Cleveland Browns news: Welcome to the preseason!

Dawgs By Nature

• How much will the Browns’ starters play in the first preseason game? (Chris Pokorny) – “The Cleveland Browns are set to play their first preseason game this Saturday against the Chicago Bears. With there only being three games in the preseason, we’ve seen how NFL teams have varied reps for starters. Some teams are more concerned with protecting their health, but other teams have more competition for starting roles and the potential starters see a greater amount of reps.”
• Browns fans’ ‘Hope Index’ is low, not the lowest (Jared Mueller) – “The recent history of the Cleveland Browns has been full of sadness upon sadness upon embarrassment. Even despite the Browns two playoff appearances under former HC Kevin Stefanski, Cleveland once again embarks on a new coaching staff, hoping to find that elusive winning formula that can last into the next decade and into the new domed stadium.”
• Browns RB Quinshon Judkins ready to fill Todd Monken’s needs on offense (Barry Shuck) – “Defense and a great running game. These are Cleveland Browns hallmarks. All of those Marty Schottenheimer teams that played in three AFC Championship Games featured a really good defense with a run game that was difficult to stop. Paul Brown had both with guys like Jim Brown, Ernie Green, Marion Motley, and Bobby Mitchell.”
• Browns preseason game reps will mean a lot to some key players (Abby Mueller) – “With many decisions to be made over the coming weeks, the preseason matchups will help the Cleveland Browns gain clarity on what they want to do this upcoming season. Head Coach Todd Monken will be able to use these games to evaluate and gather information across the roster to inform decisions for the start of the year. When it comes to the roster, which players in particular stand to benefit most from these preseason snaps?”
• Browns 53-man roster projection before the 1st preseason game (Jared Mueller) – “What do we know about the Cleveland Browns after training camp? A lot of excitement about the young roster, some winners and losers, Quinshon Judkins is back healthy, and… well, that may be it. The Browns defense seems ready to steady the ship, but the switch from Myles Garrett to Jared Verse will be interesting to watch from an impact perspective.”
• Cleveland Browns roster by jersey number, last name (Chris Pokorny) – “The Cleveland Browns are about to play their first preseason game of the 2026 season. To help prepare you, we’re providing a list of the entire preseason roster, sorted in two ways: first by jersey number, and then by last name. When the roster is trimmed to 53 players during the regular season, it might be easier to identify who the starters and primary backups are without looking them up, but with 90 men in the preseason, you have players who are undrafted free agents or random signings from other teams fighting to make the roster.”

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Cleveland Browns

• To get hit, or not to get hit. That’s the Browns QBs’ preseason test (Beacon Journal) – “The last time anyone saw either Deshaun Watson or Shedeur Sanders playing in a game, it was against the Cincinnati Bengals. Now, when and where that game was played is vastly different. But that sentence is, in fact, a factual statement.”
• Browns preseason opener: Some surprise players to watch (Terry Pluto) – “Talking to myself as the Browns open the preseason with Saturday’s game in Chicago.”
• Denzel Boston, Austin Barber among 8 Browns to watch in preseason opener (The Athletic) – “The Cleveland Browns open the preseason Saturday in Chicago with coach Todd Monken planning to play all of his healthy starters. But the regulars won’t play long, and the defense currently has multiple first- and second-team players dealing with injuries.”
• Why Todd Monken should err on the side of caution with Deshaun Watson vs. the Bears (cleveland.com) – “Browns coach Todd Monken plans to play Deshaun Watson the entire first half in Chicago in the preseason opener on Saturday, but he should play it by ear and see how it’s going.”

NFL

• Falcons edge rusher James Pearce suspended 8 games by NFL (ESPN) – “Atlanta Falcons edge rusher James Pearce Jr. has been suspended by the NFL for eight games due to violating the league’s personal conduct policy when he was arrested on domestic violence charges in February, the league announced Friday afternoon.”
• Five things to watch in Chicago Bears’ preseason opener, starting with left tackle battle (The Athletic) – “Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson said Thursday that many starters won’t play in the preseason opener against Cleveland. With joint practices upcoming in Cincinnati and Tennessee, it’s possible that most of the Bears’ most notable players won’t get any preseason snaps.”
• The main characters of the 2026 NFL preseason (The Ringer) – “Preseason time is for the true sickos, so here are the people (and concepts) that could define the NFL’s next three weeks.”