The 2024 season will be the Cleveland Browns' upcoming 72nd season as a member of the National Football League (NFL), their 76th overall, and their fifth under the head coach/general manager tandem of Kevin Stefanski and Andrew Berry. The Browns will look to improve upon their 11–6 record from the previous season and return to the playoffs, which would mark the first time since 1988 and 1989 in which the Browns qualify for the playoffs in back-to-back seasons. The Browns will also look to win their division for the first time since 1989.
2024 Cleveland Browns season | |
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Owner | Jimmy Haslam |
General manager | Andrew Berry |
Head coach | Kevin Stefanski |
Home field | Cleveland Browns Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 0–0 |
Division place | AFC North |
Uniform | |
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Offseason
editStaff changes
editOn January 17, the Browns fired offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Alex Van Pelt and running backs coach Stump Mitchell, and did not renew the contract of tight ends coach T. C. McCartney.[1] On February 1, the Browns released offensive line coach Bill Callahan so he could take the same position with the Tennessee Titans, who had recently hired his son Brian as head coach.[2] On February 13, it was announced that defensive line coach Ben Bloom was taking a role with the Tennessee Titans.[3]
On January 24, the Browns hired Duce Staley as their running backs coach. Staley was previously the assistant head coach/running backs coach for the Carolina Panthers in 2023.[4] On January 25, the Browns hired Tommy Rees as their tight ends coach/pass game specialist. Rees was previously the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach at Alabama in 2023.[5] On January 27, the Browns hired Jacques Cesaire as their defensive line coach. Cesaire was previously the defensive line coach for the Houston Texans from 2022–2023.[6] On January 28, the Browns hired Ken Dorsey as their offensive coordinator. Dorsey was previously the offensive coordinator for the Buffalo Bills from 2022–2023, and had played quarterback for the Browns from 2006–2008.[7] On February 7, the Browns hired Andy Dickerson as their offensive line coach. Dickerson was previously the offensive line coach for the Seattle Seahawks from 2022–2023.[8]
Roster changes
editFree agents
editPosition | Player | Tag | 2024 team | Date |
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LB | Matthew Adams | UFA | New York Giants | April 12[9] |
P | Corey Bojorquez | UFA | Cleveland Browns | March 15[10] |
TE | Harrison Bryant | UFA | Las Vegas Raiders | March 14[11] |
OT | Geron Christian | UFA | Tennessee Titans | June 12[12] |
QB | Jeff Driskel | UFA | Washington Commanders | April 1[13] |
G | Michael Dunn | UFA | Cleveland Browns | March 14[14] |
DT | Jordan Elliott | UFA | San Francisco 49ers | March 14[15] |
QB | Joe Flacco | UFA | Indianapolis Colts | March 22[16] |
CB | Mike Ford | UFA | Houston Texans | March 15[17] |
WR | Marquise Goodwin | UFA | ||
WR | Jakeem Grant | UFA | Atlanta Falcons | August 11[18] |
S | Duron Harmon | UFA | ||
C | Nick Harris | UFA | Seattle Seahawks | March 13[19] |
DT | Shelby Harris | UFA | Cleveland Browns | March 14[20] |
RB | Kareem Hunt | UFA | ||
DT | Maurice Hurst Jr. | UFA | Cleveland Browns | March 15[21] |
LB | Jordan Kunaszyk | UFA | Minnesota Vikings | August 13[22] |
S | Rodney McLeod | UFA | Cleveland Browns | March 25[23] |
LB | Jacob Phillips | UFA | Houston Texans | April 23[24] |
WR | James Proche | UFA | Cleveland Browns | March 19[25] |
DE | Za'Darius Smith | UFA | Cleveland Browns | March 13[26] |
LB | Sione Takitaki | UFA | New England Patriots | March 14[27] |
LB | Anthony Walker Jr. | UFA | Miami Dolphins | March 15[28] |
QB | P. J. Walker | UFA | Seattle Seahawks | June 10[29] |
Signings
editPosition | Player | 2023 team | Date |
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OT | Hakeem Adeniji | Minnesota Vikings | March 13[30] |
C | Brian Allen | Los Angeles Rams | April 30[31] |
CB | Tony Brown | Indianapolis Colts | March 19[32] |
LB | Devin Bush Jr. | Seattle Seahawks | March 15[33] |
RB | D'Onta Foreman | Chicago Bears | March 22[34] |
CB | Justin Hardee | New York Jets | April 2[35] |
LB | Jordan Hicks | Minnesota Vikings | March 13[36] |
RB | Nyheim Hines | Buffalo Bills | March 13[37] |
QB | Tyler Huntley | Baltimore Ravens | March 20[38] |
OT | Germain Ifedi | Buffalo Bills | April 18[39] |
DE | Quinton Jefferson | New York Jets | March 19[40] |
FB | Giovanni Ricci | Carolina Panthers | March 15[41] |
QB | Jameis Winston | New Orleans Saints | March 20[42] |
K | Cade York | New York Giants | March 25[43] |
Trades
editDate | Team | Player(s)/Asset(s) received | Player(s)/Asset(s) traded |
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March 13[44] | Denver Broncos | WR Jerry Jeudy | 2024 5th round selection 2024 6th round selection |
April 12[45] | Tennessee Titans | 2024 7th round selection | T Leroy Watson |
August 11[46] | Seattle Seahawks | C Nick Harris 2026 7th round selection |
2026 6th round selection |
August 22[47] | Washington Commanders | 2025 7th round selection | K Cade York |
August 24[48] | Chicago Bears | 2025 6th round selection | DT Chris Williams 2025 7th round selection |
Draft
editRound | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 23 | Traded to Houston[A] | |||
2 | 54 | Michael Hall Jr. | DT | Ohio State | |
3 | 85 | Zak Zinter | G | Michigan | |
4 | 123 | Traded to Houston[A] | |||
5 | 136 | Traded to Denver[B] | from Carolina | ||
156 | Jamari Thrash | WR | Louisville | from Philadelphia via Arizona | |
6 | 197 | Traded to Atlanta[C] | |||
203 | Traded to Denver[B] | from Houston | |||
206 | Nathaniel Watson | LB | Mississippi State | from Baltimore | |
7 | 227 | Myles Harden | CB | South Dakota | from Tennessee |
230 | Traded to Arizona[D] | from Atlanta | |||
243 | Jowon Briggs | DT | Cincinnati |
Name | Position | College | Ref. |
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Ahmarean Brown | WR | South Carolina | [49] |
Javion Cohen | G | Miami (FL) | |
Chris Edmonds | S | Arizona State | |
DyShawn Gales | CB | South Dakota State | |
Winston Reid | LB | Weber State | |
Aidan Robbins | RB | BYU | |
Lorenzo Thompson | OT | Rhode Island | |
Treyton Welch | TE | Wyoming | |
Jacob Sirmon | QB | Northern Colorado | [50] |
Chase Williams | S | San Jose State | [51] |
Staff
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Current roster
editPreseason
editZeitplan
editWeek | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | August 10 | Green Bay Packers | L 10–23 | 0–1 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | Recap |
2 | August 17 | Minnesota Vikings | L 12–27 | 0–2 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | Recap |
3 | August 24 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 33–37 | 0–3 | Lumen Field | Recap |
Game summaries
editWeek 1: vs. Green Bay Packers
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Packers | 7 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
Browns | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: August 10
- Game time: 4:25 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Cloudy, 75 °F (24 °C)
- Game attendance: 67,117
- Referee: John Hussey
- TV announcers (WEWS): Chris Rose, Nathan Zegura and Aditi Kinkhabwala
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 2: vs. Minnesota Vikings
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Vikings | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
Browns | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: August 17
- Game time: 4:25 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Cloudy, 83 °F (28 °C)
- Game attendance: 68,035
- Referee: Clete Blakeman
- TV announcers (WEWS): Chris Rose, Nathan Zegura and Aditi Kinkhabwala
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 3: at Seattle Seahawks
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Browns | 0 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 33 |
Seahawks | 7 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 37 |
at Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington
- Date: August 24
- Game time: 10:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Cloudy, 63 °F (17 °C)
- Game attendance: 68,190
- Referee: Clay Martin
- TV announcers (WEWS): Chris Rose, Nathan Zegura and Aditi Kinkhabwala
- Recap Game Book
Regular season
editZeitplan
editWeek | Date | Time (ET) | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | TV | Recap |
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1 | September 8 | 4:25 p.m. | Dallas Cowboys | Cleveland Browns Stadium | Fox | |||
2 | September 15 | 1:00 p.m. | at Jacksonville Jaguars | EverBank Stadium | CBS | |||
3 | September 22 | 1:00 p.m. | New York Giants | Cleveland Browns Stadium | Fox | |||
4 | September 29 | 4:25 p.m. | at Las Vegas Raiders | Allegiant Stadium | CBS | |||
5 | October 6 | 1:00 p.m. | at Washington Commanders | Northwest Stadium | Fox | |||
6 | October 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | Fox | |||
7 | October 20 | 1:00 p.m. | Cincinnati Bengals | Cleveland Browns Stadium | CBS | |||
8 | October 27 | 1:00 p.m. | Baltimore Ravens | Cleveland Browns Stadium | CBS | |||
9 | November 3 | 1:00 p.m. | Los Angeles Chargers | Cleveland Browns Stadium | CBS | |||
10 | Bye | |||||||
11 | November 17 | 1:00 p.m. | at New Orleans Saints | Caesars Superdome | Fox | |||
12 | November 21 | 8:15 p.m. | Pittsburgh Steelers | Cleveland Browns Stadium | Prime Video | |||
13 | December 2 | 8:15 p.m. | at Denver Broncos | Empower Field at Mile High | ESPN | |||
14 | December 8 | 1:00 p.m. | at Pittsburgh Steelers | Acrisure Stadium | CBS | |||
15 | December 15 | 1:00 p.m. | Kansas City Chiefs | Cleveland Browns Stadium | CBS | |||
16 | December 19 | 8:15 p.m. | at Cincinnati Bengals | Paycor Stadium | Prime Video | |||
17 | December 29 | 8:20 p.m. | Miami Dolphins | Cleveland Browns Stadium | NBC | |||
18 | January 4/5 | TBD | at Baltimore Ravens | M&T Bank Stadium | TBD |
Notes
- Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
- Networks and times from Weeks 5–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
- The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.
Game summaries
editWeek 1: vs. Dallas Cowboys
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Browns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: September 8
- Game time: 4:25 p.m. EDT
- TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Tom Brady, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi
- Vorschau
Standings
editDivision
editAFC North | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Baltimore Ravens | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | |
Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | |
Cleveland Browns | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 |
Conference
edit# | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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Division leaders | |||||||||||
1 | Baltimore Ravens | North | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0–0 | 0–0 | .000 | .000 | |
2 | Buffalo Bills | East | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0–0 | 0–0 | .000 | .000 | |
3 | Denver Broncos | West | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0–0 | 0–0 | .000 | .000 | |
4 | Houston Texans | South | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0–0 | 0–0 | .000 | .000 | |
Wild cards | |||||||||||
5 | Cincinnati Bengals | North | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0–0 | 0–0 | .000 | .000 | |
6 | Cleveland Browns | North | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0–0 | 0–0 | .000 | .000 | |
7 | Indianapolis Colts | South | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0–0 | 0–0 | .000 | .000 | |
In the hunt | |||||||||||
8 | Jacksonville Jaguars | South | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0–0 | 0–0 | .000 | .000 | |
9 | Kansas City Chiefs | West | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0–0 | 0–0 | .000 | .000 | |
10 | Las Vegas Raiders | West | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0–0 | 0–0 | .000 | .000 | |
11 | Los Angeles Chargers | West | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0–0 | 0–0 | .000 | .000 | |
12 | Miami Dolphins | East | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0–0 | 0–0 | .000 | .000 | |
13 | New England Patriots | East | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0–0 | 0–0 | .000 | .000 | |
14 | New York Jets | East | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0–0 | 0–0 | .000 | .000 | |
15 | Pittsburgh Steelers | North | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0–0 | 0–0 | .000 | .000 | |
16 | Tennessee Titans | South | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0–0 | 0–0 | .000 | .000 | |
Tiebreakers[a] | |||||||||||
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Legend | |||||||||||
w — Clinched wild card | |||||||||||
x — Clinched playoff berth | |||||||||||
y — Clinched division | |||||||||||
z — Clinched first-round bye and home-field advantage |
Notes
edit- ^ a b The Browns traded 2022 first- and fourth-round selections (13th and 107th overall), 2023 first- and third-round selections (12th and 73rd overall), and 2024 first- and fourth-round selections (23rd and 123rd overall) to the Houston Texans in exchange for QB Deshaun Watson and a 2024 sixth-round selection (203rd overall).
- ^ a b The Browns traded fifth- and sixth-round selections (136th and 203rd overall) to the Denver Broncos in exchange for WR Jerry Jeudy.
- ^ The Browns traded this selection to the Atlanta Falcons in exchange for LB Deion Jones and a seventh-round selection (230th overall).
- ^ The Browns traded QB Josh Dobbs and this selection to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for a fifth-round selection (156th overall).
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