2021 Cleveland Browns season
| 2021 Cleveland Browns season | |
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| Owner | Jimmy Haslam |
| General manager | Andrew Berry |
| Head coach | Kevin Stefanski |
| Home field | FirstEnergy Stadium |
| Uniform | |
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The 2021 season will be the Cleveland Browns' upcoming 69th season as a member of the National Football League, their 73rd overall and their second under head coach Kevin Stefanski and general manager Andrew Berry. The Browns will attempt to improve upon their 11–5 record from 2020 and return to the playoffs for a second consecutive year, which has not occurred since 1988 and 1989. In honor of the 75th anniversary of the team's founding in 1946, the Browns introduced a commemorative logo in January to be used in 2021.[1]
Offseason
Free Agents
| Position | Player | Tag | Outcome | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | B.J. Goodson | UFA | ||
| WR | Marvin Hall | UFA | ||
| WR | Rashard Higgins | UFA | ||
| CB | Kevin Johnson | UFA | ||
| SS | Karl Joseph | UFA | ||
| T | Kendall Lamm | UFA | ||
| OLB | Elijah Lee | UFA | ||
| CB | Terrance Mitchell | UFA | ||
| WR | Jojo Natson | UFA | ||
| DT | Larry Ogunjobi | UFA | ||
| K | Cody Parkey | UFA | ||
| FS | Andrew Sendejo | UFA | ||
| OLB | Malcolm Smith | UFA | ||
| WR | Taywan Taylor | UFA | ||
| DT | Vincent Taylor | UFA | ||
| DE | Olivier Vernon | UFA | ||
| LB | Tae Davis | RFA | ||
| C | Anthony Fabiano | RFA | ||
| WR | KhaDarel Hodge | RFA | ||
| CB | Tavierre Thomas | RFA | ||
| CB | Brian Allen | ERFA | ||
| TE | Stephen Carlson | ERFA | ||
| DE | Porter Gustin | ERFA | ||
| DE | George Obinna | ERFA |
Players added
| Position | Player | Tag | 2020 Team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | Ryan Switzer | Futures | January 23 |
Players lost
| Position | Player | Tag | 2021 Team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 draft class
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | ||||
| 2 | 59 | ||||
| 3 | 89 | ||||
| 91 | from New Orleans | ||||
| 4 | TBD | from Philadelphia | |||
| TBD | |||||
| 5 | TBD | from Los Angeles Rams | |||
| 6 | TBD | ||||
| 7 | TBD | from Buffalo |
Notes
- Exact numbers of the selections from rounds 4–7 will be determined when compensatory selections are awarded at the NFL's annual spring owners' meetings.
Pre-draft trades
- Cleveland acquired a third-round selection and a 2020 third-round selection from New Orleans in exchange for 2020 third- and seventh-round selections.[2]
- Cleveland acquired a fourth-round selection from Philadelphia in exchange for defensive end Genard Avery.[3]
- Cleveland acquired a fifth-round selection from the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for offensive lineman Austin Corbett.[4]
- Cleveland traded its original fifth-round selection to Jacksonville in exchange for safety Ronnie Harrison.[5]
- Cleveland acquired a seventh-round selection and guard Wyatt Teller to from Buffalo in exchange for 2020 fifth- and sixth-round selections.[6]
- Cleveland traded its original seventh-round selection to Denver in exchange for fullback Andy Janovich.[7]
Staff
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Current roster
Preseason
The Browns' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.
Regular season
2021 opponents
Listed below are the Browns' opponents for 2021. The length of the season is contingent on whether the league expands the regular season from 16 to 17 games. If this happens, a 17th game would match the Browns against a interconference opponent from one of the three divisions from the NFC that the Browns are not scheduled to play in 2021, which will be based on division placement from 2020, meaning they would play the Arizona Cardinals.[8]
Exact dates and times will be announced in the spring.
| Category | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Division opponents (AFC North) |
Baltimore Ravens Cincinnati Bengals Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Conference opponents (AFC West) |
Denver Broncos Las Vegas Raiders |
Kansas City Chiefs Los Angeles Chargers |
| Conference opponents (based on 2020 division placement) |
Houston Texans | New England Patriots |
| Interconference opponents (NFC North) |
Chicago Bears Detroit Lions |
Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings |
References
- ^ Patsko, Scott (January 29, 2021). "Browns unveil logo to celebrate 75th anniversary of the franchise". Cleveland.com. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ Shook, Nick (April 24, 2020). "Saints trade up, select LB Zack Baun with 74th pick". NFL.com. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ "Browns trade pass rusher Genard Avery to the Eagles in exchange for 2021 draft pick". CBS Sports. October 28, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- ^ DaSilva, Carmen (October 15, 2019). "Rams trade 2021 draft pick to Browns for OL Austin Corbett". RamsWire. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "Browns acquire safety Ronnie Harrison from Jaguars in trade". NFL.com. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
- ^ "Teller-traded-cleveland". clevelandbrowns.com. August 29, 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
- ^ Alper, Josh (March 17, 2020). "Broncos agree to trade Andy Janovich to Browns". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
- ^ Florio, Mike (February 16, 2020). "17th game will give each team a fifth interconference matchup". Profootballtalk.com. Retrieved February 16, 2020.