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Joe Thomas, Alex Mack earn All-Decade Team of the 2010s honors

LT Joe Thomas and center Alex Mack represent the Browns on the Pro Football Hall of Fame All-Decade Team of the 2010s.
Thomas played every offensive snap from 2010 through the seventh game of the 2017 season in dominant fashion.
Mack played the first six seasons of the decade in Cleveland, earning three of his five career Pro Bowls during his Browns run

LT Joe Thomas and center Alex Mack represent the Browns on the Pro Football Hall of Fame All-Decade Team of the 2010s.
Thomas played every offensive snap from 2010 through the seventh game of the 2017 season in dominant fashion.
Mack played the first six seasons of the decade in Cleveland, earning three of his five career Pro Bowls during his Browns run

Joe Thomas, Alex Mack earn All-Decade Team of the 2010s honors

LT Joe Thomas and center Alex Mack represent the Browns on the Pro Football Hall of Fame All-Decade Team of the 2010s.
Thomas played every offensive snap from 2010 through the seventh game of the 2017 season in dominant fashion.
Mack played the first six seasons of the decade in Cleveland, earning three of his five career Pro Bowls during his Browns run

LT Joe Thomas and center Alex Mack represent the Browns on the Pro Football Hall of Fame All-Decade Team of the 2010s.
Thomas played every offensive snap from 2010 through the seventh game of the 2017 season in dominant fashion.
Mack played the first six seasons of the decade in Cleveland, earning three of his five career Pro Bowls during his Browns run

Georgia OT Andrew Thomas has had pre-draft meeting with Cleveland Browns

Georgia football OT Andrew Thomas has met with the Cleveland Browns prior to 2020 NFL Draft. Could he join UGA legend Nick Chubb?

Georgia’s Andrew Thomas is considered one of the best, if not the best, offensive tackles in the 2020 NFL Draft class.

He’s a guy that pretty much every NFL team will want to meet with prior to the draft, however, coronavirus has forced said meetings to be conducted via FaceTime or video conference chats.

One team that’s met with Thomas is the Cleveland Browns, where Bulldog legend Nick Chubb is making a name for himself as one of the league’s top ball carriers.

Thomas confirmed to Jordan Reid of The Draft Network that he has met with the Browns and multiple other teams. The Dolphins, Jaguars and Jets are also confirmed meetings.

The Browns hold the 10th pick in this year’s draft. At this moment, it’s really unclear whether or not Thomas will be available come No. 10. I’ve seen him projected No. 2 overall and I’ve seen him fall into the second round of some mock drafts as well.

Thomas only had one year creating holes for Chubb, and that was during the Bulldogs’ magical 2017 season, where Chubb and Sony Michel combined for an incredible 2,572 yards.

Thomas was named to Freshman All-America Teams by ESPN, USA Today and the Football Writers Association of America that season. He played in all 15 games, making 15 starts as a true freshman at right tackle. Additionally, he was one of three offensive Newcomers of the Year.

During his sophomore year, He switched to left tackle and earned second-team Associated Press All-American and first-team All-SEC honors after starting 13 games.

In 2019, he started 13 games at left tackle and was awarded first-team Associated Press All-American and first-team all-conference honors.

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Browns LB Mack Wilson expecting leap in Year 2

Mack Wilson recently did an interview with the Cleveland Browns official website discussing his expectations heading into Year 2.

At one time, Mack Wilson was considered a potential first-round NFL draft pick. But after the former Alabama linebacker left Tuscaloosa a year early, he didn’t hear his name called until the fifth round of the 2019 draft.

That draft day fall didn’t stop Wilson from being a rookie producer for the Cleveland Browns, who drafted him No. 155 overall, however.

The Montgomery (Ala.) native started 14 of a possible 16 games for the Browns, accumulating 82 total tackles, one sack, one interception, one forced fumble and seven pass deflections.

Sure, there were some inconsistencies to Wilson’s game, but there were also flashes of what once made him a highly-coveted high school player and projected first-round pick.

Now going into his second season in the NFL, Wilson is expected to take on a much larger role with Cleveland, especially now that Joe Schobert and Christian Kirksey are in Jacksonville and Green Bay, respectively.

The 22-year old Wilson was recently included in a video series the Browns put out called “Working From Home”, and there, he talked about his expanded role. Check out the video of the interview below:

For those who are unable to watch the interview, here is a summary of what Wilson had to say:

“I feel like they left me with a lot of knowledge. I learned a lot from them, and I feel like I want to build off that this year. Kind of try to be the guy in the linebacker room, as far as my experience, and as far as knowing what it takes to be able to produce on the field. I just feel like it’s going to be some big shoes to fill, but I’m ready for it. I’ve prepared my whole life for this. We’re just going to see how it goes.”

There was major growth and development for Wilson as a rookie, and the hope is that he can continue to emerge as one of the league’s top young linebackers.

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WATCH: Chiefs WR Tyreek Hill vs. Browns CB Denzel Ward in ‘Madden’ tournament semifinal

Kansas City Chiefs WR Tyreek Hill advanced to the semifinals after defeating teammate Tyrann Mathieu.

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Kansas City Chiefs WR Tyreek Hill advanced to the semifinals in The Checkdown’s “Madden NFL 20” tournament. During the first round, he defeated his Chiefs teammate Tyrann Mathieu by a score of 62-32. Hill played as the Bears, while Mathieu grabbed the Chiefs.

Hill will face Cleveland Browns CB Denzel Ward in the second round at 5 p.m. CT. Philadelphia Eagles WR DeSean Jackson will face Los Angeles Chargers DB Derwin James in the other match, which will determine the final matchup.

If yesterday was any indication, Ward better play his best game against Hill, otherwise, he won’t stand a chance. On both defense and offense, Hill proved to be deadly, holding as big as a 35-point lead against Mathieu.

(Note: Electronic Arts initially reversed the graphics on the stream, as Hill actually played as the Bears and Mathieu the Chiefs.)

The single-elimination tournament benefits the United Way’s COVID-19 relief efforts, so be sure to show your support for Hill this evening. Tune in at the top of the page to see if Hill advances to the final.

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Tyrod Taylor using Bills as motivation with Chargers

While now a few years removed, Taylor said he’s using his time in Buffalo as a motivational factor for him currently. 

During his NFL career, quarterback Tyrod Taylor saw his longest run of success with the Buffalo Bills. He started 43 (really 44) games for the Bills, but in the end, the writing was on the wall.

Taylor led the Bills to the playoffs in 2017, he’ll forever be the quarterback that broke a nearly two decade playoff drought. But the team quickly moved on from him, eventually landing with their current starter, Josh Allen.

While now a few years removed, Taylor said he’s using his time in Buffalo as a motivational factor for him still.

As the Los Angeles Chargers depth chart sits, Taylor is currently their No. 1 QB following the departure of Phillip Rivers. Many expect the Chargers to add competition via a rookie at the upcoming draft. That competition will be motivation, Taylor said, as will Buffalo and another of his former teams, the Cleveland Browns.

“It’s motivating just for the highs and lows of my career,” Taylor told NFL.com. “To be drafted in the sixth round, walking into my 10th year, there’s definitely a lot of motivating factors in there being from my time when I was in Buffalo and when I played in Cleveland.”

Taylor potentially grabbing a starting spot isn’t out of the question, even with a potential first-round rookie behind him.

His motivation from Cleveland came from being named starter ahead of No.1 overall pick Baker Mayfield, only to have things turned over to the rookie pretty quickly. Nonetheless, Taylor took the starting gig there over a highly-touted rookie, and had he stayed healthy and had a better coaching staff, perhaps he would have held the job for the season?

In addition, Anthony Lynn is his head coach with the Chargers. The two spent time together in Buffalo and Lynn has long been a supporter of Taylor’s abilities.

All that considered, there could be real opportunity for Taylor to stick it to the Bills if he does earn a starting spot. The Chargers are slated to play against the Bills in Buffalo next season.

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6 2020 NFL teams that could end up on the 2019 Browns hype train

It seems like every year there’s a hot team. Two years ago a lot of people thought the Niners would make their way into the playoff conversation. Anyone who picked San Francisco was just one year off – not bad really. Last year, the hot team was the …

It seems like every year there’s a hot team. Two years ago a lot of people thought the Niners would make their way into the playoff conversation. Anyone who picked San Francisco was just one year off — not bad really. Last year, the hot team was the Browns. They had just picked up Odell Beckham Jr. They finished the year on a nice little run in 2018. Baker Mayfield was going to build on his last year. Freddie Kitchens did well as offensive coordinator. Of course, we all know how that went. Maybe we were all one year too early with the Browns as well. That’s the point of all of this. Some teams will get hyped past their ability and their season will be disappointing because so much was expected. So who is this year’s 2017 Niners or 2018 Browns? Here are a few thoughts:

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Kevin Johnson signs with Browns

Buffalo Bills cornerback Kevin Johnson is signing with the Cleveland Browns.

While the Bills likely already plugged his hole in the lineup, Kevin Johnson won’t be returning to the team next season now.

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, cornerback Kevin Johnson signed a one-year deal with the Cleveland Browns. Per the report, it’s an incentive based deal woth $3.5 million which could jump up to $6 million, depending on performance.

Johnson signed a one-year “prove-it” deal with the Bills last season for $3 million.

With the addition of Josh Norman, it seemed unlikely the Bills would sign another cornerback. While Johnson’s $3.5 is close to his former contract, the Bills might have been not interested in giving Johnson such incentives, or playing time.

Prior to joining the Bills, Johnson had a long list of injuries with the Texans, but managed to stay healthy with Buffalo in 2019, appearing in all 16 games. Johnson provided a depth role, but also pushed fellow cornerback Levi Wallace for his starting job. The two, at times, split playing time with Wallace getting slightly more. With that rotation in mind, he did only play in 32 percent of the Bills’ defensive snaps last season, so maybe that’s why his contract has certain incentives.

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Baker Mayfield makes $50K donation to Greater Cleveland Food Bank

With coronavirus (COVID-19) forcing closures of nearly everything in the state of Ohio, Baker Mayfield is doing what he can to help…

With coronavirus (COVID-19) forcing closures of nearly everything in the state of Ohio, Baker Mayfield is doing what he can to help those in need.

Mayfield posted a video with his wife, Emily, on his social media with the announcement.

“There’s so many great people in Cleveland, so many great organizations,” Mayfield said. “It’s a point for us that we want to give back, we want to help out in any way we can.”

Mayfield also urged others to give if they can and that he and Emily will match anything given to the Greater Cleveland Foodbank up to $50,000 for a potential total of $100,000.

The 2017 Heisman Trophy winner was the first overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft by the Browns. In his three-year career at Oklahoma, Mayfield completed 69.8% of his passes, throwing for 12,292 yards and 119 passing touchdowns. He also logged 18 more touchdowns on the ground and one receiving touchdown giving him a career total at Oklahoma of 138 touchdowns in 40 games.

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4 reasons why the Browns – Case Keenum deal could be one of the sneaky good signings of the offseason

(Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports) There are bigger deals than Case Keenum signing with the Cleveland Browns. Fine, there are much bigger deals than Case Keenum signing with the Cleveland Browns – and you can see all the deals right here. The thing about …

Case Keenum Browns
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There are bigger deals than Case Keenum signing with the Cleveland Browns. Fine, there are much bigger deals than Case Keenum signing with the Cleveland Browns — and you can see all the deals right here. The thing about Case Keenum’s three-year $18 million contract is that it could be a sneaky good signing for the Browns. Here’s why:

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