Cleveland Browns news (7/9): Can Jared Verse activate beast mode?

Dawgs By Nature

• Browns DE a ‘beast’ but needs to add variety to his toolbox (Thomas Moore) – Jared Verse scores favorably in ESPN polling of the game’s top edge rushers for the 2026 season.
• Browns TE Joe Royer can be more than just a fifth-round draft pick (Barry Shuck) – The Cleveland Browns new offense under Todd Monken will need plenty of tight ends, Joe Royer could break out as a rookie.
• Browns roster: WR depth chart and expectations (Thomas Moore) – Cleveland added a pair of promising rookies in the draft, so what does the WR depth chart look like for 2026?

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Greg Pruitt was so much to watch – an earlier version of Eric Metcalf. And those tearaway jerseys!

Cleveland Browns

• Shedeur Sanders focused on ‘being the best quarterback in the world’ (Beacon Journal) – The Browns’ Berea headquarters isn’t devoid of players during February and March. There’s always a handful who stay in the area to work out or to rehab injuries.
• How will veteran receivers fit in pass-catching picture? 15 Browns questions for ’26 (cleveland.com) – A little competition is a good thing. Browns GM Andrew Berry will have to make some difficult roster decisions by the time roster cut-down day arrives, and wide receiver is one of the positions that will require those hard choices.
• Browns 6-Foot-3 Target Enters Camp in Danger (heavy.com) – Cedric Tillman is running out of time to prove he can be more than a promising prospect in the Cleveland Browns’ wide receiver room.
• Answering the Browns’ biggest questions for the 2026 NFL season (Browns Wire) – As the Cleveland Browns continue to prepare for the 2026 NFL season, many questions surround the struggling franchise heading into its Week One matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

NFL

• Ty Simpson soaking in everything Rams’ QB room has to offer (ESPN) – Rams rookie quarterback Ty Simpson said the team’s offseason program made him feel like he was a college freshman again learning the playbook.
• The Chicago Bears lived a charmed life in 2025. Can it continue? (The Athletic) – Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles had a feeling this spring, confident that his team is built to last.
• Mac Jones recalls ‘crazy journey’ to 49ers after being passed over during 2021 NFL Draft (NFL.com) – Mac Jones thought he might end up in San Francisco during the 2021 NFL Draft. It took four more years for him to actually become a Niner.