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cleveland.comBEREA, Ohio -- Myles Garrett hurdled the rest of the defenders in the conference Wednesday to earn AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors for his monster game against the Colts.He joined kicker Dustin Hopkins as two Browns players with AFC Player of the Week honors. Hopkins defended his Special Teams crown from last week with a second straight eye-popping performance, going 4 for 4 on ...

Akron Beacon JournalSome might call it quarterback-on-quarterback violence.Former Browns signal caller Brady Quinn has stepped into the fray regarding Deshaun Watson and his inability to stay on the field.Quinn, a first-round draft choice of the Browns in 2007, hasn’t been subtle in his criticism of Watson, who has been out with a shoulder injury for two games and was yanked after a quarter against ...

Akron Beacon JournalBEREA — The "will he or won't he" play game won't happen this week with Deshaun Watson. The Browns already know that he won't play when they travel to play the Seattle Seahawks.Wednesday, Browns coach Kevin Stefanski ruled out Watson, who returned from a three-week absence to start — but not finish — this past Sunday's win at the Indianapolis Colts. P.J. Walker, who was signed to ...

Akron Beacon JournalThe Cavs have a new minority owner, and it’s a name more often associated with another sport in town.Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett will become a minority owner of the Cavs, according to a release by the team Wednesday afternoon.Garrett will also become an official Cavaliers brand ambassador.“As a leader on and off the field, Myles has become a Cleveland icon and shares ...

Cincinnati EnquirerThe San Francisco 49ers have lost their past two games, and they could lose their starting quarterback this week too.Quarterback Brock Purdy is in concussion protocol, head coach Kyle Shanahan announced Wednesday, putting his signal-caller's status for the Week 8 home contest against the Cincinnati Bengals in doubt. It is unclear when Purdy could have suffered a concussion during ...

10/25/2023Ravens coach John Harbaugh reacted like a lot of fans probably did watching Lamar Jackson scramble around before finding wide receiver Nelson Agholor in the back of the end zone for a first-quarter touchdown Sunday against the Detroit Lions.The quarterback covered 25.3 yards, according to Next Gen Stats, first stepping up in the pocket before spinning away from the enclosing pressure, rolling ...

Longtime Seattle Times sports columnist Larry Stone is on his farewell tour.In case you haven’t heard, he has decided to retire and leave a Stone-shaped hole in our organization.The Seattle Times isn’t the only one who will miss him. You, our readers, will, and the Seahawks, too.On Wednesday, coach Pete Carroll and the team gifted him a jersey with “Stone” on the back and No. 27 to celebrate the number ...

Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown has been named NFC offensive player of the week, marking the first time in his career that he has earned the distinction.Brown posted 10 receptions for 137 yards and a touchdown in the Eagles’ Week 7 victory over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. For the fifth consecutive game, Brown recorded more than 125 receiving yards. He became the second player since the 1970 merger ...

From veteran cornerback James Bradberry’s perspective, 22-year-old rookie cornerback Eli Ricks doesn’t talk very much.Going into Week 8 of the regular season, Bradberry has gathered more about Ricks’ personality from his Instagram profile and his musical taste than from their day-to-day interactions. “He seems like a Playboi Carti type of guy, and then some other younger rappers that I’m not familiar ...

NJ Advance Media for NJ.comIf the Giants lose to the Jets on Sunday, trading Saquon Barkley should shift from rumor to priority No. 1. That’s what Chris McMonigle said on his overnight show on WFAN.“I don’t understand anyone who wouldn’t want to trade Saquon Barkley if they lose this game,” McMonigle said, via Audacy. “They’re not gonna tag him again…if they’re 2-6 and have punted on the season, I ...