Bitonio opts to return to Browns for 12th season

Daniel OyefusiMar 5, 2025, 04:22 PM ET

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Left guard Joel Bitonio, a seven-time Pro Bowler and the Cleveland Browns‘ longest-tenured player, will return for this 12th NFL season in 2025, the team said Wednesday.

Bitonio, 33, had said that he would take the first few weeks of the offseason to ponder retirement.

“I still feel like I can play in this league,” he said at the conclusion of

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Source: Garrett not open to Browns extension

Daniel OyefusiFeb 27, 2025, 05:11 PM ET

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Myles Garrett is not open to a contract extension with the Cleveland Browns, a league source confirmed, as the team remains adamant that it will not accede to the star pass rusher’s trade request.

Cleveland.com first reported Garrett and his representatives have “slammed the door” on negotiations. The Browns met with Garrett’s representatives at the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis

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Browns don’t plan to trade Garrett, GM insists

Daniel OyefusiFeb 25, 2025, 02:48 PM ET

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INDIANAPOLIS — Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry reiterated Tuesday that he does not intend to trade defensive end Myles Garrett amid the 2023 Defensive Player of the Year’s trade request.

“We can’t imagine a situation where not having Myles as a part of the organization is best for the Browns,” Berry said at the NFL scouting combine. “… We

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Source: Browns to release starting S Thornhill

Daniel OyefusiFeb 24, 2025, 10:07 AM ET

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The Cleveland Browns are releasing starting safety Juan Thornhill, a league source confirmed, with one year remaining on the three-year deal he signed in the 2023 offseason.

The move will save Cleveland $3.4 million in cap space as a post-June 1 cut. Thornhill’s $2.5 million base salary in 2025 was not guaranteed.

Thornhill originally signed a three-year, $21 million deal with

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Five things that can get Browns back in playoffs in 2025

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BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns tight end David Njoku was seated in a chair on radio row at Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, giving his plea to teammate Myles Garrett.

Just days earlier, Garrett sent a shockwave through the NFL, publicly announcing a trade request from the Browns. As he conducted multiple interviews on radio row, Garrett

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Browns OT Jones has knee surgery, source says

Daniel OyefusiFeb 20, 2025, 04:11 PM ET

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Cleveland Browns offensive tackle Dawand Jones recently underwent arthroscopic knee surgery to address a lingering issue he played through last season, a league source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.

Jones, a 2023 fourth-round pick who has started 17 games, missed the final seven games of the 2024 season after suffering a fractured fibula.

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Browns cut RB Hines after second missed season

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BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns on Tuesday terminated the contract of running back Nyheim Hines, who was sidelined for a second consecutive season after suffering an ACL tear during a personal watercraft accident in July 2023.

Cleveland signed Hines to a one-year deal last offseason, but he began the season on the non-football injury list as he continued his

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Browns’ Garrett consulted LeBron on trade wish

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Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett spoke publicly Wednesday for the first time since announcing a trade request Monday, telling the Rich Eisen Show that he and the organization are not aligned on the team’s future.

“It’s not a decision I take lightly,” said Garrett, speaking on Radio Row in New Orleans. “It took time and lots of conversation. Just

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Why trading Myles Garrett is not as simple as it seems for Browns

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BEREA, Ohio — Though Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett registered his fourth consecutive season with 14 or more sacks in 2024 and continued to establish himself as one of greatest pass rushers of his generation, his accomplishments felt hollow in the midst of a 3-14 finish.

In the face of another lost year — the sixth losing season he’s

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Reigning DPOY Garrett requests Browns trade him

Daniel OyefusiFeb 3, 2025, 11:09 AM ET

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Star defensive end Myles Garrett, the NFL’s reigning Defensive Player of the Year, has requested a trade from the Cleveland Browns, he announced in a statement Monday.

“While I’ve loved calling this city my home, my desire to win and compete on the biggest stages won’t allow me to be complacent. The goal was never to go from Cleveland to

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