The Cleveland Browns start the 2024 NFL season with one thing to show.
Final 12 months, the crew overcame accidents to a number of key gamers, together with quarterback Deshaun Watson, to complete 11-6 and qualify for the postseason.
The Houston Texans then crushed Cleveland within the wild-card spherical, 45-14.
Watson is ready to return this 12 months as does a protection hungry to assist the crew advance additional within the playoffs in 2024.
A type of defensive members, cornerback Greg Newsome II, additionally has one thing to show.
Regardless of wrapping his third season in 2024 with profession highs in tackles, passes defended, interceptions, and a pick-six, there have been rumors that Cleveland seemed to maneuver Newsome earlier than the 2024 NFL Draft.
As a result of the group didn’t have a first-round choose (as a result of Watson commerce in 2022), GM Andrew Berry needed to maneuver into the primary spherical so as to add a major roster piece.
To make that occur, Berry thought of buying and selling Newsome.
Fortunately, it didn’t occur, and based on former Brown Josh Cribbs, Newsome will play the 2024 season with a chip on his shoulder.
Throughout his most up-to-date podcast, The Return With Josh and Maria Cribbs, the previous All-Professional return specialist was adamant that the Browns would have made a mistake buying and selling Newsome.
.@JoshCribbs16 is on the lookout for @gnewsii to have a chip on his shoulder this season
“He comes again on fireplace with one thing to show lots of people thought we had been going do away with him however when you checked out who would change Greg Newsome it might be Greg Newsome.” pic.twitter.com/LsShFjTw54
— The Return With Josh & Maria Cribbs (@TheCribbsShow) September 7, 2024
“He comes again on fireplace with one thing to show lots of people thought we had been going do away with him however when you checked out who would change Greg Newsome it might be Greg Newsome,” stated Cribbs.
Newsome is a part of a formidable trio of Browns corners together with Denzel Ward and Martin Emerson Jr. who make life depressing for opponents.
The crew had a scary second this previous offseason when Newsome was coaching and tore his hamstring.
He had surgical procedure instantly and labored onerous to report for apply on August 27.
The crew is optimistic that he can be prepared for Week 1 in opposition to the Dallas Cowboys.
