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On Day 5 of Browns OTAs, the offense connected for multiple touchdowns during 11-on-11 and 7-on-7 work as Watson split reps with Sanders and Gabriel, with red-zone TDs to Thrash, Jeudy and Boston. The defense answered with three interceptions across drills, while coach Travis Switzer praised the players’ growing comfort in the system.
Browns coach Todd Monken criticized the offense after 7-on-7 drills produced interceptions during OTAs, highlighting turnover risk in the quarterback competition. Sanders and Gabriel split first-team reps, with Sanders showing progress in reads while Gabriel struggled, and Watson delivering a more efficient 13-of-21 with a TD. The sessions underscore an unsettled QB race early in May practice.
Day 2 of Browns OTAs featured four quarterbacks—Deshaun Watson, Shedeur Sanders, Dillon Gabriel and Taylen Green—rotating through two-spot drills to maximize reps and development, with no clear frontrunner yet. Watson showed his athleticism, Sanders has progressed in decision-making, and Gabriel/Green split reps to keep all options in play. A highlight was Watson-to-Denzel Boston for a deep TD in 7-on-7, while veterans returning from injury (Dawand Jones, Elgton Jenkins) saw action and Judkins contributed on the backfield. The defense created turnovers in 7-on-7, underscoring a competitive spring session ahead of minicamp.
Browns coach Todd Monken criticized QB play at OTAs, saying interceptions in 7-on-7 drills with no pass rush were 'embarrassing,' and he didn’t name players. Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders are competing for the starting job, with Dillion Gabriel and rookie Taylen Green taking backup reps, and the team hopes to name a starter by the end of spring.
The Cleveland Browns are set to vote on selling a 3% stake to Arctos, a private-equity fund that already owns stakes in the Chargers and Bills; valuation hasn't been disclosed, but at a roughly $10 billion Browns value the stake would be about $300 million. The sale would inject cash as Cleveland pursues a new stadium financed with private contributions exceeding $1.755 billion.
The Browns’ 2026 schedule highlights five marquee matchups: Week 1 at the Jaguars, Week 4 vs the Steelers on Thursday Night Football, Week 6 vs the Ravens, Week 10 vs the Texans, and Week 18 at the Bengals, with a late stretch of four straight home games and a Week 11 bye.
The Browns revealed their 2026 preseason opponents, opening on the road against the Chicago Bears before hosting two home games at Huntington Bank Field: vs. the Buffalo Bills on Aug. 22 (1 p.m., with joint practices) and vs. the New England Patriots on Aug. 27 (8 p.m.). Coach Todd Monken said the games will help evaluate players, with WEWS News 5 carrying the first two games and Amazon Prime Video airing the finale; single-game tickets are on sale.
The Browns’ 2026 regular-season schedule was released: they start with two straight road games (Jacksonville and Tampa Bay), host the Panthers in Week 3, have a primetime home game vs. the Steelers in Week 4, navigate a three-game road stretch later, then play a four-game home stretch Weeks 10–14, and finish with divisional road games and a Week 18 at Cincinnati (date TBD) under NFL flex scheduling rules.
Day 1 of Browns rookie minicamp offered a first look at the 2026 draft class and tryouts. The opening 11-on-11 reps were anchored by a first group of draft picks at the offensive line — Spencer Fano at left tackle, Parker Brailsford at center and Austin Barber at right tackle — with Taylen Green leading the quarterback reps and showing mobility after Zoom meetings. Bryson Barnes also saw time at QB as multiple tryouts cycled through skill positions. Head coach Todd Monken praised the effort and noted that some players looked more advanced than others, as the Browns invited about 25 tryout players to compete for roster spots during this phase of offseason work.
The Cleveland Browns signed 12 undrafted free agents—seven on defense, four on offense and one specialist—with rookie minicamp set for May 8–10; the group includes Davon Booth, Nate Evans, Logan Fano, Tyreak Sapp and Zion Washington among others.
The Cleveland Browns placed linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (neck) on reserve/physically unable to perform and designated punter Nik Constantinou as the team’s international player. Owusu-Koramoah, a 2021 second-round pick, suffered a neck injury against the Ravens on Oct. 27, 2024, and has 49 games played with 302 tackles, eight sacks, three interceptions, 17 passes defensed, six forced fumbles and 40 tackles for loss.
The Cleveland Browns have signed eight of their ten 2026 NFL draft picks: Spencer Fano (OT, Utah), Denzel Boston (WR, Washington), Austin Barber (T, Florida), Parker Brailsford (C, Alabama), Justin Jefferson (LB, Alabama), Joe Royer (TE, Cincinnati), Taylen Green (QB, Arkansas) and Carsen Ryan (TE, BYU), with backgrounds and college achievements noted for each player.
At the Browns' groundbreaking for Huntington Bank Field (target opening 2029), co-owner Jimmy Haslam vowed the new stadium will offer seats that are affordable, keeping the Dawg Pound’s seating count while delivering a better experience; skeptics note real affordability will depend on future ticket pricing and PSL costs.
The Browns will break ground on a new domed stadium in Brook Park, a $2.6 billion project with 67,500 seats funded largely by the Haslam family and state/municipal sources, slated to be ready for the 2029 season; the ceremony will include NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Ohio Governor Mike DeWine alongside Browns officials.
The article grades the 2026 NFL Draft by surplus value—the on-field impact of a rookie relative to its contract—using a consensus Big Board, slot-based values, and trades since 2025. It argues premium-position picks save cap space and boost roster flexibility, then measures teams by how well they maximize value over cost. The Browns are highlighted as early winners after landing two impact players, Spencer Fano and KC Concepcion, in Round 1, illustrating the framework; the piece notes that draft grades are inherently forward-looking and that F’s (and other grades) will appear as teams continue to develop their rosters.