Mayfield shines in debut: Baker Mayfield saved his best for last. The No. 1 overall pick ended his promising debut in Thursday's 20-10 victory over the Giants in the preseason opener with a 54-yard touchdown pass to fellow rookie Antonio Callaway. It may have provided a glimpse of the Browns' offense of the future. Read more Week 1 takeaways: The Browns won in New York on Thursday. But what did we really find out about the team? Antonio Callaway is fast, but we might’ve known that already. Dan Labbe has five things he learned from the Browns’ preseason opener. Read more Browns QBs on target: The quarterback debate never really goes away. Even with Tyrod Taylor and Baker Mayfield on the roster, Browns fans will surely take note of the other 2018 first-round quarterbacks during this preseason. One of them – Josh Allen – is headed to Cleveland next week. Read more Mayfield reaction: Baker Mayfield made his NFL preseason debut on Thursday in a 20-10 Browns win against the Giants. Even after Tyrod Taylor went 5-of-5 passing with a touchdown, Mayfield was the talk of the game. As you'd expect, Twitter had plenty to say about Mayfield's debut. Read more Callaway rebounds: In the first half of Thursday night's 20-10 victory over the Giants, Antonio Callaway played like a man who's world just got turned upside down and was on the verge of losing everything. But in the second half, he got his mind right and played like the young man that GM John Dorsey and coach Hue Jackson believe is worth saving and developing. Read more Taunting problems: The Browns were 0-16 last season. They were 1-31 over the past two seasons. And on Thursday night, two players – Denzel Ward and Jarvis Landry – were penalized for taunting. But if there ever is an appropriate time to get flagged for taunting, the first preseason game is probably it. Read more Helped or hurt: The outcome of the game is meaningless -- we learned that last season. So let's take a look at some of the players who helped themselves on Thursday night and some of the players who came out on the other side. Read more Mayfield throw-by-throw: If you want to break down Baker Mayfield's performance against the Giants, check out NFL.com's video with every throw made by the Browns' rookie quarterback on Thursday night. Watch the video Week 1 recap: With Hard Knocks cameras rolling, the Browns opened the preseason with a win. Did you miss it? We have you covered. Check out our recap of the game as it happened, including video highlights of the big moments. Read more Bryant on the way?: A subplot of Thursday’s preseason opener was happening on Twitter, where free-agent wide receiver Dez Bryant first congratulated Browns and Giants players for big plays, then tweeted that he plans to visit Berea and talk with John Dorsey. Read more Callaway gets a break: John Dorsey and Hue Jackson believe that Antonio Callaway didn't smoke marijuana last weekend, but spoke with the rookie receiver on Tuesday night and warned him in no uncertain terms ''that these types of things can't be tolerated." Read more
3 things about Peppers: Browns safety Jabrill Peppers is in his second season with the team. Mary Kay Cabot caught up with him to find out three things you don’t know about the former Michigan Wolverine. Watch the video Born on this date: Dalvin Cook (1995); Eddie Meador (1937); Matt Prater (1984); Samari Rolle (1976); Billy Ray Smith (1961); Spergon Wynn (1978). - Scott Patsko, cleveland.com | |
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