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Cleveland Browns:
- “Damion Ratley’s best yet to come with Browns” (247Browns) - “Texas A&M wide receiver Damion Ratley, taken in the sixth round by the Cleveland Browns, was the eighth of nine NFL Draft selections. There may not have been one more intriguing though.”
- “Ward’s first big pro purchase: His mom’s mortgage” (WKYC) - “The No. 4 pick of the 2018 NFL Draft, Cleveland Browns cornerback Denzel Ward is projected to sign a contract worth more than $29 million, including a $19 million signing bonus, according to Forbes.”
- “Ward to be the No. 1 cornerback immediately” (PFT) - “That’s the word from Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com who writes that the Browns drafted Ward to be a shutdown corner and are likely to start him Week One and let him learn on the job.”
- “Could the Browns make the playoffs?” (WFNY) - “The Cleveland Browns have one playoff game since returning in 1999. To make matters worse, that one playoff game was a Wild Card loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers after leading 24-14 after three quarters.”
NFL:
- “NFL owners to vote on proposal to make all ejections subject to review” (ESPN) - “All NFL player ejections will be subject to replay review if owners approve a competition committee proposal next week at their spring meeting in Atlanta.”
- “NFL to consider several proposed kickoff rule changes” (NFL.com) - “Several proposed rule changes aimed at improving player safety during kickoffs will be presented to NFL team owners at next week’s Spring League Meeting in Atlanta.”
- “Dez Bryant apparently doesn’t regret passing on the Ravens’ huge contract offer” (CBS) - “It’s now been more than one month since the Cowboys released Dez Bryant, and so far, no one really seems to be interested in signing the free agent wide receiver.”
- “Panthers: Signed agreement to sell NFL team to David Tepper” (AP) - “The Panthers announced Wednesday they have signed a ‘definitive agreement’ to sell the team to David Tepper, the founder and president of global hedge fund Appaloosa Management.”