Cleveland Browns news (5/12): Does it really matter which QB is ‘the guy’?
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Cleveland Browns coach Todd Monken, left, chats with quarterback Taylen Green between plays during the first day of rookie minicamp May 8, 2026, at Cross Country Mortgage Campus in Berea, Ohio. | Andrew Dolph / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesDawgs By Nature- Browns QB roster: Which outcome would surprise you most? (Jared Mueller) - Deshaun Watson a top starter? Shedeur Sanders the guy? Dillon Gabriel a spot starter? Taylen Green a real QB? Browns options are unique.
- Browns roster: QB isn't the only crucial position battle this offseason (Matthew Wilson) - Getting the tight end position figured out is incredibly important heading into 2026.
- Former Cleveland Browns we lost in 2025 (Barry Shuck) - A number of former Cleveland Browns players passed away in 2025.
- Former Browns TE David Njoku finds a new home in NFL free agency (Jared Mueller) - Former Cleveland Browns tight end David Njoku has officially departed in NFL free agency.
At least he is not the quarterback ...
Cleveland Browns- Browns rookie Justin Jefferson wants to make his own name in NFL (Beacon Journal) - Justin Jefferson's heard them all before. It's hard not to when you share the same name as one of the biggest stars in the NFL.
- David Njoku will finally have the QB stability with the Chargers that he didn't have with the Browns (cleveland.com) - Former Browns tight end David Njoku, a fixture in the offense since they drafted him in the first round of the 2017 draft, will finally have some quarterback stability in his new home with the Chargers. (Editor's note: Nice job throwing the curse on Justin Herbert.)
- Justin Jefferson has big plans regarding Carson Schwesinger, Quincy Williams ... and other observations from rookie minicamp (Browns Zone) - Justin Jefferson didn't receive much attention during draft weekend. The Alabama linebacker doesn't play a glamour position and was the seventh of 10 picks by the Browns, No. 149 in the fifth round. He plans to quickly make a name for himself ... even with one already famous across the NFL.
- Assessing the Browns' strength of schedule in 2026 (clevelandbrowns.com) - With the 2026 NFL schedule set to be announced on May 14, the Browns will officially know the order in which they will face their opponents this season.
- Steelers sign kicker Chris Boswell to record-tying contract extension (triblive.com) - The best long-range kicker in Pittsburgh Steelers history has another big number next to his name.
- NFL schedule: Cowboys open at Giants, host Eagles on Thanksgiving (ESPN) - John Harbaugh will make his New York Giants debut in primetime against one of their biggest rivals. The NFL announced Monday that the Giants will host the Dallas Cowboys on Sept. 13 in the first Sunday Night Football" game of the 2026 season on NBC.
- Falcons rookie minicamp takeaways: An early position swap and two intriguing QBs (The Athletic) - Atlanta Falcons rookie Zachariah Branch had some unexpected company in wide receiver workouts Friday. Fellow Georgia Bulldog Cash Jones, a running back for five seasons in Athens, Ga., was working out with the receivers during the first practice of the team's rookie minicamp.