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Most teams focused their sights on next season a while ago. Now that the Super Bowl is complete, all 32 teams can focus on the areas they need to improve most. Atop team wishlists? Offensive linemen, franchise QBs, edge rushers and receivers. With the 2023 season complete and the NFL Scouting Combine and free agency beginning within the next month, The Athletic ’s NFL staff identifies the biggest need for every NFL team this offseason. Biggest offseason need: Defensive line Advertisement No que…

The are submitting a proposal to move the ’s annual trade deadline back two weeks. The current deadline comes after Week 8 of the NFL’s 18-week season, and the proposal will seek to move the deadline back to the Tuesday following Week 10. “As a league, it makes sense to give teams the most flexibility,” Browns general manager Andrew Berry said. “Moving it back (two weeks), we felt that was the sweet spot.” Advertisement Berry cited research that said and the place their annual trade deadlines…

Let’s not jump to any conclusions or plan for any emergency news conferences. Finally, what for a long time was an ever-changing organization has found a level of success and stability. Still, the Browns’ hire of former head coach Mike Vrabel to a consultant’s role is surprising — and worth further examination. Is this the Browns just trying to make themselves better via an avenue that was unexpected for all parties? It’s nothing deeper than that, right? The Browns wouldn’t undercut in plain…

The are hiring former head coach as a coaching and personnel consultant, a source confirmed to The Athletic. The Titans fired Vrabel in January Vrabel, 48, finished the 2023 season with a 6-11 record, his worst mark during his Titans tenure. It’s the second straight year Tennessee finished with a losing record and missed the postseason. The former Super Bowl-winning linebacker found plenty of success during his first four seasons as the Titans’ coach. He went 41-24 in the regular season and…

The made a sensible, buy-low move to start the new league year when they acquired wide receiver in a trade with the on Saturday. For now, Jeudy becomes a one-year rental at a position of need. The were looking for speed and experience at wideout, and in Jeudy they get both at the cost of a fifth- and sixth-round pick. Jeudy is under contract for 2024 only at his guaranteed fifth-year option number of $12.9 million. The Browns have been big March spenders in the past, and the front office, le…

The Midwest Regional of the 2024 NCAA Tournament features the Big 10 regular season champion , the SEC regular season champion , as well as and several teams looking to pull an upset in March Madness. Purdue again is a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. After last year’s loss to No. 16-seed Fairleigh Dickinson, the Boilermakers want to re-write their tournament history. They’re led by last year’s NCAA Player of the Year and this year’s Big Ten Player of the Year . Can the Boilermakers make it o…

The and wide receiver have agreed to a three-year, $58 million extension that includes $41 million guaranteed, a league source said. Jeudy recently joined the AFC North squad after the in exchange for fifth- and sixth-round picks in the 2024 NFL Draft. The Browns gave up pick Nos. 135 and 202. Jeudy, a 2020 first-round pick, had 54 catches for 758 yards and two touchdowns last season. He scored six of his 11 career receiving touchdowns in 2022, when he posted career highs of 67 catches for 9…

The made a sensible, buy-low move to start the new league year when they acquired wide receiver in a trade with the on Saturday. For now, Jeudy becomes a one-year rental at a position of need. The were looking for speed and experience at wideout, and in Jeudy they get both at the cost of a fifth- and sixth-round pick. Jeudy is under contract for 2024 only at his guaranteed fifth-year option number of $12.9 million. The Browns have been big March spenders in the past, and the front office, le…

, Dane Brugler’s expansive guide to the , is here. The first selection will come in the second round at No. 54 when the 2024 begins April 25 in Detroit. They currently own just five picks in the seven-round draft. Browns’ draft picks Round Pick Overall Notes 2 22 54 3 21 85 5 21 156 From Eagles, via Cardinals 6 30 206 From Ravens 7 7 227 From Titans 7 23 243 Full draft order Every pick in . NFL Draft details • Round 1: April 25, 8 p.m. ET • Rounds 2-3: April 26, 7 p.m. ET • Rounds 4-7: April 2…

The 2024 NFL schedule is coming, sooner than later. Based on recent years, it could be released by the end of this week. Where will the rank in the AFC must-see TV hierarchy? It’s probably fair to assume they’ll get more than the two prime-time spotlight games they had in 2023, but we don’t know if that will mean a return to “Sunday Night Football,” special holiday placement or multiple Monday night games for just the second time since 2008. Advertisement The Browns have long known their oppone…