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Daniel OyefusiFeb 5, 2026, 11:34 PM ET

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The NFL Honors ceremony in San Francisco on Thursday night opened with Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett winning his second career Defensive Player of the Year award in a unanimous selection.

Garrett capped a historic season in which he recorded 23 sacks to set the NFL’s single-season sack record. Garrett, who also won the award in 2023, led the

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Daniel OyefusiFeb 5, 2026, 11:02 PM ET

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Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford edged New England Patriots counterpart Drake Maye to win the NFL Most Valuable Player award Thursday night, then made news in his acceptance speech by announcing he’ll return next season.

Stafford received 24-of-50 first-place votes and finished with 366 points. Maye got 23 first-place votes and finished with 361 points.

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Daniel OyefusiFeb 3, 2026, 06:00 AM ET

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BEREA, Ohio — On Tuesday at noon ET, Todd Monken will address local reporters for the first time since the Cleveland Browns made him the 19th full-time head coach in franchise history.

It’ll be an opportunity for Monken, 59, to lay out his vision for a team that has won a combined eight games in the past two seasons.

Since agreeing to a

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Daniel OyefusiFeb 3, 2026, 02:13 PM ET

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BEREA, Ohio — Todd Monken is quickly assembling his staff as the Cleveland Browns‘ new head coach, but it remains to be seen if it will include incumbent defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz.

Monken, speaking Tuesday during his introductory news conference, said he has spoken to Schwartz, who reportedly told people he is not returning to Cleveland after being passed over for the

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Daniel OyefusiFeb 2, 2026, 09:06 PM ET

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The Cleveland Browns are hiring Ravens run game coordinator Travis Switzer to be their offensive coordinator, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter, bringing a trusted assistant from Baltimore to join new coach Todd Monken’s staff.

Switzer, 33, has spent the past three seasons as the run game coordinator for the Ravens. He joined the team in 2017 in an “administrative

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Daniel OyefusiJan 28, 2026, 10:54 AM ET

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The Cleveland Browns are hiring former Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken to be their next head coach, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Monken, who turns 60 on Feb. 5, replaces Kevin Stefanski, who was fired Jan. 5 after six seasons in Cleveland. The Browns finished 5-12 this past season and have an 8-26 record since last reaching the

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Daniel OyefusiJan 26, 2026, 01:40 PM ET

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Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders is being added to the Pro Bowl Games roster, a source confirmed to ESPN.

Sanders will replace Drake Maye, whose New England Patriots have advanced to Super Bowl LX.

Sanders, the 144th pick in the 2025 NFL draft, started the final seven games of the season for the Browns. He completed 56.6%

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