<!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', '/browns-news-kevin-stefanski-explains-jerry-jeudy-silent-week-16-bengals');   ga('set', 'title', 'Browns HC Kevin Stefanski explains why Jerry Jeudy went silent in Week 16 vs. 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/2024/12/Browns-news-Kevin-Stefanski-explains-why-Jerry-Jeudy-went-silent-in-Week-16-vs.-Bengals.jpg"></figure><h1>Browns HC Kevin Stefanski explains why Jerry Jeudy went silent in Week 16 vs. Bengals</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-24T06:09:45-08:00">December 24th, 6:09am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-24T06:09:45-08:00">December 24th, 6:09am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Browns offense took a big step back in Week 16, as they suffered a 24-6 defeat at the hands of the Cincinnati Bengals. Throwing Dorian Thompson-Robinson in at quarterback in place of Jameis Winston did not work, and it resulted in a quiet day for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jets-news-peter-schrager-pushes-back-against-jerry-jeudy-madden-trade-story">star wide receiver Jerry Jeudy</a>, which drew an interesting take from <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/browns-news-kevin-stefanski-qb-plan-dolphins-ugly-loss-bengals">head coach Kevin Stefanski</a>.</p><p>Jeudy enjoyed a star turn with Winston under center, but he did not enjoy the same success with Thompson-Robinson throwing him passes, as he caught just two passes for 20 yards. When asked about Jeudy’s lack of involvement, Stefanski said Cleveland obviously made it a goal of theirs to get him the ball, but the Bengals defense <a href="https://browns.1rmg.com/transcripts/head-coach-kevin-stefanski-12-23-24/" rel="noopener">ultimately prevented them from doing so</a>.</p><p>“When you’re talking about any type of target, it’s our job as coaches to put together a game plan where your best players are obviously the primary, but then you have to go with what the defense does,” Stefanski said on Monday. “That’s the other piece of it, I think, when you’re coaching the quarterbacks, make sure they understand that the ball goes where the ball goes, dictated by coverage.”</p><p>“Obviously, there’s things that we do and will always continue to do to try to get our guys open. And certainly, it’s no secret that Jerry is a huge, huge part of our offense. So, it goes without saying that we want him to touch the ball more.”</p><h2><b>Kevin Stefanski, Browns will look to get Jerry Jeudy back on track in Week 17</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Browns-wide-receiver-Jerry-Jeudy-2.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Jeudy had been on fire heading into this game, as he racked up 49 receptions for 786 yards and three touchdowns over his past seven games. His quick connection with Winston certainly helped, but he couldn’t get on the same page with Thompson-Robinson, who generally struggled when throwing the ball against Cincy. It also didn’t help that the Bengals gave Jeudy a lot of attention given his strong play as of late.</p><p>Stefanski could have designed plays, such as screens or designed handoffs, to get Jeudy the ball, but they ultimately did not do that against Cincinnati. Considering how poor the offense was in Week 16, Stefanski and company will have to go back to the drawing board ahead of Week 17, with the hope being they can get Jeudy more involved against the Miami Dolphins.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Browns HC Kevin Stefanski explains why Jerry Jeudy went silent in Week 16 vs. Bengals

<!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', '/jets-news-peter-schrager-pushes-back-against-jerry-jeudy-madden-trade-story');   ga('set', 'title', 'Peter Schrager pushes back against Jerry Jeudy, Jets Madden trade story');   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/2024/12/Peter-Schrager-pushes-back-against-Jerry-Jeudy-Madden-trade-story.jpg"></figure><h1>Peter Schrager pushes back against Jerry Jeudy, Jets Madden trade story</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-21T14:21:28-08:00">December 21st, 2:21pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-21T14:21:28-08:00">December 21st, 2:21pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New York Jets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rams-vs-jets-predictions-pick-odds-spread-for-nfl-week-16-2024">New York Jets take on the Los Angeles Rams</a> this Sunday, there was a viral story going around that involved upper brass making decisions on players based on their Madden video game football rating. The specific story surrounded a rumor of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-rumors-how-jerry-jeudys-madden-rating-nuked-trade-jets">Jets owner Woody Johnson nixing a trade</a> for wide receiver Jerry Jeudy because of his rating in the popular video game which garnered a response from Peter Scharger.</p><p>Schrager was on “The Bill Simmons Podcast” where he spoke about the team and pushed back on the specific story due to sources he spoke to. He would say that New York didn’t get Jeudy because the Cleveland Browns<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAdL2R-T_Ds&amp;t=2031s" rel="noopener"> had more to offer</a> than them which is why the receiver currently plays there.</p><p>“The Madden thing, I’m not going to discredit that things like the Madden ratings could come into play,” Schrager said. “I’ve spoken to sources, the Jerry Jeudy trade wasn’t happening because the Cleveland Browns offered something better and that’s why. It wasn’t because his Madden rating wasn’t what it was.”</p><p>Speaking more about rumors surrounding how <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-rumors-woody-johnson-teen-sons-accused-meddling-bashing-jets-players">Johnson’s teen sons are involved in decision-making</a>, Schrager would say how around the team they are.</p><h2><b>Woody Johnson’s sons “are around” the Jets </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Woody-Johnson-on-Dec.-8-2024.jpg"><figcaption>Jasen Vinlove-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>He would have some empathy for one of the owner’s sons, Brick, and how he hears how he’s a “good kid,” but gets “lambasted” in the reporting from The Athletic’s Dianna Russini.</p><p>“You go to these Jets games and you see the sons in pregame and they look cool, they’ve got the blazers on and they got the sunglasses on and they’re walking the sidelines,” Schrager said. “This is a freshman at Harvard and a kid in boarding school their dad and mom own the New York Jets and they have all access to do, like I don’t spite the kids and I don’t spite the owner, but what it is, it is true these kids are around and I feel bad for Brick the older one because everyone says he is a good kid and he’s getting lambasted in the article.”</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jets-news-davante-adams-reunites-aaron-rodgers-trade-raiders">Jets would instead trade for Davante Adams</a> instead of Jeudy, but the latter is having the better season recording 70 catches for 1,052 yards and four touchdowns, all but the scores being career-highs. Jeudy would even respond to the rumors about Madden ratings deciding his fate with the team, calling it <a href="https://x.com/DanielOyefusi/status/1869824407994290494" rel="noopener">“fake news,”</a> according to Daniel Oyefusi.</p><p>“To be honest, I don’t believe it,” Jeudy said. “I think that’s fake news… Why would somebody look at Madden rating. Be real. I don’t think that real, but it’s funny.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Browns WR Jerry Jeudy said he doesn’t believe the report that Jets owner Woody Johnson vetoed a trade because his Madden rating (81) was too low. <a href="https://t.co/qH3S2c7L60">pic.twitter.com/qH3S2c7L60</a></p><p>— Daniel Oyefusi (@DanielOyefusi) <a href="https://twitter.com/DanielOyefusi/status/1869824407994290494?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 19, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>At any rate, the Jets are amidst a disappointing season where Johnson looks to hire a general manager and a head coach for next year as they are currently 4-10.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Peter Schrager pushes back against Jerry Jeudy, Jets Madden trade story

<!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', '/browns-jerry-jeudy-blasts-jets-madden-rumor-fake-news');   ga('set', 'title', 'Browns’ Jerry Jeudy blasts Jets Madden rumor as ‘fake news’');   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/2024/12/Browns-news-Jerry-Jeudy-blasts-Jets-Madden-rumor-as-fake-news.jpg"></figure><h1>Browns’ Jerry Jeudy blasts Jets Madden rumor as ‘fake news’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-20T09:59:10-08:00">December 20th, 9:59am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-20T09:59:10-08:00">December 20th, 9:59am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Jerry Jeudy has been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/browns-news-jerry-jeudy-jabs-chad-ochocinco-madden-rating-allegedly-nixing-jets-trade">in the news</a> quite a bit over the past couple of weeks, with most of it being due to his star turn for the Cleveland Browns. On Thursday, though, he found his name mentioned in a bombshell report on the New York Jets, which claimed that they backed out of a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-rumors-how-jerry-jeudys-madden-rating-nuked-trade-jets">trade for Jeudy</a> because owner Woody Johnson thought his rating in the popular “Madden” video game series was too low.</p><p>Amid what has been an absolutely miserable season for the Jets and their fans, it was another gut punch considering how good Jeudy has looked over the past couple of weeks. The star receiver himself <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/jerry-jeudy-on-jets-madden-report-i-think-thats-fake-news" rel="noopener">isn’t buying the rumors</a>, though, as he thinks there’s no way any would actually turn down a trade because of a player’s “Madden” rating.</p><p>“To be honest, I don’t believe it. I think that’s fake news,” Jeudy said on 92.3 The Fan. “For real, why would somebody look at Madden ratings? Be real. I don’t think that’s real, but it is funny. I’m glad that I’m here. I’m glad my Madden rating was low. Yeah, got me here.”</p><h2><b>Jerry Jeudy happy to be with Browns amid Jets rumors</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Browns-wide-receiver-Jerry-Jeudy-1.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Barry Reeger-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>There’s no doubt the suggestion that the Jets turned down a trade for Jeudy because of his “Madden” rating is absurd, but if there’s one team who could believably be foolish enough to do that, it’s the Jets. And while Jeudy doesn’t seem to believe that actually happened, he probably doesn’t care too much because of the success that he’s enjoyed with the Browns.</p><p>Through 14 games, Jeudy has amassed 70 receptions for 1,052 yards and four touchdowns, and he’s shown no signs of slowing down, even with the Browns having nothing left to play for. It’s fair to wonder how things would have gone for him if he landed in New York, but instead, he will be looking to keep his hot streak going when he takes the field in Week 16 against the Cleveland Browns.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Browns’ Jerry Jeudy blasts Jets Madden rumor as ‘fake news’

<!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', '/browns-news-jerry-jeudy-jabs-chad-ochocinco-madden-rating-allegedly-nixing-jets-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'Browns’ Jerry Jeudy jabs Chad Ochocinco for Madden rating allegedly nixing Jets trade');   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/2024/12/Jerry-Jeudy-jabs-Chad-Ochocinco-for-Madden-rating-allegedly-nixing-Jets-trade.jpg"></figure><h1>Browns’ Jerry Jeudy jabs Chad Ochocinco for Madden rating allegedly nixing Jets trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-19T08:42:53-08:00">December 19th, 8:42am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-19T08:42:53-08:00">December 19th, 8:42am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Jerry Jeudy is enjoying a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/browns-news-kevin-stefanski-celebrates-jerry-jeudy-for-monster-game-back-in-denver">breakout campaign</a> in 2024 with the Cleveland Browns, as he’s hauled in 70 receptions for 1,052 yards and four touchdowns through 14 games. And yet, this season almost looked drastically different for him, as a bombshell report surfaced on Thursday morning that said Jeudy was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-rumors-how-jerry-jeudys-madden-rating-nuked-trade-jets">nearly traded to the New York Jets</a> instead of the Browns over the offseason.</p><p>Before the Denver Broncos traded Jeudy to the Browns, they were deep in talks with the Jets for a deal involving Jeudy. However, New York shockingly backed out because owner Woody Johnson thought Jeudy’s rating in the popular “Madden” video game series was too low. After catching wind of these rumors, Jeudy <a href="https://x.com/jerryjeudy/status/1869774344999915797" rel="noopener">took a jab</a> at Chad Ochocinco, who is a real-time player ratings adjustor for “Madden,” on social media.</p><p>“I blame Chad Ochocinco,” Jeudy hilariously said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.</p><h2><b>Jerry Jeudy’s breakout campaign may not have happened with Jets</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Browns-wide-receiver-Jerry-Jeudy-and-Chiefs-cornerback-Joshua-Williams.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Scott Galvin-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Jeudy is obviously joking around, as Ochocinco isn’t solely responsible for his “Madden” rating. It was a pretty great comment, though, considering how absurd of a reason that is to back out of a trade. Jeudy has certainly proven a lot of folks wrong this season, and chances are his “Madden” rating is high enough now that New York would gladly trade him.</p><p>While it’s fair to wonder how the Jets offense would look with the addition of Jeudy, it’s worth noting that his breakout season likely never would have come to fruition had he landed in New York, as he’d be playing behind Garrett Wilson and Davante Adams currently. It’s safe to say that things have worked out quite well for Jeudy considering how well he’s played this season, and he will look to continue to prove the Jets wrong when he takes the field in Week 16 against the Cincinnati Bengals.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Browns’ Jerry Jeudy jabs Chad Ochocinco for Madden rating allegedly nixing Jets trade

<!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-rumors-how-jerry-jeudys-madden-rating-nuked-trade-jets');   ga('set', 'title', 'NFL rumors: How Jerry Jeudy’s Madden rating nuked a trade to Jets');   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/2024/12/NFL-rumors-How-Jerry-Jeudys-Madden-rating-nuked-a-trade-to-Jets.jpg"></figure><h1>NFL rumors: How Jerry Jeudy’s Madden rating nuked a trade to Jets</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-19T06:29:24-08:00">December 19th, 6:29am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-19T08:01:43-08:00">December 19th, 8:01am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Browns</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Jets 2024 campaign has been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jets-aaron-rodgers-issues-nsfw-vax-status-rant-to-critics">miserable</a>, despite the fact they have a ton of talent that should be leading them to wins. In fact, it turns out they could have had another talented player helping them out on offense in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/browns-news-kevin-stefanski-celebrates-jerry-jeudy-for-monster-game-back-in-denver">Cleveland Browns wide receiver Jerry Jeudy</a>, but they backed out of a trade for him over the offseason for an absolutely mind-boggling reason.</p><p>The Denver Broncos traded Jeudy to the Cleveland Browns back in March in exchange for a fifth-round and sixth-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. However, prior to that, the Jets were reportedly close to trading for Jeudy instead of the Browns. The deal ended up getting nixed, though, because New York owner Woody Johnson felt Jeudy’s rating in the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6005172/2024/12/19/woody-johnson-jets-madden-sons/?source=emp_shared_article" rel="noopener">popular “Madden” video game series was too low</a>.</p><p>“Douglas and his Broncos counterpart, George Paton, were deep in negotiations for a trade that would have sent Jeudy to the Jets and given future Hall of Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers another potential playmaker. The Broncos felt a deal was near. Then, abruptly, it all fell apart. In Denver’s executive offices, they couldn’t believe the reason why. Douglas told the Broncos that Johnson didn’t want to make the trade because the owner felt Jeudy’s player rating in “Madden NFL,” the popular video game, wasn’t high enough, according to multiple league sources,” Zack Rosenblatt, Dianna Russini, and Michael Silver of The Athletic reported.</p><h2><b>Jets surely wished they would have traded for Jerry Jeudy</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Browns-wide-receiver-Jerry-Jeudy.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Scott Galvin-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Yes, you read that correctly. Johnson turned down a trade for Jeudy because he believed his rating in “Madden 24” was too low. Not only could New York have used another weapon on offense, but Jeudy has gone on to have a breakout campaign with the Browns. Through 14 games, Jeudy has racked up 70 receptions for 1,052 yards (both career highs) and four touchdowns.</p><p>While New York has Garrett Wilson and Davante Adams at their disposal, which should be more than enough for their offense to be successful, they could have had another stud that would have been arguably the best wide receiver trio in the league. Instead, the Jets are left wondering what could have been as they crawl towards the conclusion of the 2024 campaign.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
122.9	1829.9	11.7	10

2024 SEASON STATS
RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
122.9	1829.9	11.7	10

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