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![With Russell Wilson on the outs in Denver, could QB-needy Pittsburgh be his next destination?](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/ead142383d8d6d01e607b01863526dd0.jpg)
![Joe Flacco is doing something no one thought possible](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/83ac7eebdb992bc1ea4e37a230f8abb8.jpg)
![Whatever you do, Deshaun, throw the ball <i>forward</i>](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/a5f2cf44c805f5460b1d041a6f8b21b7.jpg)
Whatever you do, Deshaun, throw the ball <i>forward</i>
It is, in fact, too early to make a definitive call on the massive contract the Cleveland Browns handed Deshaun Watson, the team’s latest and most spectacular Hail Mary attempt at finally landing on a franchise signal caller....
![Deshaun Watson rewards Cleveland Browns by also being awful <i>on</i> the field](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/0482906c4a5505d09e9159986cbc2709.jpg)
Deshaun Watson rewards Cleveland Browns by also being awful <i>on</i> the field
In 2022, the Cleveland Browns sent three first-round picks, a third-round pick, and two fourth-round picks to the Houston Texans to acquire quarterback Deshaun Watson, whom they promptly rewarded with a fully guaranteed, five-year, $230 million deal. Not only that, the franchise stood by him during ...
![Curses are real. Just ask these NFL teams](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/a1c4cb63dee386bca6084aa85f69c9db.jpg)
Curses are real. Just ask these NFL teams
Superstition in sports has been around for ages and has only gotten worse....
![Nick Chubb's gruesome injury — and its aftermath — shows why NFL RBs deserve hazard pay](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/fc267fdb438e81b0aac34020ed40e404.jpg)
Nick Chubb's gruesome injury — and its aftermath — shows why NFL RBs deserve hazard pay
There was little offense early during the Cleveland Browns-Pittsburgh Steelers Week 2 Monday Night football matchup. The two teams played hot potato, turning the ball over back and forth, and the end of the first quarter had to be played over again after replay review. ...
![Feel free to use the NFL's Hall of Fame Game as background noise](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/cdf28028166cb4ff06f95fd05d6e3c65.jpg)
Feel free to use the NFL's Hall of Fame Game as background noise
Aaron Rodgers will be making his national television debut in New York Jets colors on Thursday, but not in an actual uniform. NBC will surely keep its cameras on him throughout the Hall of Fame Game, but his only physical interaction with the Cleveland Browns will be his post-game dap with Deshaun W...
![This is what an Ohio pro sports renaissance looks like: Joe Burrow carted off the field](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/409e439819757731fc63f26b771982df.png)
This is what an Ohio pro sports renaissance looks like: Joe Burrow carted off the field
At some point on Thursday, before seeing the news that Joe Burrow was carted off the practice field, I was running over some story ideas in my head as one does in late July when very few sports are in season. The half-baked concept I was playing around with was: Are we in the middle of an Ohio pro s...
![Last year Deshaun Watson apologized, this year he's playing the victim](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/5979611b95d352851a332ee069772e6b.jpg)
Last year Deshaun Watson apologized, this year he's playing the victim
Deshaun Watson is great at reading defenses — he’s completed 67 percent of his passes and thrown for over 100 touchdowns and 15,000-plus yards in his career. But, what Deshaun Watson is not great at, is reading the room. He has a history of it....
![ESPN Cleveland radio host goes off on low expectations for Browns](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/a8f5da008020dd9c9660edac362c95d6.jpg)
ESPN Cleveland radio host goes off on low expectations for Browns
Success for the Cleveland Browns has been limited over the past few decades. Since 1990, the Browns have advanced to the postseason three times. The last won a division title in ‘89 in the old AFC Central. Needless to say, there aren’t too many Browns believers outside city limits. That’s what has E...
![Cleveland Browns Stadium needs new naming rights — here are our ideas](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/afdb4974c002d40f825938d1fd3894f1.jpg)
Cleveland Browns Stadium needs new naming rights — here are our ideas
The Cleveland Browns are taking the Commanders’ route of naming things associated with their team. The home of the last-place team in the AFC South is now called Cleveland Browns Stadium after the team and FirstEnergy ended their naming rights agreement. The company was charged in a political corrup...
![In a post-Donald Sterling, Robert Sarver world Jimmy Haslam is the last thing the NBA needed](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/e1ddc93640ef840b00a1004fba833552.jpg)
In a post-Donald Sterling, Robert Sarver world Jimmy Haslam is the last thing the NBA needed
The expression “two steps forward, one step back,” isn’t just the realization that progress is being hindered — it also describes a situation the NBA could potentially be in. After ridding itself of degenerate former governors (owners) who did heinous acts during their tenures in Los Angeles (Donald...
![The Bengals put on the show of the season in Buffalo](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/2a0d5e9e53d6d8244d1a8bb6d263db98.jpg)
The Bengals put on the show of the season in Buffalo
The Cincinnati Bengals were a prime regression candidate prior to the beginning of the 2022 NFL season. At 10-7, the main reason they won the AFC North in 2021 was Lamar Jackson’s late-season injury. He went down when the Baltimore Ravens had the best record in the conference at 8-3, and they went w...
![Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Browns showed true colors in handling of Trevor Bauer, Deshaun Watson](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/347db604f28e2b4deb676a58e5e013fa.jpg)
Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Browns showed true colors in handling of Trevor Bauer, Deshaun Watson
Kevin McCarthy’s humiliating road to becoming Speaker of the House channeled more Cleveland Browns energy than anything else this week. Going 0-14 in Speaker votes and accumulating the worst record since the mid-1800s wasn’t just reminiscent of the Hue Jackson era, but of the current Haslam-era Brow...