Cleveland Browns: Rebuilding a Franchise - Madden 17

[Professor Berch]

OFFSEASON

RE-SIGN PLAYERS

-The Indianapolis Colts sign Head Coach Jim Caldwell

RETIREMENTS

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QB Tom Brady
RE Chris Clemons
ROLB Julius Peppers
QB Luke McCowb
RG Evan Mathis
WR Larry Fitzgerald
RT Eric Winston
LOLB Karlos Dansby
FS Reggie Nelson
K Sebastian Janikowski
DT Vince Wilfork
P Shane Lechler
CB Terance Newman
QB Shaun Hill
ROLB James Harrison
WR Steve Smith Sr.
QB Dan Orlovsky
C Nick Mangold
K Josh Brown
RT Erik Pears
K Phil Dawson
WR Anquan Boldin
DT Jonathan Babineaux
QB Matt Schaub
K Matt Bryant
P Donnie Jones
LE Cameron Wake
SS Mike Adams
HB Frank Gore
K Adam Vinatieri
TE Antonio Gates
CB Brent Grimes
WR Vincent Jackson
LOLB Daryl Smith
CB Tramon Williams
QB Josh McCown
ROLB DeMarcus Ware
C Joe Berger
DT Kyle Williams
LG Richie Incognito
ROLB Dwight Freeney
ROLB Jason Babin
LT Khalif Barnes
RT Tony Hills
K Shayne Graham
RG Todd Herremans
K Billy Cundiff

RE-SIGNINGS

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-The Cleveland Browns re-sign RG Davin Joseph to a 1 Year, $2.47M Contract.
-The Cleveland Browns re-sign LT Nate Garner to a 1 Year, $1.95M Contract.
-The Cleveland Browns re-sign TE Andrew Quarless to a 2 Year, $5.28M Contract.
-The Cleveland Browns re-sign WR Marques Colston to a 1 Year, $2M Contract.
-The Cleveland Browns re-sign K Ka’imi Fairbairn to a 1 Year, $750K Contract.
-The Cleveland Browns re-sign HB Raheem Mostert to a 2 Year, $1.26M Contract.
-The Cleveland Browns re-sign WR J.J. Nelson to a 1 Year, $1.28M Contract.
-The Cleveland Browns re-sign WR Robby Anderson to a 1 Year, $550K Contract.
-The Buffalo Bills re-sign RG Jon Asamoah to a 3 Year, $13.9M Contract.
-The Cincinnati Bengals re-sign DT Henry Melton to a 2 Year, $11.1M Contract.
-The Arizona Cardinals re-sign RT Michael Bowie to a 3 Year, $9.39M Contract.
-The Kansas City Chiefs re-sign LG Amini Slatolu to a 3 Year, $8.04M Contract.
-The Atlanta Falcons re-sign TE Nick Boyle to a 3 Year, $11.8M Contract.
-The Los Angeles Rams re-sign FS Jaiquawn Jarrett to a 3 Year, $8.13M Contract.
-The Baltimore Ravens re-sign SS Will Hill III to a 5 Year, $29.4M Contract.
-The Baltimore Ravens re-sign RE Jonathan Bullard to a 3 Year, $11M Contract.
-The Chicago Bears re-sign LG Quinton Spain to a 3 Year, $7.11M Contract.

FREE AGENCY PART 1

-The Cleveland Browns have made offers to the following players:

RT Michael Ola
CB Nolan Carroll II

FREE AGENCY PART 2

SIGNINGS

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-The Cleveland Browns sign CB Nolan Carroll II to a 1 Year, $3.73M Contract.
-The Cleveland Browns sign RT Michael Ola to a 4 Year, $16.2M Contract.
-The New Orleans Saints sign CB Sterling Moore to a 3 Year, $10.4M Contract.
-The Philadelphia Eagles sign MLB Jon Bostic to a 3 Year, $6.99M Contract.
-The Buffalo Bills sign WR Jeremy Kerley to a 3 Year, $9.69M Contract.
-The Miami Dolphins sign LT Donald Hawkins to a 1 Year, $680K Contract.
-The Carolina Panthers sign LE Martin Ifedi to a 1 Year, $510K Contract.
-The Baltimore Ravens sign CB Jabari Price to a 1 Year, $590K Contract.
-The Seattle Seahawks sign RT Menelik Watson to a 3 Year, $9.27M Contract.
-The Washington Redskins sign K Dustin Hopkins to a 4 Year, $9.12M Contract.
-The Detroit Lions sign MLB Khairi Fortt to a 1 Year, $1.23M Contract.
-The Washington Redskins sign MLB Donald Butler to a 3 Year, $13.7M Contract.
-The Tampa Bay Buccaneers sign C Tyler Shatley to a 3 Year, $7.62M Contract.
-The Buffalo Bills sign RT Bryce Harris to a 3 Year, $9.48M Contract.
-The New York Giants sign RT Michael Schofield to a 1 Year, $1.46M Contract.
-The New York Giants sign FB Zach Line to a 2 Year, $2.3M Contract.
-The Chicago Bears sign K Garrett Hartley to a 1 Year, $820K Contract.
-The Los Angeles Rams sign RG Earl Watford to a 3 Year, $13.5M Contract.
-The New York Jets sign LT Luke Joeckel to a 5 Year, $35.5M Contract.
-The New England Patriots sign LE Jacques Smith to a 2 Tear, $4.88M Contract.
-The Houston Texans sign DT Terrell McClain to a 2 Year, $9.04M Contract.
-The Oakland Raiders sign WR Cordarrelle Patterson to a 2 Year, $5.62M Contract.
-The Oakland Raiders sign MLB Andrew Kachkar to a 3 Year, $6.99M Contract.
-The Indianapolis Colts sign LOLB Junior Gallette to a 4 Year, $28.7M Contract.
-The Buffalo Bills sign LOLB A.J. Klein to a 3 Year, $13.4M Contract.
-The Los Angeles Rams sign ROLB John Simon to a 3 Year, $10.9M Contract.
-The Dallas Cowboys sign CB Davon House to a 1 Year, $4.28M Contract.
-The Jacksonville Jaguars sign LOLB Von Miller to a 5 Year $92.4M Contract.
-The San Francisco 49ers sign QB Colin Kaepernick to a 3 Year, $15.6M Contract.
-The Miami Dolphins sign ROLB Jelani Jenkins to a 4 Year, $31.1M Contract.
-The Tennessee Titans sign DT Sylvester Williams to a 3 Year, $16.6M Contract.
-The Indianapolis Colts sign CB Brandon Boykin to a 3 Year, $12.8M Contract.
-The Baltimore Ravens sign HB Isaiah Crowell to a 4 Year, $11M Contract.
-The Washington Redskins sign LG Tim Belito to a 4 Year, $29.7M Contract.
-The Detroit Lions sign DT Brandon Mebane to a 1 Year, $5.5M Contract.
-The Indianapolis Colts sign RE Robert Mathins to a 1 Year, $7.96M Contract.
-The Indianapolis Colts sign MLB Stephen Tullock to a 2 Year, $11.6M Contract.
-The New England Patriots sign WR Kamar Aiken to a 3 Year, $13.9M Contract.
-The New York Jets sign QB Blaine Gabbert to a 3 Year, $15.25M Contract.
-The Los Angeles Rams sign TE Larry Donnell to a 4 Year, $21.2M Contract.
-The Los Angeles Rams sign FS J.J. Wilcox to a 3 Year, $10.4M Contract.
-The Kansas City Chiefs sign WR Rueben Randle to a 4 Year, $24.9M Contract.
-The Denver Broncos sign WR Willie Snead to a 3 Tear, $16.5M Contract.
-The Tampa Bay Buccaneers sign RT Rick Wagner to a 4 Year, $17M Contract.
-The Buffalo Bills sign HB Theo Roddick to a 5 Year, $33.8M Contract.
-The New York Giants sign TE Martellus Bennett to a 4 Year, $24.4M Contract.
-The New Orleans Saints sign LG Ronald Leary to a 4 Year, $11.9M Contract.

-The Cleveland Browns make offers to the following players:

WR Markus Wheaton
CB Dwayne Gratz
HB Darren Sproles
TE Trey Burton
ROLB Chad Greenway
FS Johnson Bademosi
SS Daimion Stafford

FREE AGENCY PART 3

SIGNINGS

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-The Cleveland Browns sign TE Trey Burton to a 2 Year, $4.1M Contract.
-The Cleveland Browns sign ROLB Chad Greenway to a 1 Year, $2.96M Contract.
-The Cleveland Browns sign FS Johnson Bademosi to a 2 Year, $1.86M Contract.
-The Cleveland Browns sign SS Daimion Stafford to a 1 Year, $1M Contract.
-The Houston Texans sign K Matt Prater to a 1 Year, $3.05M Contract.
-The Oakland Raiders sign WR Robert Woods to a 3 Year, $16M Contract.
-The New England Patriots sign QB Case Keenum to a 3 Year, $17.4M Contract.
-The Detroit Lions sign CB Dwayne Gratz to a 3 Year, $12.3M Contract.
-The New Orleans Saints sign WR De’Anthony Thomas to a 3 Year, $8.22M Contract.
-The Miami Dolphins sign CB Demetrius McCray to a 3 Year, $16.8M Contract.
-The Atlanta Falcons sign TE Vance McDonald to a 4 Year, $17M Contract.
-The Houston Texans sign LE Chris Long to a 1 Year, $3.8M Contract.
-The Oakland Raiders sign DT Mike Martin to a 3 Year, $12.9M Contract.
-The Chicago Bears sign HB Ronnie Hillman to a 4 Year, $19.7M Contract.
-The Tampa Bay Buccaneers sign CB Patrick Robinson to a 1 Year, $4.48M Contract.
-The Jacksonville Jaguars sign MLB Arthur Brown to a 3 Year, $10.1M Contract.
-The San Diego Chargers sign LG Hugh Thornton to a 3 Year, $6.75M Contract.
-The Oakland Raiders sign CB Ladarius Webb to a 1 Year, $4.48M Contract.
-The Arizona Cardinals sign RE Trent Cole to a 2 Year, $16.7M Contract.
-The New York Giants sign RT Marshall Newhouse to a 3 Year, $8.85M Contract.
-The New York Giants sign HB Robert Turbin to a 2 Year, $7.26M Contract.
-The Pittsburgh Steelers sign WR Devin Hester to a 1 Year, $2.31M Contract.
-The Philadelphia Eagles sign WR Josh Gordon to a 3 Year, $16M Contract.
-The Denver Broncos sign RE Greg Hardy to a 4 Year, $30.4M Contract.
-The Chicago Bears sign TE Joseph Sauria to a 3 Year, $13M Contract.
-The Los Angeles Rams sign WR Markus Wheaton o a 3 Year, $18.1M Contract.

The Cleveland Browns are still in negotiations with Darren Sproles.

FREE AGENCY PART 4

SIGNINGS

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-The Cleveland Browns sign HB Darren Sproles to a 1 Year, $1.63M Contract.
-The Tampa Bay Buccaneers sign MLB Gerald Hodges Jr. to a 3 Year, $8.37M Contract.
-The Tampa Bay Buccaneers sign FS Sergio Brown to a 3 Year, $9.75M Contract.
-The Baltimore Ravens sign WR Charles Johnson to a 3 Year, $11.3M Contract.
-The Cincinnati Bengals sign WR Kenny Stills to a 3 Year, $15.2M Contract.
-The Chicago Bears sign TE Gavin Escobar to a 4 Year, $20.6M Contract.
-The Atlanta Falcons sign WR Seth Roberts to a 3 Year, $8.67M Contract.
-The New York Giants sign HB Shane Vereen to a 3 Year, $17.4M Contract.
-The San Francisco 49ers sign TE Vernon Davis to a 2 Year, $8.16M Contract.

-The New England Patriots trade their 2017 3rd Round Pick to the Cincinnati Bengals in exchange for HB Jeremy Hill.
-The Houston Texans trade their 2018 7th and 4th Round picks, as well as their 2017 4th Round pick to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for LE Quinton Coples.

[Professor Berch]

2017 CLEVELAND BROWNS DRAFT

The Browns go into this year’s draft with the following picks:

Round 1 - Pick #17 (From Philadelphia)
Round 1 - Pick #18
Round 2 - Pick #50
Round 2 - Pick # 59 (From Tennessee)
Round 3 - Pick # 82
Round 5 - Pick # 146
Round 6 - Pick # 178

2017 NFL DRAFT

The Cleveland Browns draft RE Lary Pathon with the 17th pick in the draft.

The Cleveland Browns draft WR Kent Gabriel with the 18th pick in the draft.

The Cleveland Browns draft C Skylar Peck with the 50th pick in the draft.

The Cleveland Browns draft MLB Lamarcus Bogan with the 59th pick in the draft.

The Cleveland Browns trade the #82 pick to the Chicago Bears in exchange for the 97th pick this year, the 193rd pick this year, and a 7th round pick next year.

The Cleveland Browns draft SS Heath Chick with the 97th pick in the draft.

The Cleveland Browns draft HB Willie Pounds with the 146th pick in the draft.

The Cleveland Browns draft WR A.J. McMahon with the 178th pick in the draft.

The Cleveland Browns draft LG Russell Flinn with the 193rd pick in the draft.

POST DRAFT MOVES

The Cleveland Browns sign the following:

Undrafted free agent CB Avery Hart
QB Drew Stanton
QB Matt McGloin
Undrafted free agent TE Roland Hawkins
Undrafted free agent RG Zachery Bergen
Undrafted free agent RT Carey Smallwood
Undrafted free agent LOLB Dante McKinley
Undrafted free agent MLB Garlic Eugene
Undrafted free agent ROB Will Tubbs
Undrafted free agent CB Kevin German
Undrafted free agent CB Deron Towns
Undrafted free agent FS Tre Duncan

[Professor Berch]

THE NEW FACES

RT Michael Ola

Ola is a solid RT, who instantly improves the offensive line of the Browns, sliding right in as the starter.

CB Nolan Carroll II

Carroll was a starter for the Eagles the past two years, and he was good in both years. He looks to some in as the #2 or #3 CB on the depth chart.

TE Trey Burton

Another former Eagle, Burton is a playmaker for RG3 to look to. Right now, he’d be the #3 TE on the depth chart.

HB Darren Sproles

Rounding out the former Eagles, Sproles is a pass catching back/punt returner, and he excels in those roles. Sproles is an instant improvement for any team, even in his advanced football age.

ROLB Chad Greenway

Greenway is a veteran presence for the defense, and slides in as the backup to Paul Kruger.

FS Johnson Bademosi

Bademosi is a solid defensive playmaker who could challenge Rahim Moore for snaps on the defense.

SS Daimion Stafford

Stafford is another solid defensive playmaker who will come in as the backup to Ibraheim Campbell.

RE Lary Pathon

The first pick in this year’s draft for the Browns, Pathon comes out of UCLA as a 6’5”, 309 lb. DE with a great skill set. He’ll come in, and will look to be the starter on that side of the line.

WR Kent Gabriel

Many questioned the Browns’ selection of Gabriel, as he wasn’t even the best WR on the board at the time. However, Gabriel is 6’6”, 229 lb. Red Zone Threat on the outside, with a knack for grabbing the ball. He’ll aid Corey Coleman as the #2 WR.

C Skylar Peck

Peck is coming out of Pitt, and with a 292 lb. body, he’ll be a tough man to get through. His natural position is at C, but he may play at one of the G positions.

MLB Lamarcus Bogan

Bogan is coming out of Cincinnati, and is one of those players who can get around the field quickly.

SS Heath Chick

Chick currently slots in as the #4 SS, and will likely end up on the practice squad. The Browns like his playmaking ability and speed in the secondary.

HB Willie Pounds

What a name for a runner! Pounds is a speedy back who can get away from those trying to bring him down. The Browns have depth at HB, but will likely try to find a way to keep him on the 53 man roster.

WR A.J. McMahon

McMahon is buried on the depth chart at this point, but he’s another Red Zone Threat, at 6’4” and 231 lbs. out of TCU. With speed, hands, and an ability to get the ball at its highest point, he’ll be a great option.

LG Russell Flinn

Finn is one of the strongest rookie linemen in the league this year. A good run blocker, the only downside to his game is his pass blocking.

QBs Drew Stanton and Matt McGloin

Stanton and McGloin will battle for a third roster spot behind Robert Griffin III and Cody Kessler.

CBs Avery Hart, Kevin German, and Deron Towns

Three undrafted free agents, Hart has good speed and coverage ability, though a but undersized at 5’11” and 209 lbs. German is a speedy man, with good zone coverage. He’ll need to improve on his man coverage. Towns is the final undrafted CB, and he also has speed, with good coverage ability. Coming out of Michigan, he’s 6’1” and 211 lbs.

TE Roland Hawkins

Hawkins is a 6’4” blocking TE with decent hands. He can be brought onto the field in situations to block, but probably won’y be trusted to catch the ball too often.

RG Zachery Bergen

Bergen is a great run blocking guard, who went undrafted due to his pass blocking ability, as well as his lackluster strength for an offensive lineman.

RT Carey Smallwood

Smallwood is a decent lineman, but there is reason he was undrafted. The Browns are giving him a chance, but he probably won’t last.

LOLB Dante McKinley

McKinley is a decent tackler, but he excels at getting into the backfield with his power moves. However, he usually seems lost on the field.

MLB Garic Eugene

Eugene is a decent all rounder at MLB, but he doesn’t really excel at any one thing. He’s a decent talent who looks to be practice squad bound.

ROLB Will Tubbs

Tubbs is coming out of Penn State, and is a decent tackler who can get the ball on the ground. He has trouble getting to the ball, however.

FS Tre Duncan

The final newbie to the team, Duncan is a speedy safety with good zone coverage. He’s able to get to the ball relatively quickly, but doesn’t take very good angles.

[Professor Berch]

Cleveland Browns Depth Chart - 2016
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	Corey Coleman	Taylor Gabriel	J.J. Nelson	Marques Colston/Marlon Moore
TE	Gary Barnidge	Andrew Quarless	Roland Hawkins	Trey Burton/Seth DeValve
LT	Joe Thomas	Nate Garner
LG	Joel Bitonio	Russell Flinn	Conor Boffeli
C	Skylar Peck	Cameron Erving	Garth Gerhart	Hronnis Grasu
RG	John Greco	Davin Joseph	Zachery Bergen	Spencer Drango/Rees Odhiambo
RT	Michael Ola	Austin Pasztor	Carey Smallwood	Shon Coleman
WR	Kent Gabriel	Andrew Hawkins	A.J. McMahon	Robby Anderson/Pharoh Cooper
QB	Robert Griffin III	Cody Kessler	Drew Stanton	Matt McGloin
FB	Malcolm Johnson
HB	Darren McFadden	Willie Pounds	Duke Johnson Jr./Darren Sproles	Kenyan Drake/Terrance Magee/Raheem Mostert
Base 3-3-5 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Desmond Bryant	Armonty Bryant
NT	Danny Shelton	Jamie Meder	Vincent Valentine
RDE	Lary Pathon	John Hughes III	Carl Nassib	Xavier Cooper
LOLB	Barkevious Mingo	Emmanuel Ogbah	Dante McKinley
MLB	Demario Davis	Christian Kirksey	Lamarcus Bogan	Scooby Wright III/Garic Eugene
ROLB	Paul Kruger	Will Tubbs	Joe Schobert	Chad Greenway
CB	Joe Haden	Nolan Carroll II	Justin Gilbert	Kevin German
FS	Rahim Moore Sr.	Johnson Bademosi	Tre Duncan	Jordan Poyer/Jordan Richards
SS	Ibraheim Campbell	Daimion Stafford	Heath Chick	Derrick Kindred
CB	K'Waun Williams	Avery Hart	Deron Towns
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	Ka'imi Fairbairn
P	Andy Lee
PR	Darren Sproles	Raheem Mostert	Heath Chick	Kenyan Drake
KR	Raheem Mostert	Taylor Gabriel	J.J. Nelson	Andrew Hawkins

[Professor Berch]

PRESEASON WEEK 1

NEWS

-The Cleveland Browns add multiple players to their trade block, most notably TE Gary Barnidge, as well as WR Marques Colston.

KEY GAME STORYLINES

-The Cleveland Browns will be looking to figure out their Week 1 starters over the next four games.

-There are position battles all over the place. Cody Kessler has impressed in camp, and will have a shot at the #1 QB spot. RG3 will have to battle to keep his job. Willie Pounds will have a shot at the #1 HB spot, but Darren McFadden will likely enter the season as the starter. Kent Gabriel is another standout, and has worked up to #2 on the depth chart. Marques Colston has worked his way down, and is one of the lesser WRs on the team. A.J. McMahon will also have a shot. Andrew Quarless, Trey Burton, and Roland Hawkins will battle for the #2 and #3 TE spots. However, the Browns may carry a 4th TE. Skylar Peck and Cameron Erving will battle for the starting Center spot, while veteran Austin Pastor will have to hold off Carey Smallwood at RT. Lary Pathon comes in and slots in as the starting RE, while John Hughes will have to hold off Carl Nassib as the #2. Will Tubbs and Joe Schobert will battle for the backup ROLB spot. Nolan Carroll will battle K’Waun Williams for the #2 spot, while rookie Avery Hart will also be looking for playing time in the slot. Deron Towns and Justin Gilbert will battle for that last roster spot, along with Kevin German. Daimion Stafford came into Cleveland via free agency, but will have to hold off Heath Chick to be the #2 SS.

[Professor Berch]

The Browns preseason Week 1 cuts are as follows:

HB Terrance Magee
WR Robby Anderson
C Garth Gerhart
RG Rees Odhiambo
RE Xavier Cooper
ROLB Chad Greenway
FS Jordan Richards
SS Derrick Kindred
QB Matt McGloin
WR Marlon Moore
RG Spencer Drango
FS Jordan Poyer

[Professor Berch]

Philadelphia Eagles at Cleveland Browns
Week 1, 2017	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Philadelphia Eagles (0-0)	0	0	0	0	0
Cleveland Browns (0-0)	14	7	7	7	35

Team Stats Comparison
	PHI	CLE
Total Offense	220	386
Rushing Yards	62	161
Passing Yards	158	225
First Downs	13	19
Punt Return Yards	0	46
Kick Return Yards	77	20
Total Yards	297	452
Turnovers	1	1
3rd Down Converstion	4-10	6-9
4th Down Conversion	0-0	1-1
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	0/0	4/0
Penalties	5-53	4-48
Posession Time	20:28	19:32

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		PHI	CLE
5:31	(CLE) Robert Griffin III 5 Yd run	0	7
:44	(CLE) Corey Coleman 63 Yd pass from Robert Griffin III	0	14
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		PHI	CLE
:12	(CLE) J.J. Nelson 3 Yd pass from Cody Kessler	0	21
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		PHI	CLE
4:28	(CLE) Roland Hawkins 5 Yd pass from Cody Kessler	0	28
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		PHI	CLE
1:32	(CLE) A.J. McMahon 9 Yd pass from Cody Kessler	0	35

Philadelphia Eagles PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Sam Bradford 15/18 164 0 1 Carson Wentz 2/4 26 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Terrell Overton 16 23 1.4 0 Ryan Mathews 4 20 5 0 Wendell Smallwood 2 19 9.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Brent Celek 5 56 11.2 0 Terrell Overton 4 42 10.5 0 Thomas Duarte 2 15 7.5 0 Cameron Meredith 2 21 10.5 0 Kasen Williams 2 37 18.5 0 Josh Huff 1 6 6 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Leodis McKelvin 7 0 1 0 Jon Bostic 7 0 0 0 DeAndre Houston-Carson 6 0 0 0 Malcolm Jenkins 5 0 0 0 Shaq Riddick 5 0 0 0 Deontae Skinner 4 0 0 0 Blake Countess 4 0 0 0 Bennie Logan 3 0 0 0 Rodney McLeod Jr. 3 0 0 0 DeAndre Elliott 3 0 0 0 Jordan Hicks 2 .5 0 0 Mychal Kendricks 2 .5 0 0 Jawaun Debose 2 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Patrick Murray 0/1 0/0 0 - PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Mike Scrifes 4 185 46.3 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Leodis McKelvin 3 77 25.7 0

Cleveland Browns PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Robert Griffin III 4/7 93 1 0 Cody Kessler 13/22 142 3 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Willie Pounds 14 67 4.8 0 Darren McFadden 6 62 10.3 0 Cody Kessler 3 27 9 0 Robert Griffin III 1 5 5 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Roland Hawkins 4 38 9.5 1 Willie Pounds 3 39 13 0 Marques Colston 2 26 13 0 J.J. Nelson 2 23 11.5 1 Taylor Gabriel 1 13 13 0 Corey Coleman 1 63 63 1 Andrew Quarless 1 7 7 0 Darren McFadden 1 5 5 0 Kent Gabriel 1 12 12 0 A.J. McMahon 1 9 9 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Tre Duncan 6 0 0 0 Kevin German 5 0 0 0 Willie Tubbs 5 0 0 0 Heath Chick 4 0 0 0 Lamarcus Bogan 4 0 0 0 John Hughes III 4 1.5 0 0 Emmanuel Ogbah 4 1 0 0 Ibraheim Campbell 3 0 0 0 Avery Hart 3 0 1 0 Johnson Bademosi 3 0 0 0 Armonty Bryant 3 .5 0 0 Daimion Stafford 3 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Ka'imi Fairbairn 0/0 5/5 5 - PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Andy Lee 1 52 52 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Taylor Gabriel 1 20 20 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Raheem Mostert 2 46 23 0

[Professor Berch]

PRESEASON WEEK 2

NEWS

-The Cleveland Browns trade TE Gary Barnidge to the San Francisco 49ers for a 2019 2nd Round Pick and a 2019 7th Round Pick.
-The Cleveland Browns have announced plans to build a new stadium for next season!

KEY GAME STORYLINES

-Last week, some players who needed to produce for different reasons, did. Avery Hart got an interception on the sideline, and kept it in bounds to return a few yards. Robert Griffin III threw a long touchdown to Corey Coleman, as was the case all last year. Cody Kessler threw 3 TDs and a pick, but the pick was a great play by Leodis McKelvin, a one handed jumper. John Hughes got 1.5 sacks, while Carl Nassib was very disruptive. Willie Pounds ran for 4.8 YPC, and may be a legitimate #1 HB without Darren McFadden.

-With the trade of Gary Barnidge, it’ll be interesting to see how TE lines up for the Browns. Andrew Quarless disappointed last week, and may drop down the depth chart.

[Professor Berch]

Cleveland Browns at Denver Broncos
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Cleveland Browns (1-0)	14	7	0	21	42
Denver Broncos (0-1)	3	7	6	14	30

Team Stats Comparison
	CLE	DEN
Total Offense	355	387
Rushing Yards	80	17
Passing Yards	275	370
First Downs	9	19
Punt Return Yards	10	13
Kick Return Yards	90	69
Total Yards	455	469
Turnovers	2	2
3rd Down Converstion	5	5
4th Down Conversion	1	1
2-Point Conversion	0	1
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2/0	3/1
Penalties	2-21	3-21
Posession Time	15:02	24:55

Cleveland Browns PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Robert Griffin III 5/7 135 2 1 Cody Kessler 8/19 153 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Willie Pounds 12 36 3 1 Darren McFadden 4 18 4.5 0 Duke Johnson Jr. 1 13 13 0 Cody Kessler 4 13 3.3 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Trey Burton 4 34 8.5 0 Taylor Gabriel 1 4 4 1 Andrew Hawkins 1 15 15 0 Corey Coleman 1 52 52 1 Andrew Quarles 1 6 6 0 J.J. Nelson 1 2 2 0 Pharoh Cooper 1 58 58 1 Kent Gabriel 1 25 25 0 A.J. McMahon 1 53 53 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Christian Kirksey 9 0 0 0 Justin Gilbert 6 0 0 0 Emmanuel Ogbah 6 0 0 0 Daimion Stafford 6 0 0 0 Avery Hart 6 0 0 0 Lamarcus Bogan 4 0 0 0 Rahim Moore Sr. 3 0 0 0 Will Tubbs 3 1 0 1 Joe Schobert 3 1 0 0 Nolan Carroll II 3 0 0 0 Heath Chick 3 0 0 0 Johnson Bademosi 2 2 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Ka'imi Fairbairn 0/0 6/6 6 - PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Andy Lee 3 201 67 2 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Raheem Mostert 1 29 29 0 J.J. Nelson 1 22 22 0 Andrew Hawkins 2 39 19.5 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Raheem Mostert 1 11 11 0 Darren Sproles 1 -1 -1 0

Denver Broncos PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Jordan Atchison 26/37 375 3 0 Paxton Lynch 2/5 13 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Devontae Booker 12 17 1.4 0 C.J. Anderson 6 4 .7 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Watts London 6 87 14.5 1 Jeff Heuerman 5 39 7.8 0 Devontae Booker 5 52 10.4 1 Cody Latimer 4 131 32.8 0 Steven McHugh 4 55 13.8 0 Demariyus Thomas 2 16 8 1 Emmanuel Sanders 1 5 5 0 Zach Zenner 1 3 3 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD T.J. Ward 4 0 0 0 Bradley Roby 4 0 1 0 Will Parks 4 0 0 0 Alex Okafor 4 0 0 0 Jared Crick 3 .5 0 0 Justin Simmons 3 .5 0 0 Vontarrius Dora 3 0 0 0 Josh Chapman 3 .5 0 0 Kelvin Lott 3 0 0 0 Daryl Washington 3 0 0 0 Cornelious Colmer 2 2 0 0 Chris Harris Jr. 1 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Brandon McManus 1/1 1/1 4 32 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Michael Koenen 4 195 48.8 2 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Bradley Roby 1 26 26 0 Willie Snead 2 43 21.5 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Steven McHugh 1 13 13 0

[Professor Berch]

The Cleveland Browns must cut 3 players. They are the following:

TE Seth DeValve
LG Conor Boffeli
RT Shon Coleman

[Professor Berch]

PRESEASON WEEK 3

NEWS

-n/a

KEY GAME STORYLINES

-The Browns have looked good the last two weeks, but there are still positions that need to be cleared up. Cody Kessler will be starting at QB the next two weeks, so the team can get a good look at him. RG3 is currently the starter, so he will play limited snaps before giving way to Drew Stanton. With a stacked HB room, Kenyan Drake and Raheem Mostert seem to be the odd men out. However, the veteran Darren Sproles may be cut in order to make room for a younger back. Marques Colston looks sure to be cut. The Browns are keeping some players around in order to place them on the practice squad, and Pharaoh Cooper seems to be one. Armonty Bryant may also be on his way out, to give room to Carl Nassib to be the #2 on the left side.

[Professor Berch]

Jacksonville Jaguars at Cleveland Browns
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Jacksonville Jaguars (1-1)	0	24	3	10	37
Cleveland Browns (2-0)	10	14	0	7	31

Team Stats Comparison
	JAC	CLE
Total Offense	420	366
Rushing Yards	196	157
Passing Yards	224	209
First Downs	18	9
Punt Return Yards	0	9
Kick Return Yards	68	33
Total Yards	488	407
Turnovers	2	3
3rd Down Converstion	5-11	3-9
4th Down Conversion	0-0	0-1
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3/0	1/1
Penalties	2-18	3-19
Posession Time	24:59	15:01

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		JAC	CLE
1:53	(CLE) Ka'imi Fairbairn 33 Yd FG	0	3
:25	(CLE) Corey Coleman 57 Yd TD pass from Cody Kessler	0	10
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		JAC	CLE
9:17	(CLE) Christian Kirksey returns fumble 35 Yds	0	17
5:14	(JAC) Connor Barth 49 Yd FG	3	17
5:01	(JAC) Chris Ivory 37 Yd run	10	17
3:22	(JAC) Dematrae Sweed 16 Yd pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick	17	17
2:42	(CLE) Willie Pounds 67 Yd run	17	24
:41	(JAC) Rashad Greene 4 Yd pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick	24	24
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		JAC	CLE
5:35	(JAC) Connor Barth 37 Yd FG	27	24
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		JAC	CLE
8:52	(JAC) Rashad Greene 10 Yd pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick	34	24
3:46	(CLE) Willie Pounds 1 Yd run	34	31
:32	(JAC) Connor Barth 45 Yd FG	37	31

Jacksonville Jaguars PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Ryan Fitzpatrick 20/29 214 3 1 Blake Bortles 1/4 10 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Chris Ivory 18 151 8.4 1 Martin Gore 3 23 7.7 0 Ryan Fitzpatrick 4 21 5.3 0 T.J. Yeldon 3 1 .3 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Dematrae Sweed 7 70 10 1 Darren Waller 5 11 14.2 0 Marquise Lee 4 44 11 0 Rashad Greene 2 14 7 2 Ben Koyack 1 8 8 0 Aaron Burbridge 1 7 7 0 Rashard Wilkerson 1 10 10 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD James Sample 6 0 0 0 Clayton Geathers 4 0 0 0 Telvin Smith 3 0 0 0 Denzel Perryman 3 0 0 0 Jordan Hill 3 0 0 0 Tashaun Gipson 3 0 0 0 Johnathan Cyprien 2 0 0 0 Yannick Ngakoue 2 2 0 0 Shawn Marts 1 0 2 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Connor Barth 3/3 4/4 13 49 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Brad Nortman 3 132 44 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Marquise Lee 3 68 22.7 0

Cleveland Browns PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Cody Kessler 6/10 129 1 0 Drew Stanton 1/4 73 0 0 Robert Griffin III 2/5 21 0 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Willie Pouds 8 98 12.3 2 Darren McFadden 7 28 4 0 Drew Stanton 2 18 9 0 Cody Kessler 1 13 13 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Taylor Gabriel 4 67 16.8 0 Andrew Hawkins 1 2 2 0 Corey Coleman 1 57 57 1 J.J. Nelson 1 21 21 0 Pharoh Cooper 1 20 20 0 Trey Burton 1 16 16 0 Willie Pounds 1 30 30 0 A.J. McMahon 1 7 7 0 Roland Hawkins 1 5 5 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Christian Kirksey 9 0 0 1 Emmanuel Ogbah 8 1 0 0 Daimion Stafford 8 0 0 0 Willie Tubbs 5 0 0 0 Avery Hart 5 0 0 0 Johnson Bademosi 5 0 0 0 Deonte Towns 3 0 0 0 Justin Gilbert 3 0 0 0 Lamarcus Bogan 3 0 0 0 Nolan Carroll II 2 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Ka'imi Fairbairn 1/2 4/4 7 34 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Andy Lee 2 111 55.5 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Andrew Hawkins 1 17 17 0 Taylor Gabriel 1 16 16 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Raheem Mostert 1 8 8 0

[Professor Berch]

The Cleveland Browns must cut 5 players. They are the following:

C Hronnis Grasu
FS Johnson Bademosi
SS Daimion Stafford
HB Raheem Mostert
HB Kenyan Drake

[Professor Berch]

PRESEASON WEEK 4

NEWS

-n/a

KEY GAME STORYLINES

-After last week, Robert Griffin III may be looking at the bench. Cody Kessler played well, while RG3 threw 2 interceptions. The Browns will give RG3 a longer look this week, as he’ll likely play more than the 2nd Quarter. Raheem Mostert and Kenyan Drake were cut, leaving 4 HBs. The cuts were likely due to other players having more use in Week 4 of the Preseason. Most other positions seem to be set, however.

[Professor Berch]

Cleveland Browns at Indianapolis Colts
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Cleveland Browns (2-1)	10	0	0	7	17
Indianapolis Colts (2-1)	14	0	14	7	35

Team Stats Comparison
	CLE	IND
Total Offense	336	458
Rushing Yards	94	136
Passing Yards	242	322
First Downs	11	15
Punt Return Yards	31	6
Kick Return Yards	170	0
Total Yards	537	464
Turnovers	0	0
3rd Down Converstion	6-14	7-11
4th Down Conversion	0-2	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	0/0	2/0
Penalties	3-30	5-89
Posession Time	18:11	21:49

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		CLE	IND
9:17	(IND) Phillip Dorsett 76 Yd pass from Andrew Luck	0	7
6:03	(CLE) Ka'imi Fairbairn 49 Yd FG	3	7
3:17	(CLE) Corey Coleman 65 Yd pass from Cody Kessler	10	7
1:29	(IND) T.Y. Hilton 63 Yd pass from Andrew Luck	10	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		CLE	IND
7:19	(IND) Quan Bray 12 Yd pass from Landry Jones	10	21
2:02	(IND) Anthony Fasano 16 Yd pass from Landry Jones	10	28
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		CLE	IND
8:00	(CLE) A.J. McMahon 91 Yd pass from Robert Griffin III	17	28
4:17	(IND) Karlos Williams Sr. 28 Yd run	17	35

Cleveland Browns PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Cody Kessler 3/7 85 1 0 Robert Griffin III 12/27 201 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Willie Pounds 7 40 5.7 0 Darren McFadden 6 29 4.8 0 Robert Griffin III 2 16 8 0 Cody Kessler 1 8 8 0 Duke Johnson Jr. 1 1 1 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Trey Burton 3 29 9.7 0 Andrew Hawkins 2 19 9.5 0 Corey Coleman 2 77 38.5 0 Andrew Quarless 2 9 4.5 0 A.J. McMahon 2 102 51 1 Marques Colston 1 -4 -4 0 Pharoh Cooper 1 23 23 0 Willie Pounds 1 23 23 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Tre Duncan 10 0 0 0 Avery Hart 7 0 0 0 Heath Chick 6 1 0 0 Ibraheim Campbell 5 0 0 0 Lamarcus Bogan 5 0 0 0 Scooby Wright III 5 0 0 0 Emmanuel Ogbah 5 0 0 0 Deron Towns 4 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Ka'imi Fairbairn 1/2 2/2 5 49 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Andy Lee 4 219 54.8 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Taylor Gabriel 2 62 31 0 Darren Sproles 1 30 30 0 J.J. Nelson 3 78 26 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Darren Sproles 1 10 10 0 Heath Chick 1 21 21 0

Indianapolis Colts PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Andrew Luck 4/4 144 2 0 Landry Jones 15/21 186 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Tyler Varga 19 87 4.5 0 Karlos Williams Sr. 8 49 6.1 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Quan Bray 5 63 12.6 1 Aaron Dobson 4 49 12.3 0 Jackson Kubik 3 31 10.3 0 Dwayne Allen 2 5 2.5 0 Anthony Fasano 2 37 18.5 1 Phillip Dorsett 2 37 18.5 1 T.Y. Hilton 1 63 63 1 Tyler Varga 1 6 0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD D'Qwell Jackson 5 0 0 0 Ron Thompson 5 3.5 0 0 Deonte Childs 5 1 0 0 Zach Kerr 4 .5 0 0 D'Joun Smith 4 0 0 0 T.J. Green 3 0 0 0 Kurtis Drummond 3 0 0 0 Shamarko Thomas 3 0 0 0 Jarvis Jones 3 0 0 0 Raphael Bushrod 3 0 0 0 Stephen Burt 3 .5 0 0 Leshaun Sims 2 1 0 0 Trevor Bates 1 .5 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Mike Nugent 0/0 5/5 5 - PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Pat McAfee 2 112 56 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Quan Bray 1 6 6 0