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- What’s next for Grant Delpit? (clevelandbrowns.com) - If the Browns re-sign Karl Joseph, and Grant Delpit and Ronnie Harrison Jr. are healthy, is safety that big of a priority come the draft and FA, as everyone is making it seem?
- Breaking down three Browns first-round draft pick options with Mel Kiper Jr. (ESPN) - The NFL draft, set to take place in Cleveland for the first time ever, is now just two months away. ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. outlines the three directions the Browns could go with their first-round pick.
- Wyatt Teller carries alligator over his shoulders in Central Florida (cleveland.com) - In what has been an already interesting offseason for certain members of the Cleveland Browns, including a 64-inch box jump by Myles Garrett and a potential UFO sighting by Baker Mayfield, a video featuring offensive guard Wyatt Teller adds to the list. Teller, on Friday, was filmed by friends Zach Sieler, of the Miami Dolphins, and his girlfriend, Hannah Cook, carrying what appears to be an adult alligator over his shoulders.
- Austin Hooper needs to up game; Browns may be in market for extra set of hands at tight end (Beacon Journal) - What Travis Kelce and Rob Gronkowski meant to the offenses that reached Super Bowl 55 says plenty about what a top tight end can mean. The Browns signed Austin Hooper imagining upper-tier value at this key position. In the first half of 2019, with Atlanta, Hooper produced Kelce-like numbers before getting hurt. He was a disappointment both with stats and consistency as a receiver for the 2020 Browns, and that needs to change.
- Andrew Berry On Baker Mayfield: ‘He’s Risen Above It All’ (Forbes) - The Cleveland Browns probably feel a little disoriented. They have found a quarterback that’s a keeper. In 2021 Baker Mayfield has a chance to become the first Browns quarterback in 40 years to start all of the team’s games in three consecutive seasons.
NFL:
- Alex Smith released by Washington Football Team (Washington Post) - The Washington Football Team released quarterback Alex Smith on Friday, making him a free agent for the first time and clearing close to $15 million in salary cap space off the team’s books.
- New York Jets only have one path forward (NFL.com) - With free agency opening in less than two weeks and the 2021 NFL Draft kicking off at the end of next month, Joe Douglas and the New York Jets are facing a decision that will determine the fate of the franchise for the foreseeable future.
- Charges will not be filed against Broncos Von Miller (Denver Post) - Charges will not be filed against Broncos linebacker Von Miller following a criminal investigation, the Douglas County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday afternoon.
- Ryan Pace and the cap-crunched Chicago Bears have heavy lifting ahead of them as they plan for a QB (Chicago Tribune) - All of the focus for the Chicago Bears is on acquiring a quarterback, but not to be forgotten is what the team can do to improve the roster around that position.