Jeff Schudel’s Week 18 NFL picks
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![By TOM WITHERS David Njoku once demanded to be traded by the Browns. Actually, he did it two or three times — in the same season. Looking back, the complex tight end, who was 20 when he entered the NFL, is almost amused he wanted out of Cleveland. He’s evolved, and so has the team. From problem child to professional. “The best feeling is just being what I can be to this team,” he said Jan. 4, a day after being selected to his first Pro Bowl. “Crazy saying that, how everything went the past few years. But nowhere else […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/TNH-L-BrownsJets-1229-08-2.jpg?w=65 "By TOM WITHERS David Njoku once demanded to be traded by the Browns. Actually, he did it two or three times — in the same season. Looking back, the complex tight end, who was 20 when he entered the NFL, is almost amused he wanted out of Cleveland. He’s evolved, and so has the team. From problem child to professional. “The best feeling is just being what I can be to this team,” he said Jan. 4, a day after being selected to his first Pro Bowl. “Crazy saying that, how everything went the past few years. But nowhere else […]")
Browns tight end David Njoku rises from problem child to Pro Bowler in 7 years
By TOM WITHERS David Njoku once demanded to be traded by the Browns. Actually, he...
![Nobody among the limping Browns is benefiting more from the team already having clinched a playoff spot than kicker Dustin Hopkins. Hopkins is still nursing a left hamstring injury and is unlikely to play against the Bengals on Jan. 7 in the regular season finale in Cincinnati. The Browns, 11-5, are locked into the fifth playoff seed, so the outcome of the game will not affect their playoff positioning. Hopkins was injured Dec. 24 chasing after Cameron Johnson, who returned Hopkins’ kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown. The injury is to his plant leg. Hopkins did not practice last week […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP23360810522054-2.jpg?w=132 "Nobody among the limping Browns is benefiting more from the team already having clinched a playoff spot than kicker Dustin Hopkins. Hopkins is still nursing a left hamstring injury and is unlikely to play against the Bengals on Jan. 7 in the regular season finale in Cincinnati. The Browns, 11-5, are locked into the fifth playoff seed, so the outcome of the game will not affect their playoff positioning. Hopkins was injured Dec. 24 chasing after Cameron Johnson, who returned Hopkins’ kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown. The injury is to his plant leg. Hopkins did not practice last week […]")
With Browns’ playoff spot secured, rest is best medicine for injured Dustin Hopkins
Nobody among the limping Browns is benefiting more from the team already having clinched a...
![The Browns’ Joel Bitonio, Amari Cooper, Myles Garrett, David Njoku and Denzel Ward were selected for this year’s Pro Bowl. The honorees were announced Jan. 3. Bitonio, Cooper and Garrett were voted as starters. The following players are alternates: Corey Bojorquez, Dustin Hopkins, Grant Delpit, Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, Ethan Pocic and Wyatt Teller. This is Bitonio’s sixth straight Pro Bowl appearance. The last Browns player named to six Pro Bowls in a row was Gene Heckersin from 1966-71. Garrett is in his fifth Pro Bowl. He is the only player in the NFL with at least 14 sacks in each of […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/TNH-L-FBN-Browns-Jets3-1228-10-2.jpg?w=107 "The Browns’ Joel Bitonio, Amari Cooper, Myles Garrett, David Njoku and Denzel Ward were selected for this year’s Pro Bowl. The honorees were announced Jan. 3. Bitonio, Cooper and Garrett were voted as starters. The following players are alternates: Corey Bojorquez, Dustin Hopkins, Grant Delpit, Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, Ethan Pocic and Wyatt Teller. This is Bitonio’s sixth straight Pro Bowl appearance. The last Browns player named to six Pro Bowls in a row was Gene Heckersin from 1966-71. Garrett is in his fifth Pro Bowl. He is the only player in the NFL with at least 14 sacks in each of […]")
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Five Browns named to Pro Bowl
The Browns’ Joel Bitonio, Amari Cooper, Myles Garrett, David Njoku and Denzel Ward were selected...
![By TOM WITHERS Joe Flacco is ending the season where he started it — off to the side. Flacco won’t start Cleveland’s regular-season finale at Cincinnati — along with some other regulars — so they’ll be rested for the playoffs, and the Browns will go with Jeff Driskel, their franchise-record fifth starting quarterback this season. Coach Kevin Stefanski said the Browns (11-5) have “earned the opportunity” to sit players after clinching a wild-card berth last week with a win over the New York Jets and the No. 5 seed in the AFC. With little to play for against the Bengals (8-8) in […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/TNH-L-FBN-Browns-Jets3-1228-30-1.jpg?w=102 "By TOM WITHERS Joe Flacco is ending the season where he started it — off to the side. Flacco won’t start Cleveland’s regular-season finale at Cincinnati — along with some other regulars — so they’ll be rested for the playoffs, and the Browns will go with Jeff Driskel, their franchise-record fifth starting quarterback this season. Coach Kevin Stefanski said the Browns (11-5) have “earned the opportunity” to sit players after clinching a wild-card berth last week with a win over the New York Jets and the No. 5 seed in the AFC. With little to play for against the Bengals (8-8) in […]")
Joe Flacco, others to rest in Browns’ regular-season finale at Cincinnati
By TOM WITHERS Joe Flacco is ending the season where he started it — off...
Frank Ryan, who led Browns to 1964 title, passes away at age 87
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![It is a question NFL coaches have been asked for decades, but one that rarely pertains to the Browns: Should Kevin Stefanski rest his starters for the regular season finale Jan. 7 in Cincinnati, or should he play them for at least part of the game so they don’t get rusty with the playoffs set to start the second weekend of January? The Browns are 11-5 and locked into the fifth seed in the AFC, which means the result of their game with the Bengals would not affect their playoff position. The Bengals have been eliminated from playoff contention. Stefanski […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/TNH-L-JetsBrowns-1229-31-1.jpg?w=132 "It is a question NFL coaches have been asked for decades, but one that rarely pertains to the Browns: Should Kevin Stefanski rest his starters for the regular season finale Jan. 7 in Cincinnati, or should he play them for at least part of the game so they don’t get rusty with the playoffs set to start the second weekend of January? The Browns are 11-5 and locked into the fifth seed in the AFC, which means the result of their game with the Bengals would not affect their playoff position. The Bengals have been eliminated from playoff contention. Stefanski […]")
Kevin Stefanski won’t divulge plans about resting Browns starters in season finale
It is a question NFL coaches have been asked for decades, but one that rarely...
![By ROB MAADDI The Dallas Cowboys got another big victory without taking the field Dec. 31. The Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers took care of business to make sure they get an extra week of rest. The NFL’s playoff picture is clearer with one week to go. Nine teams are in. Five spots remain open. Twenty clubs are still chasing the Super Bowl. Baltimore secured the AFC’s No. 1 seed with a 56-19 victory over Miami. Lamar Jackson threw five touchdown passes and had a perfect passer rating, helping the Ravens (13-3) secure a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP23365065783535-1.jpg?w=132 "By ROB MAADDI The Dallas Cowboys got another big victory without taking the field Dec. 31. The Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers took care of business to make sure they get an extra week of rest. The NFL’s playoff picture is clearer with one week to go. Nine teams are in. Five spots remain open. Twenty clubs are still chasing the Super Bowl. Baltimore secured the AFC’s No. 1 seed with a 56-19 victory over Miami. Lamar Jackson threw five touchdown passes and had a perfect passer rating, helping the Ravens (13-3) secure a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the […]")
Cowboys got all the breaks while Ravens and 49ers lock up No. 1 seeds for NFL playoffs
By ROB MAADDI The Dallas Cowboys got another big victory without taking the field Dec....