven receptions for 63 yards while also rushing once for three yards. Of course, Cleveland mostly threw the ball a lot because they just could not get anything going off the ground. Still, it was a sight to see, especially with Njoku getting six targets, with just three catches.</p><p>Anyone who watched Fannin play in college knows he was a stud. Significantly, he was excellent in his last rookie season for Bowling Green, catching 117 passes for 1,555 yards and 10 touchdowns. Njoku will still be an option. However, Fannin displayed something in Week 1 that illustrated the team could trust him even more going forward. Despite the presence of wide receiver Jerry Jeudy and Njoku, Fannin could be the guy again, especially if he lines up in the slot to give Joe Flacco an easy option inside.</p><p>It could also open up the offense, as it did for the Buffalo Bills in Week 1. The Ravens allowed Dalton Kinkaid to score a touchdown early in the game. Therefore, it allowed the Bills to open things up later. The Browns could apply the same strategy.</p><h2><b>Zay Flowers struggles against the Browns</b></h2><p>Zay Flowers had himself a game in Week 1, going off for seven catches on nine targets for 143 yards and a touchdown. Yet, there is always that doubt. Flowers had two games against the Browns last season. In the first game, he had seven receptions for 115 yards in a loss to the Browns. In the second, he had just one catch on two targets for 12 yards.</p><p>Flowers is one of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/baltimore-ravens/3-hottest-baltimore-ravens-takes-coming-out-2025-minicamp">key players in a hot Ravens offense</a>. However, that has not stopped him from having duds. Flowers has not scored a touchdown in his career against Cleveland. Also, he has had two games where he has gone under 60 yards. For whatever reason, this Cleveland secondary has done a good job containing him half the time.</p><p>The Ravens are also a running team. They like to run with Lamar Jackson, and they like to run with Derrick Henry. Ultimately, that is not going to change anytime soon, and the team will always run the ball whenever they get a chance. It’s simply their identity. Unfortunately, it has a ripple effect on talented players like Flowers.</p><h2><b>Browns vs. Ravens is the highest-scoring game of Week 2</b></h2><p>When you look at this Browns-Ravens Week 2 preview, high scoring does not exactly come to mind, mainly because of Cleveland. Yet, it has happened before. Just two years ago, the Browns defeated the Ravens 33-31 on November 12, 2023, in a high-scoring thriller. While this team has destroyed the Browns before, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/baltimore-ravens/ravens-news-john-harbaugh-addresses-baltimores-recent-history-4th-quarter-meltdowns">Ravens have also choked too many times</a> recently.</p><p>Going back to that Browns vs. Ravens game in 2023, it’s hard to forget that Baltimore had a huge lead then, too. The Ravens led 17-3 in the first quarter and 31-17 in the fourth quarter. Regardless, the Browns battled back to win the game. Joe Flacco may not be the greatest quarterback, especially at his age. Regardless, he can still chuck the ball deep and find receivers open when he needs to.</p><p>The Browns did not score many points last weekend against what was perceived as a bad Cincinnati defense. This week, they face a Baltimore defense that just blew a 40-25 fourth-quarter lead. While the Browns probably won’t be scoring many points this season, they always seem to show up against the Ravens. Expect that to be the case again.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Browns vs. Ravens bold predictions for Week 2 of 2025 NFL season

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-jerry-jeudy-stirs-the-pot-with-savage-shot-towards-ravens');   ga('set', 'title', 'Browns’ Jerry Jeudy stirs the pot with savage shot towards Ravens');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Browns-WR-Jerry-Jeudy.jpg?w=1024"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: © Jeff Lange / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Browns’ Jerry Jeudy stirs the pot with savage shot towards Ravens</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-10T11:38:38-07:00">September 10th, 11:38am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-10T11:38:38-07:00">September 10th, 11:38am</time><address><a href="https://linktr.ee/jordan.llanes">Jordan Llanes</a>Jordan Llanes is a sports writer and reporter based in Florida. In addition to ClutchPoints, he writes for a few other publications covering the NFL, college sports and Tottenham Hotspur. When he's not writing, Jordan enjoys spending time with his fiancée, cats, family and friends, as well as catching the latest TV shows and movies, and traveling.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Ravens</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Fresh off a narrow 17-16 Week 1 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, the Cleveland <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-quinshon-judkins-week-2-practice-plan-nfl-meeting">Browns will look to right</a> the ship against another division rival this coming Sunday. Week 2 will bring a trip to Baltimore to play the Ravens. As the team prepares to attempt to capture their first win of 2025 in Baltimore, wide receiver Jerry Jeudy spoke with the press after practice on Wednesday. ESPN’s David Oyefusi asked Jeudy about the Ravens’ secondary, <a href="https://x.com/DanielOyefusi/status/1965814134534205892" rel="noopener">then shared the veteran’s taunt</a> via X (formerly Twitter).</p><p>“Question to Browns WR Jerry Jeudy: What challenges do the Ravens secondary present?” Oyefusi posted on Wednesday. “Jeudy: ‘No challenges.'”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-jerry-jeudy-extreme-confidence-reach-2025-goal">Jeudy’s taunt is certainly</a> a bold one. The Ravens’ secondary is loaded with veteran talent. Although they might not have had their best performance this past Sunday night in Buffalo, there’s a reason why Bills quarterback Josh Allen won the MVP last year. It’s safe to say he’s good at picking apart defenses. Will Browns starter Joe Flacco have similar success on Sunday? Or will Jeudy’s take on Baltimore’s secondary fall flat?</p><h2><b>The Browns look to capture first win of the season over the Ravens</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Browns-WR-Jerry-Jeudy-vs-Ravens.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Ravens had their own narrow defeat in Week 1, as Allen and the Bills stormed back in the fourth quarter to win 41-40. Both teams will be looking to capture their first win of 2025 on Sunday. While Baltimore will be favored, it’s probably safe to say that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-quinshon-judkins-likely-to-make-debut-vs-ravens-after-nfl-meeting">the Browns will at least</a> put up a fight. Head coach Kevin Stefanski and general manager Andrew Berry could lose their jobs if this season doesn’t go well. A win in the Ravens’ home stadium will certainly help their case.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-joe-flacco-gets-100-real-on-week-2-ravens-clash-after-winning-qb1-job">Furthermore, Flacco has unfinished business</a> with the franchise that drafted him. Although his tenure ended once Jackson took over the lead role, the veteran was the Ravens’ starter when they won their lone Super Bowl under head coach Jim Harbaugh. Flacco feels at home in Stefanski’s system. His targets, led by Jeudy and Cedric Tillman, do as well. Will Jeudy, Flacco, and the rest of the Browns offense engineer an upset at M&amp;T Bank Stadium Sunday afternoon?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Browns’ Jerry Jeudy stirs the pot with savage shot towards Ravens

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-quinshon-judkins-week-2-practice-plan-nfl-meeting');   ga('set', 'title', 'Browns RB Quinshon Judkins’ Week 2 practice plan after NFL meeting');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Browns-running-back-Quinshon-Judkins-during-their-rookie-mini-camp.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Browns RB Quinshon Judkins’ Week 2 practice plan after NFL meeting</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-10T10:04:13-07:00">September 10th, 10:04am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-10T10:04:13-07:00">September 10th, 10:04am</time><address><a>Gerard Angelo Samillano</a>Gerard Angelo Samillano is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints, with his focus primarily on the NBA, NFL, MLB and NCAA Football. When he's not writing for CP, Gerard can often be seen playing VALORANT or playing pick-up basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Browns are preparing to debut one of their star rookies. After not being signed due to his battery arrest, 2025 second-round draft pick Quinshon Judkins is getting ready to make his NFL debut. Judkins signed his rookie deal just before Week 1, leaving him with no time to prepare for their game against the Cincinnati Bengals.</p><p>Because of that, Judkins did not suit up for the Browns’ loss to the Bengals. Now, though, the Browns<a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1965801800772288699" rel="noopener"> have a concrete plan to get the running back ready</a>. After the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-quinshon-judkins-likely-to-make-debut-vs-ravens-after-nfl-meeting">running back attended a meeting with the NFL as part of their own investigation</a>, Cleveland is looking to get Judkins on the practice field, per Ian Rapoport.</p><p>“The plan is for Quinshon Judkins to practice tomorrow and Friday and determine his availability for Sunday at that point,” Rapoport reports.</p><p>Judkins was the Browns’ second-round pick in the 2025 NFL draft. After Nick Chubb’s departure, the rookie was expected to be the lead running back of the offense. However, Judkins was arrested early in the offseason due to a battery charge. As a result, Cleveland did not <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-running-back-lands-11-4-million-contract">sign the running back to his rookie deal until everything was sorted out legally.</a></p><p>The prosecution declined to press charges against the running back a few weeks ago, paving the way for the Browns to finally ink the rookie to his first deal. That being said, the NFL is still holding its own investigation into whether Judkins violated the league’s personal conduct policy. Depending on the results of the investigation, the Browns rookie could get fined and/or suspended for a few games.</p><p>The Browns lost their season-opener against the Bengals. With Judkins out, the Browns relied mostly on Dylan Sampson on the ground game, with Jerome Ford taking the occasional snap. The result was a mixed bag: Sampson had 12 carries for a measly 28 rushing yards, but he also caught eight passes for 66 yards. Ford fared worse: getting six carries but only getting eight yards. The Browns running backs will face another tough test in Week 2 when they take on the vaunted Baltimore Ravens defense.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Browns RB Quinshon Judkins’ Week 2 practice plan after NFL meeting

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-kevin-stefanski-confirms-andre-szmyt-week-2-kicker');   ga('set', 'title', 'Browns’ Kevin Stefanski confirms Andre Szmyt will be Week 2 kicker');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Andre-Szmyt.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Browns’ Kevin Stefanski confirms Andre Szmyt will be Week 2 kicker</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-10T09:02:27-07:00">September 10th, 9:02am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-10T09:02:27-07:00">September 10th, 9:02am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-joe-flacco-gets-brutally-honest-backbreaking-drops-to-ints">Browns came out of Week 1 with a 17-16 loss</a> to the Cincinnati Bengals, but things could have been different if they had made a few more of their kicks. That’s where Andre Szmyt comes in, as the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-most-blame-close-week-1-loss-bengals">kicker missed an extra point</a> and a field goal in the loss.</p><p>With that kind of loss, some teams look to make changes at the position, and after the game, head coach Kevin Stefanski said he wasn’t there yet when it came to bringing in competition.</p><p>“I’m not there,” Stefanski said. “You know, like most type of things. You know, points are at premium obviously. So that’s frustrating. Andre’s had a really good camp. He’s done a nice job for us. So I’m not there.”</p><p>Well, Stefanski <a href="https://x.com/DMRussini/status/1965793631069155474" rel="noopener">doubled down on that notion</a> days later and confirmed that Szmyt will be the kicker for Week 2 against the Baltimore Ravens, according to The Athletic’s Zac Jackson.</p><p>“Just like any young player, he’ll continue to get better,” Stefanski said.</p><p>Szmyt has the opportunity to turn the narrative around in Week 2, and Stefanski seems to believe in him doing so. If Szmyt doesn’t take advantage of his chance then, it would not be a surprise to see the team bring in some competition. Football is a game of inches, and a field goal can change a lot when it comes to a win or a loss.</p><p>One thing that seems positive about Szmyt is that he <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/kevin-stefanski-on-bringing-in-kicker-competition-im-not-there" rel="noopener">knows his mistakes</a>, and he spoke about them after the loss.</p><p>“I got to do better and I expect better out of myself,” Szmyt said. “Just try and forget about it and move on to next week.”</p><p>What’s even better is that his teammates had his back.</p><p>“[T]hese guys are here for me,” Szmyt said. “I know I have to do my job and I’m going to do it the next time.”</p><p>Now, Szmyt has to go out and put the work in.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Browns’ Kevin Stefanski confirms Andre Szmyt will be Week 2 kicker

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Downing-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Deion Sanders reveals Shedeur Sanders’ gesture amid Colorado QB1 report</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-10T00:11:39-07:00">September 10th, 12:11am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-10T00:11:39-07:00">September 10th, 12:11am</time><address><a>Paolo Mariano</a>Paolo Mariano is a freelance writer, editor, and producer based in Manila, Philippines. He is a journalism graduate from the University of Santo Tomas and the father of a young girl whose personality swings from Simone Biles to Dillon Brooks. A beacon of objectivity, he believes Penny Hardaway is the true NBA GOAT.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Colorado coach Deion Sanders has stayed mum on who will start at quarterback when they go up against Houston on Friday. A report, however, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ncaa-football/colorado-football-news-deion-sanders-calls-out-media-ryan-staub-report">claimed that Ryan Staub will get the nod</a> after his valiant effort in their win over Delaware, 31-7, on Saturday.</p><p>Staub, who came off the bench in the closing seconds of the first half, went 7-of-10 for 157 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Buffaloes. He has been relegated to a third-stinger this season behind Kaidon Salter and Julian Lewis after playing backup to former Colorado star Shedeur Sanders for the past two years.</p><p>While the elder Sanders refuted the report and refused to reveal his plan against the Cougars, he shared that his son called Staub <a href="https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-football/colorado/news/deion-sanders-drops-shedeur-sanders-truth-bomb-breakout-colorado-buffaloes-qb-ryan-staub/a19acfc521128ab8afd10a76" rel="noopener">to congratulate him</a> on his breakout performance.</p><p>“You gotta understand that Staub is a lovable dude. Everybody who’s played here previously has reached out to him and congratulated him. They did something to let them know how proud they are. He’s always been a stand-up guy, no matter who’s starting. He’s always been there in support. He’s not gonna be one of those guys where someone else is starting and he’s on the bench mad. He’s not built like that,” said the Colorado coach in a report from Sporting News.</p><p>In a twist of fate, it’s the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-michael-irvin-shedeur-sanders-defense-preseason-debut">younger Sanders who’s now glued to the bench</a>, as he did not see any action in the Cleveland Brown’s opening loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.</p><p>Staub hasn’t started a game since 2023. Still, he has remained engaged with the squad, and his outspoken coach touted his work ethic and exemplary attitude ahead of their game against Houston.</p><p>“He’s gonna be there and support and make sure you’re prepared and make sure the scout team is prepared. He’s gonna give you everything he has when he gets the opportunity to practice,” added Deion Sanders.</p><p>“This is a real life story happening right before your eyes. Hats off to him because he’s the ultimate teammate. Those are the type of guys we’re looking for.”</p><p>Colorado improved to 1-1 after the win over Delaware.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Deion Sanders reveals Shedeur Sanders’ gesture amid Colorado QB1 report

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-most-blame-close-week-1-loss-bengals');   ga('set', 'title', 'Browns most to blame for close Week 1 loss to Bengals');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Browns-most-to-blame-for-close-Week-1-loss-to-Bengals.jpg"></figure><h1>Browns most to blame for close Week 1 loss to Bengals</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-09T06:18:38-07:00">September 9th, 6:18am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-09T06:18:38-07:00">September 9th, 6:18am</time><address><a href="http://hoopnut.blogspot.com/">Enzo Flojo</a>Enzo Flojo is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints and a columnist for Asian basketball at FIBA. He brings a dynamic spirit and background, having expertise that spans writing, analytics, coaching, and broadcasting. He is also currently an Assistant Coach on Scouting &amp; Analytics for the Philippine national youth basketball team.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cincinnati Bengals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Browns walked into Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season with optimism, only to leave Paycor Stadium haunted by missed chances and wasted dominance. Against the Cincinnati Bengals, the Browns did nearly everything right, except finish the job. For the Browns, a <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/boxscore/_/gameId/401772829">17-16 loss</a> that slipped away despite statistical superiority raises uncomfortable questions about who truly deserves the blame.</p><h2><b>How the Browns let it slip away</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Sep-7-2025-Cleveland-Ohio-USA-Cleveland-Browns-quarterback-Joe-Flacco-15-throws-during-the-first-half-against-the-Cincinnati-Bengals-at-Huntington-Bank-Field.jpg"></figure><p>Cleveland dropped their 2025 season opener to the Bengals in heartbreaking fashion. The Browns dominated statistically, outgaining Cincinnati 327-141 in total yards and holding the ball for nearly 36 minutes. That said, several errors proved costly. Rookie kicker Andre Szmyt <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/bengals-news-joe-burrow-one-point-win-browns-perspective">missed an extra point</a> after a touchdown and later hooked a 36-yard field goal attempt that would have given the Browns the lead. Those lost points loomed large in a game decided by the slimmest of margins.</p><p>Quarterback Joe Flacco threw for 290 yards and a touchdown. However, his two <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-joe-flacco-gets-brutally-honest-backbreaking-drops-to-ints">interceptions helped swing momentum</a>. Cincinnati’s defense stepped up when it mattered most, too. DJ Turner and Jordan Battle made game-changing picks in the second half. Despite the Bengals’ offensive struggles, Cleveland failed to capitalize in the closing moments. They started their final drive pinned at their own one-yard line. Head coach Kevin Stefanski admitted afterward that the missed kicks made the difference. This underscored how squandered opportunities and turnovers turned a dominant statistical performance into a bitter Week 1 loss.</p><p>Here we’ll try to look at and discuss the Cleveland Browns personnel most to blame for close Week 1 loss to Bengals.</p><h2><b>Kicker Andre Szmyt shoulders the heaviest blame</b></h2><p>The most obvious culprit in this loss is Szmyt. The rookie kicker cost Cleveland four points in a game they lost by one. Missing an extra point can rattle a team. However, missing a 36-yard field goal with the game hanging in the balance is the kind of mistake that keeps coaches awake at night.</p><p>To be fair, this was Szmyt’s NFL debut. Rookie nerves often strike even the most talented specialists. Still, the NFL is a results business. Missed kicks in close games are magnified. If this continues, the Browns may be forced to look elsewhere for stability on special teams. For now, Szmyt owns a spotlight he never wanted.</p><h2><b>Jerome Ford fades from the backfield picture</b></h2><p>If there was ever a chance for Jerome Ford to prove he could be a dependable option, this was it. With Quinshon Judkins sidelined, Ford had the opportunity to seize <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-why-quinshon-judkins-hasnt-signed-rookie-contract">control of the running back rotation</a>. Instead, he delivered just eight total yards on six uninspired carries. He failed to break first contact, showed no burst, and looked hesitant hitting the line of scrimmage.</p><p>Meanwhile, rookie Dylan Sampson seized his moment. Out-snapping Ford, 14 to 7, Sampson flashed versatility in the receiving game and gave Stefanski’s offense a spark. Ford may now be relegated to a backseat once Judkins returns. This was more than just a poor performance. It was a squandered audition.</p><h2><b>Offensive line cracks under pressure</b></h2><p>The Browns’ offensive line has long been the backbone of Stefanski’s zone-blocking scheme. However, cracks appeared at the worst times. Dawand Jones, getting his first start at left tackle, endured a nightmare afternoon. He was penalized four times (two accepted) and allowed seven pressures. As such, he drew a dismal 29.9 grade from Pro Football Focus. That kind of performance not only stalled drives but put an immobile veteran like Flacco at significant risk.</p><p>Joel Bitonio, Ethan Pocic, and Wyatt Teller offered steadier protection in the passing game. That said, their run-blocking was pedestrian at best. The once-elite interior trio failed to open consistent rushing lanes. That left their backfield stuck in neutral. If Cleveland can’t rediscover its dominance in the trenches, the offense will continue to lean too heavily on Flacco’s arm. That’s a dangerous gamble at this stage of his career.</p><h2><b>Receivers’ drops prove costly</b></h2><p>Quarterbacks are often judged by turnovers, but context matters. Flacco’s two interceptions were products of his receivers failing him in key spots. Jerry Jeudy let one ball slip through his hands. That resulted in an interception by Battle. Cedric Tillman followed suit in the fourth quarter, deflecting a catchable pass straight into Turner’s arms.</p><p>These weren’t fluky mishaps. They were avoidable errors that altered the game’s trajectory. Drops kill drives, but when they morph into turnovers, they’re devastating. Jeudy, in particular, needs to clean up his consistency if he wants to justify his role as a featured target.</p><h2><b>Joe Flacco deserved better support</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Cleveland-Browns-quarterback-Joe-Flacco.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Lost in the finger-pointing is the fact that Flacco played a strong game under difficult circumstances. He completed nearly 69 percent of his passes and added a touchdown. His command of Stefanski’s offense was evident. For stretches, he looked like the steadying veteran Cleveland needed.</p><p>The interceptions will blemish his stat line, but both were the fault of his receivers. Flacco gave the Browns a chance to win; others around him squandered it. The veteran delivered enough to keep hope alive, though he needs more help if that hope is to translate into wins.</p><h2><b>Accountability must come fast</b></h2><p>Week 1 losses don’t define a season, but they do expose fault lines. For Cleveland, this game laid bare issues on special teams, in the backfield, along the offensive line, and at wide receiver. The Browns obviously can’t afford to waste dominant statistical performances with self-inflicted wounds. They were objectively the better team between the lines, but not on the scoreboard. Until that changes, their ceiling will remain frustratingly low.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Browns most to blame for close Week 1 loss to Bengals

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He earned his degree from Florida Atlantic University in 2023 and has been covering the school's athletic programs since 2020, having served as a Sports Editor at the FAU University Press. He was granted the unique opportunity to report on the men's basketball team's journey to the Final Four in Houston for FAU Owls Nest during March Madness, consistently striving to grow as a sports journalist.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Joe Flacco and the Cleveland <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/bengals-news-much-maligned-defense-won-week-1-vs-browns">Browns suffered a close 17-16 defeat to the Cincinnati Bengals</a> on opening weekend.</p><p>Flacco started in his first Browns game since he helped lead the team to the playoffs in the 2023 campaign. He won the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year for his remarkable efforts after signing as a free agent midseason.</p><p>In his first game back with Cleveland after spending 2024 with the Indianapolis Colts, he ended the day with 31 completions out of 45 attempts for 290 yards and a touchdown.</p><p>However, he threw two interceptions and saw some of his passes end in drops from his receivers. He <a href="https://x.com/AkronJackson/status/1964786900864221244" rel="noopener">reflected on the loss</a> after the game, per reporter Zac Jackson. The veteran quarterback knew that his mistakes hurt the team’s chances of winning but understood that comes with the game of football.</p><p>“That’s football. I’m wishing I threw it a little bit better…we’re all going home tonight and trying to sleep with that on our chest,” Flacco said.</p><h2><b>How Joe Flacco, Browns played against Bengals</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Cleveland-Browns-quarterback-Joe-Flacco.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Joe Flacco made the effort to keep the Browns competitive against a tough Bengals squad, but they fell short in the end.</p><p>It didn’t help matters that their kicker Andre Szmyt missed a crucial field goal that could have given Cleveland the lead in the final minutes. The win was within their grasp, something they will think about for the next few days.</p><p>Due to Flacco’s active passing, the receiving corps benefitted from the quarterback’s distribution. Four players obtained five or more catches for over 50 yards each. Jerry Jeudy led the way with five receptions for 66 yards, Dylan Sampson had eight catches for 64 yards, while Harold Fannin Jr. made seven receptions for 63 yards. Meanwhile, Cedric Tillman recorded five catches for 52 yards and a touchdown.</p><p>The Browns will look to bounce back in their next matchup, remaining on the road. They face the Baltimore Ravens on Sept. 14 at 1 p.m. ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Browns’ Joe Flacco gets brutally honest on backbreaking drops-to-INTs

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-wnba-ugly-sex-toy-trend-cleveland-bengals-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'WNBA’s ugly sex toy trend comes to Browns for Bengals game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/NFL-referees-1.jpg"><figcaption>Scott Galvin-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>WNBA’s ugly sex toy trend comes to Browns for Bengals game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-07T12:26:09-07:00">September 7th, 12:26pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-07T12:26:09-07:00">September 7th, 12:26pm</time><address><a>Jaren Kawada</a>Jaren Kawada is a former full-time sports bettor and is now a NFL, College Football and Betting Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Despite all the storylines that unfolded over the summer, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/wnba/wnba-stories/wnba-takes-legal-route-tackle-sex-toy-incidents">headline of the 2025 WNBA season has been a disgusting fan trend</a> of throwing sex toys onto the court. A few Cleveland Browns fans decided to bring that into the NFL in the team’s Week 1 game against the Cincinnati Bengals.</p><p>The fans did not wait to begin the chaos and got started early in the game. The perpetrator <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1964755660547227969" rel="noopener">hurled a green sex toy</a> onto the field as the Bengals approached the red zone, forcing officials to toss it to the sideline.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">A green dildo was thrown onto the field in Cleveland during the Browns-Bengals game.</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/whatthefhck?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@whatthefhck</a>)<a href="https://t.co/ag8IZVWInN">pic.twitter.com/ag8IZVWInN</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1964755660547227969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 7, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The game was not stopped, as officials merely discarded the object while the Bengals were in a huddle.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/wnba/wnba-stories/wnba-news-fan-arrested-sex-toy-confession-police">fans who threw sex toys onto WNBA courts</a> were eventually arrested, but the NFL might have difficulty taking the same approach. The number of fans at a WNBA game pales in comparison to those in attendance at Huntington Bank Field, making it much more challenging to narrow down any potential suspects.</p><h2><b>Browns, Bengals in surprisingly competitive Week 1 affair</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Browns-Myles-Garrett-tries-to-get-to-Bengals-Joe-Burrow.jpg"><figcaption>Jeff Lange / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Sex toy drama aside, the Browns and Bengals have engaged in yet another nip-and-tuck battle. The in-state rivals have not ceded an inch to one another as both look to begin the 2025 season in the win column.</p><p>With the Browns coming off a dismal 3-14 season and starting 40-year-old Joe Flacco at quarterback, many felt that the Bengals would run away with the victory. However, despite Cincinnati landing the first punch, Cleveland did not lose a step.</p><p>The Bengals took a 14-10 lead into halftime, but the lead did not last. Flacco found wide receiver Cedric Tillman for a short touchdown to take a 16-14 lead in the third quarter. Cincinnati eventually reclaimed the lead, but it entered the final frame up just 17-16.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

WNBA’s ugly sex toy trend comes to Browns for Bengals game

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-quinshon-judkins-likely-to-make-debut-vs-ravens-after-nfl-meeting');   ga('set', 'title', 'Browns’ Quinshon Judkins ‘likely’ to make debut vs. Ravens after NFL meeting');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Judkins-Browns-1.jpg"><figcaption>Jeff Lange / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Browns’ Quinshon Judkins ‘likely’ to make debut vs. Ravens after NFL meeting</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-07T07:17:23-07:00">September 7th, 7:17am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-07T07:17:23-07:00">September 7th, 7:17am</time><address><a href="https://www.downeuclid.com">Evan Dammarell</a>Evan Dammarell is an award-winning sports journalist covering all things Cleveland, including the Cavs, right off the shores of Lake Erie. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Cleveland Browns rookie running back Quinshon Judkins is <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1964685591087550705" rel="noopener">moving closer</a> to making his NFL debut. Momentum is building for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-running-back-lands-11-4-million-contract">Judkins to play</a> against the Baltimore Ravens as the league continues its review of his off-field matter.</p><p>Judkins, the 36th overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, met with the NFL regarding its investigation into an arrest in South Florida. Prosecutors declined to pursue charges. However, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-quinshon-judkins-not-facing-formal-charges-domestic-violence-incident">NFL has continued its own review</a> under the personal conduct policy. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, there is a strong chance Judkins will be cleared to play when Cleveland travels to Baltimore.</p><p>The Browns signed Judkins to a four-year, $11.4 million fully guaranteed rookie contract after weeks of uncertainty tied to the legal situation. The deal made him the final member of the team’s draft class to officially join the roster. He was granted a two-week roster exemption, allowing him to practice while not counting toward the 53-man limit. That exemption is unrelated to the league’s disciplinary process. But it has given the team flexibility as Judkins gets up to speed.</p><h2><b>A boost for the Browns’ backfield</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Judkins-Browns-2.jpg"><figcaption>Jeff Lange / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Cleveland’s rushing attack has been under scrutiny as the offense searches for consistency. The team has leaned on Jerome Ford while mixing in rookie Dylan Sampson and Raheim Sanders. Judkins, however, was drafted to be the centerpiece of the ground game. His absence has left questions about the Browns’ long-term offensive ceiling.</p><p>Judkins arrives in Cleveland with a decorated college résumé. He broke out at Ole Miss before transferring to Ohio State. Judkins rushed for 1,060 yards in his lone season with the Buckeyes and helped them win a national championship in 2024. His combination of power and speed was a key reason the Browns invested a second-round pick in him, projecting him as a future workhorse.</p><p>The possibility of Judkins making his debut against a division rival underscores how much his presence could reshape Cleveland’s offense. The Browns see him as a player capable of taking pressure off veteran quarterback Joe Flacco. It will also open opportunities for receivers Jerry Jeudy, Cedric Tillman, and Jamari Thrash.</p><p>While the league’s decision is still pending, the expectation is that Judkins could take the field soon. That represents an important turning point for the rookie and the Browns. Both are aiming to contend in a competitive AFC North.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Browns’ Quinshon Judkins ‘likely’ to make debut vs. Ravens after NFL meeting

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-rumors-shedeur-sanders-unlikely-field-2025');   ga('set', 'title', 'Browns rumors: Shedeur Sanders unlikely to see the field in 2025');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Cleveland-Browns-quarterback-Shedeur-Sanders-1.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Browns rumors: Shedeur Sanders unlikely to see the field in 2025</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-06T14:48:27-07:00">September 6th, 2:48pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-06T14:48:27-07:00">September 6th, 2:48pm</time><address><a>Yago Antunes</a>Yago Antunes is a Brazilian journalist and writer with experience covering esports, the NFL, NBA, and soccer. He has contributed to online outlets and reported on major international tournaments, building a strong background in sports journalism and digital media while displaying his passion about storytelling and sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Cleveland Browns quarterback <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-joe-flacco-sends-sincere-message-shedeur-sanders-tough-preseason-finale">Joe Flacco sent a heartfelt message to rookie Shedeur Sanders</a> after a rough preseason finale. Reflecting on his own early struggles, Flacco reminded Sanders that tough nights are part of learning the NFL game and encouraged him to grow from the experience.</p><p><a href="https://x.com/DMRussini/status/1964432899442090385" rel="noopener">But some hard news came along</a>: according to Dianna Russini of The Athletic and The New York Times, Cleveland has no immediate plans to put Sanders on the field in 2025. GM Andrew Berry remains confident the fifth-round pick can be developed long term, but the organization believes in Flacco’s veteran leadership and Dillon Gabriel’s readiness as the primary backup. Unless injuries or unusual circumstances unfold, Sanders will spend his rookie year learning from the sidelines.</p><p>This development shouldn’t surprise anyone inside the building. The Browns drafted Sanders with the intention of giving him time to adjust, not as a quick fix. Despite speculation from fans and pundits, Cleveland’s plan has always been to bring him along gradually.</p><p>Former offensive tackle Joe Thomas recently pushed back at fans demanding Sanders start right away, stressing that while the rookie has upside, he isn’t ready yet. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-cleveland-legend-shedeur-sanders-truth-rookie-season">Thomas argued that patience is the key if the Cleveland Browns</a> want Sanders to succeed in the long run, noting his high ceiling but emphasizing the need for seasoning behind Flacco and Gabriel. Developing him slowly, Thomas explained, gives the rookie time to adapt to NFL speed, master the playbook, and refine his mechanics without the crushing pressure of carrying a franchise on Day 1.</p><p>As it stands, Shedeur Sanders slots in as QB3 on the Browns’ depth chart behind Flacco and Gabriel. While his massive following from his Colorado days continues to clamor for snaps, the Browns appear committed to the long-term approach. Team sources stress that his preseason struggles, particularly against the Rams when he was sacked multiple times, only reinforced the idea that more preparation is needed.</p><p>For now, the rookie will likely spend 2025 watching, absorbing, and sharpening his skills, with the hope that when his moment finally comes, he will be fully ready to justify both the faith of the front office and the passion of his growing fanbase.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Browns rumors: Shedeur Sanders unlikely to see the field in 2025

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-running-back-lands-11-4-million-contract');   ga('set', 'title', 'Browns running back lands $11.4 million contract');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Browns-rookie-Quinshon-Judkins-during-their-mini-camp.jpg"><figcaption>Jeff Lange / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Browns running back lands $11.4 million contract</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-06T07:56:07-07:00">September 6th, 7:56am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-06T07:56:07-07:00">September 6th, 7:56am</time><address><a>Gerard Angelo Samillano</a>Gerard Angelo Samillano is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints, with his focus primarily on the NBA, NFL, MLB and NCAA Football. When he's not writing for CP, Gerard can often be seen playing VALORANT or playing pick-up basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Browns had two major question marks heading into Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season. Would star pass rusher Myles Garrett be healthy to return to action after suffering a hip injury? And will the Browns sign 2025 second-round pick Quinshon Judkins after his legal issues have been settled?</p><p>Well, there’s now clarity on both ends for the Browns. After missing one practice, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-myles-garrett-practice-move-season-opener">Garrett was back on the field practicing with the Browns</a>. Now, Judkins has <a href="https://x.com/JFowlerESPN/status/1964319220268753298" rel="noopener">officially signed his rookie deal with the team</a>. The deal, worth $11.4 million, keeps the rookie running back on the team for at least four years.</p><p>“Finally: the Cleveland Browns and their second-round pick Quinshon Judkins reached agreement today on a four-year, $11.4 million deal that now means all 2025 draft picks have deals,” Jeremy Fowler reports.</p><p>Judkins found himself in serious trouble in July, wh<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-quinshon-judkins-not-facing-formal-charges-domestic-violence-incident">en the Browns rookie was arrested for a battery assault charge</a>. Judkins was able to pay the bond set for him, but there was still an investigation into whether Judkins was guilty. The NFL also started their own investigation into the Browns rookie and whether he would be sanctioned.</p><p>A few weeks ago, the police investigation into Judkins’ case was officially closed after prosecutors declined to pursue the case. That paved the way for the Browns to sign the second-round rookie running back. However, a deal wasn’t set in place yet, presumbaly due to the NFL’s continued investigation into the case.</p><p>Clearly, though, their stance has changed coming into the 2025 NFL season. The Browns do still have holdover Jerome Ford and Dylan Sampson as their running backs had Judkins not been ready for the year. That being said, Cleveland picked the running back in the second round for a reason. He rushed for 1,060 yards in his final season in Ole Miss, helping them win the College Football Championship last year.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Browns running back lands $11.4 million contract

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-kevin-stefanski-reveals-message-to-cleveland-after-jalen-carter-spitting-incident');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kevin Stefanski reveals message to Browns after Jalen Carter spitting incident');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Kevin-Stefanski-reveals-message-to-Cleveland-after-Jalen-Carter-spitting-incident.jpg"><figcaption>Credit: Ken Blaze</figcaption></figure><h1>Kevin Stefanski reveals message to Browns after Jalen Carter spitting incident</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-05T11:33:01-07:00">September 5th, 11:33am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-05T11:33:01-07:00">September 5th, 11:33am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/chris.spiering.3" rel="facebook">Chris Spiering</a>Chris Spiering graduated from the University of San Diego with a Communication Studies Degree. He spent his final year as the Sports Editor for the USDVista newspaper. Chris manages the betting team at ClutchPoints and contributes about the NFL, MLB, and NBA, but he follows most sports, including NCAA Basketball. Chris also covers San Diego State men's basketball for East Village Times.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Before the first snap of the 2025 NFL season between the reigning Super Bowl champions Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys, there was a crazy incident that happened.</p><p>Eagles’ star defensive tackle <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/eagles-rumors-why-jalen-carter-not-suspended-spitting-dak-prescott">Jalen Carter and Dak Prescott exchanged words</a> (and spit); however, Carter was ejected from the game after he was clearly shown spitting on Prescott. It’s really hard to imagine anyone doing that, but it happened, and the Eagles’ defense almost paid for it. Philadelphia won the game 24-20, but the Cowboys scored the first touchdown of the contest and were up 14-7 right away. The Cowboys had many chances late to win the game.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-joe-thomas-reveals-qb-21-ex-browns-teammates-shouldve-panned-out">Cleveland Browns</a> head coach Kevin Stefanski <a href="https://x.com/AndrewSiciliano/status/1964014702041956680" rel="noopener">revealed his message to his team</a> on Friday, after what happened last night between Carter and Prescott.</p><p>“My team meeting got very long this morning after some of the things that happened in that game.”</p><p>Stefanski is making it clear that he won’t tolerate anything disrespectful from his players. The incident between Prescott and Carter was not the only thing that happened. There was constant pushing and shoving, while multiple scuffles broke out. Stefanski does not want the Browns to be one of those teams.</p><p>The quote above may be the only source of content from Stefanski about what was said in that meeting. You can figure that if a player on the Browns does anything of that nature, then bad things would follow.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/bengals-browns-bold-predictions-week-1-2025-nfl-season">Cleveland is set to take on Joe Burrow</a> and the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. The Bengals are highly motivated to get back to the postseason, while the Browns are still trying to figure out their culture.</p><p>Myles Garrett could be injury-free heading into the weekend. After suffering a minor hip injury, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-myles-garrett-practice-move-season-opener">Garrett returned to practice on Friday</a>. That is great news for the Browns as they are attempting to spoil another Burrow performance, as he is just 3-5 against Cleveland in his career.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kevin Stefanski reveals message to Browns after Jalen Carter spitting incident

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-myles-garrett-practice-move-season-opener');   ga('set', 'title', 'Browns’ Myles Garrett makes big practice move before season opener');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Browns-Myles-Garrett-during-their-2025-NFL-pre-season-game.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Browns’ Myles Garrett makes big practice move before season opener</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-05T10:03:32-07:00">September 5th, 10:03am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-05T10:03:32-07:00">September 5th, 10:03am</time><address><a>Gerard Angelo Samillano</a>Gerard Angelo Samillano is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints, with his focus primarily on the NBA, NFL, MLB and NCAA Football. When he's not writing for CP, Gerard can often be seen playing VALORANT or playing pick-up basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Browns are going to need a lot of help this season. With their offense in a state of flux, the Browns need their consistent defense to ball out week after week. However, the cornerstone of that defense, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-myles-garrett-hip-injury-keeps-him-out-of-practice">Myles Garrett, was dealing with an injury heading into the first week of the 2025 season.</a></p><p>It seems like Garrett might just be ready in time for the start of the season. Reporter Mary Kay Cabot <a href="https://x.com/MaryKayCabot/status/1963998815570022887" rel="noopener">shared videos</a> of the Browns’ edge rusher participating in practice for the first time. The former Defensive Player of the Year also participating in team drills, a good sign for his status coming into their first game.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Browns?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Browns</a> Myles Garrett (hip) participated in individual drills in the early open part of Friday’s practice after sitting out Thursday. <a href="https://t.co/h52gByKJDz">pic.twitter.com/h52gByKJDz</a></p><p>— Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) <a href="https://twitter.com/MaryKayCabot/status/1963999713687949647?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 5, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Browns?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Browns</a> Myles Garrett (hip) back on the practice field today <a href="https://t.co/37VaHS6dvV">pic.twitter.com/37VaHS6dvV</a></p><p>— Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) <a href="https://twitter.com/MaryKayCabot/status/1963998815570022887?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 5, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>Browns fans got a scare this week when Garrett popped up on the injury report. Listed with a hip injury, Garrett missed yesterday’s practice. Thankfully, it seems like the injury is a minor one, as the star pass rusher was able to return to action pretty quickly.</p><p>Garrett has been consistently one of the best pass rushers in the NFL. He’s won one Defensive Player of the Year, the cherry on top of his six Pro Bowl selections and four first-team All-Pro nominations. Last season, he was second in the NFL in sacks with 14.0. Only Cincinnati Bengals edge rusher Trey Hendrickson was ahead of Garrett.</p><p>Garrett and the Browns will be facing off against these Bengals in the first game of their 2025 campaign. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/bengals-news-cincy-keen-not-make-myles-garrett-mistake-week-1">Garrett has been a bane in the Bengals’ plans for quite some time</a>, wreaking havoc against their offensive line. The Browns would have their hands full if Garrett misses that first game. Thankfully, it seems like the star will be ready in time for that contest.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Browns’ Myles Garrett makes big practice move before season opener

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-myles-garrett-hip-injury-keeps-him-out-of-practice');   ga('set', 'title', 'Browns’ Myles Garrett hip injury keeps him out of practice');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Cleveland-Browns-edge-rusher-Myles-Garrett.jpg"><figcaption>Bob Donnan-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Browns’ Myles Garrett hip injury keeps him out of practice</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-04T12:55:31-07:00">September 4th, 12:55pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-04T13:07:06-07:00">September 4th, 1:07pm</time><address><a href="https://matthew516sports.substack.com/">Douglas Fritz</a>Douglas Fritz has been writing about sports for almost four decades and publishes a Christian sports newsletter and podcast on Substack at Matthew516Sports. He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-kevin-stefanski-harsh-message-myles-garrett-speeding-ticket">Cleveland Browns already had an issue with Myles Garrett</a> this preseason. And now they face the problem <a href="https://x.com/MikeGarafolo/status/1963687382240116772" rel="noopener">of his injury</a>, according to a post on X by Mike Garafolo.</p><p>“#Browns DE Myles Garrett missed practice today with a hip injury, per the team.”</p><p>Garrett’s status for the Week 1 opener against the Bengals is unknown at this time.</p><h2><b>Browns might not have DE Myles Garrett in Week 1</b></h2><p>That would be a huge blow. It would <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/bengals-news-cincy-keen-not-make-myles-garrett-mistake-week-1">also be a boon</a> for the Bengals and quarterback Joe Burrow. Without having to dodge a rampaging Garrett all game, Burrow might have a field day hitting Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, and others.</p><p>The 2023 NFL defensive player of the year likely suffered the injury in the last 24 hours. Wednesday’s injury <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/myles-garrett-injury-browns-star-pass-rusher-misses-practice-as-opener-vs-bengals-approaches/" rel="noopener">report did not list</a> Garrett, according to CBS Sports.</p><p>If Garrett can’t get on the field for Sunday’s game, Joe Tryon-Shoyinka would likely get the starting assignment.</p><p>Garrett has been a durable player, missing only two games since the start of the 2021 season. He got the bad end of head coach Kevin Stefanski after his speeding ticket earlier this month, according to ESPN.</p><p>“Extremely disappointing,” Stefanski said. “It’s been addressed with Myles — with the football team. He needs to slow down for his safety and the safety of others.”</p><p>Garrett was issued a citation for speeding on the interstate in a Cleveland suburb early Saturday morning, according to ESPN via court records, <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/45949332/browns-myles-garrett-cited-speeding-clocked-going-100-mph-60-mph-zone" rel="noopener">after he was clocked</a> going 100 mph in a 60 mph zone.</p><p>The Browns enter the season with tepid expectations. They have an old quarterback in Joe Flacco and aren’t expected to contend for a playoff berth. Only the Titans and Saints have worse Super Bowl odds. Losing a player of Garrett’s stature for any significant length of time would likely send the Browns racing toward the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Browns’ Myles Garrett hip injury keeps him out of practice

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-joe-thomas-reveals-qb-21-ex-browns-teammates-shouldve-panned-out');   ga('set', 'title', 'Joe Thomas reveals which QB out of 21 ex-Browns teammates should’ve panned out');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Joe-Thomas-of-the-Browns.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Patrick McDermott-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><h1>Joe Thomas reveals which QB out of 21 ex-Browns teammates should’ve panned out</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-04T11:42:13-07:00">September 4th, 11:42am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-04T11:42:13-07:00">September 4th, 11:42am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Former left tackle Joe Thomas is one of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/ranking-10-greatest-cleveland-browns-all-time">best players in Cleveland Browns history</a>. Thomas was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-joe-thomas-message-to-cleveland-fans-before-hof-induction">inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame</a> back in 2023, an honor reserves for only the best NFL players. He has never been shy about sharing his thoughts about other NFL players.</p><p>To that end, Thomas <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olnVPNag2J8&amp;t=3047s&amp;ab_channel=JohnnyManziel" rel="noopener">revealed an interesting nugget</a> on Glory Daze with Johnny Manziel.</p><p>Thomas revealed which of his 21 former Browns quarterbacks he thinks should have panned out in the NFL.</p><p>“Colt McCoy is a guy that he’s been one of my good friends for a long time,” Thomas said. “He ended up putting in 13 years in the NFL, putting some great years together. I don’t think he ever could have been top of the NFL, Pro-Bowl type quarterback.”</p><p>Manziel confirmed that Thomas meant McCoy meant being a top 15 quarterback.</p><p>“Yeah, like top 15,” Thomas replied. “But I think he would have been a really solid starter for us had we believed in him a little bit more. And that’s some of the challenges of being a mid-round draft choice at quarterback. If you show that you have a lower ceiling they immediately kind of peg you to be a backup. Like oh, this guy can be a good backup for us and that’s kind of the role that you end up playing. You do get some opportunities but sometimes they’re just before you’re ready.”</p><p>McCoy finished his NFL career with 7,975 yards for 34 touchdowns and 32 interceptions.</p><p>His career record was 11-25 as a starter.</p><h2><b>Joe Thomas critiques Browns QB Shedeur Sanders before rookie season</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Shedeur-Sanders-Browns-I.jpg"><figcaption>Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Don’t be fooled by Thomas’ kind words about McCoy. He is more than capable of criticizing Cleveland’s quarterbacks as well.</p><p>Shedeur Sanders is the perfect example. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-cleveland-legend-shedeur-sanders-truth-rookie-season">Thomas delivered a harsh review of Sanders</a> ahead of his rookie season.</p><p>“There’s a lot of nuance in it, which the Shedeur Sanders cult doesn’t have,” Thomas said on OutKick’s Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich. “They just believe that we’re morons for not being able to see that this guy is the greatest thing since sliced bread, the greatest quarterback since Tom Brady, and he’s ready right now to be able to elevate the franchise to their first Super Bowl of all time, and we’re the idiots for not seeing it. I think he has a higher ceiling. He’s a great playmaker, he has tremendous accuracy, he has that feel when he is in the game of how to make those big plays. But just because you have that ceiling that’s really high and that potential to be able to do that doesn’t mean you can do it right now.”</p><p>Perhaps Sanders can eventually reach his potential with the Browns.</p><p>Sanders is currently third on Cleveland’s depth chart behind Joe Flacco and Dillon Gabriel.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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