Cleveland Browns news: A promising core, championship memories

Dawgs By Nature

• Browns offseason look back: 5 moves I loved (Jared Mueller) – “With training camp opening next week and rookies reporting in a few days, now is a good time to look back at the offseason decisions and see where things stand with the Cleveland Browns. Not everything was perfect this offseason (more on that in a different piece), but there are some positive decisions that still look good months later.”
• Browns history: 1964 champion OT John Brown talks blocking for Jim Brown, Art Modell, Paul Brown and more (Barry Shuck) – “Our own Barry Shuck interviewed John Brown, one of the surviving members of that 1964 NFL Cleveland Browns title team, the franchise’s last championship team.” 
• Browns young core seen in positive light by NFL execs, coaches, scouts (Jared Mueller) – “By the end of the week, rookies will have reported to Berea for the Cleveland Browns 2026 training camp. All in all, especially for a team given low expectations externally, Cleveland’s roster had a lot of players listed by executives, coaches, and scouts in ESPN’s rankings.”
• Browns fans expecting big things from Harold Fannin (Chris Pokorny) – “While Cleveland Browns fans might be pessimistic on the outlook of one player on offense this year, they are setting their sights sky high for second-year tight end Harold Fannin Jr.”

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• How will a Mike Rutenberg defense look? 15 Browns questions for ’26 (cleveland.com) – “Mike Rutenberg set the tone from his March introductory press conference. During that media session, the first-time defensive coordinator talked animatedly about leading with his heart, and playing violent football.”
• We’ll see a rebuilt Browns offensive line at training camp. Is it better? (Beacon Journal) – “There are just nine days until the Browns hold their first full-squad training camp practice. That will take place on July 29, one day after veterans report. This continues our Browns training camp preview series looking at each of the team’s position groups. This preview takes a look at the offensive line, a position the team has completely overhauled in the offseason.”
• Shedeur Sanders thrills young fans at his camp after returning from ‘amazing’ workouts with teammates in Miami (Browns Zone) – “Shedeur Sanders was greeted like the starting quarterback. And a rock star. When Sanders arrived a bit late to his free youth football camp Sunday, held in conjunction with the Cleveland Browns, the 500 students from schools in Cleveland, Brooklyn, Berea and Columbus screamed when he walked onto the turf.”
• Sizing up the Browns’ QB options: Deshaun Watson, Shedeur Sanders or yet another search (The Athletic) – “When the Cleveland Browns open training camp next week, the competition for the starting quarterback job will resume. For now, it’s Deshaun Watson, who missed all of last season while recovering from a twice-torn Achilles tendon, versus Shedeur Sanders, who started the final seven games of his rookie season.”

NFL

• Packers sign DT Devonte Wyatt to extension (Acme Packing Company) – “The Green Bay Packers have signed former first-round pick Devonte Wyatt to a three-year, $57 million contract that includes a $20 million signing bonus, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Wyatt was one of the few starters remaining on the 2026 roster who were going into a contract year this year, as he was set to play on a fifth-year option this season.”
• Falcons’ biggest breakout candidates: Picking 5 players in line for a jump (ajc.com) – “The Falcons believed in Brandon Dorlus after practice flashes in 2024 and a reworked routine in 2025, but the defensive tackle’s most confidence-inspiring moment didn’t come until last preseason.”
• Colston Loveland: Focus on Bears-Packers rivalry similar to Michigan-Ohio State (NFL.com) – “Tight end Colston Loveland went from the Michigan-Ohio State hatred in college to the Bears-Packers rivalry in the NFL. In his rookie season, Loveland said he noticed distinct similarities in how Jim Harbaugh handled the Ohio State rivalry at Michigan to Ben Johnson’s approach to the Green Bay in Chicago.”