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Getty Images Steelers defensive lineman Tyson Alualu played 51 defensive snaps in Sunday’s game against the Browns. He was on the injury report last week with an ankle injury, missing last Wednesday’s work before being a full participant Thursday and Friday. Alualu, who 39 tackles and two...

Getty Images Last week, when it appeared that the Cleveland Browns were experiencing an outbreak of COVID-19, the NFL said that the sharp uptick in infections resulted from community spread. The NFL still believes that’s the case. “While we are continuing to monitor, there’s been no...

Getty Images The Browns will not be back at their facility on Wednesday. Head coach Kevin Stefanski said on a Wednesday morning video conference that the team will continue working remotely as they prepare for Sunday night’s game against the Steelers. The facility closed on Tuesday after...

Getty Images Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski met the media Wednesday for the first time since he learned that he has tested positive for COVID-19. Stefanski said that he’s fine and more concerned about others in the organization that have also tested positive recently. Those tests mean that...

Getty Images Ben Roethlisberger missed all but two games last season with an elbow injury. The 38-year-old quarterback has played 21 postseason games, compiling a 13-8 record in his 17-year career. But at his age, Roethlisberger knows the end could be near. At least that’s how he sounded in...

Getty Images The Browns will be missing head coach Kevin Stefanski and others for this Sunday’s game against the Steelers because of COVID-19 protocols, but they will have linebacker B.J. Goodson back. Goodson was activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list on Wednesday. He started the first 14...

Getty Images The Steelers may get a couple of players off of injured reserve to face the Browns on Sunday night. Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said that left guard Matt Feiler and linebacker Robert Spillane could both be activated for the Wild Card round. Feiler missed three games with a...

USA TODAY Sports As stadium naming rights go, few become an integral part of the name of the venue. In Pittsburgh, that’s precisely what has happened with Heinz Field. And it will continue for at least one more year. Via Mark Kaboly of TheAthletic.com, the name will remain in place through...

USA TODAY Sports The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced the 15 modern-era finalists for the Class of 2021. Six of the 15 are finalists for the first time. Jared Allen, Calvin Johnson, Peyton Manning and Charles Woodson are a vote away from Canton in their first year of eligibility. In...

Getty Images When it rains, it roars. Browns tackle Jedrick Wills Jr. and Browns receiver Rashard Higgins were cited for drag racing on Tuesday morning, according to Jake Trotter of ESPN.com. “We are aware of the incident, will gather more information and handle this matter appropriately,” a...

Getty Images The Browns are in the playoffs for the first time since 2002, but their head coach won’t be there with them. Cleveland head coach Kevin Stefanski tested positive for COVID-19, the team announced. That will require him to go into isolation and miss the Browns’ playoff game on...

Getty Images The longest-tenured member of the Browns will reportedly miss the team’s first playoff game since January 2003. The Browns announced that head coach Kevin Stefanski tested positive for COVID-19, but they did not reveal the identities of two other coaches and two players who also...

Getty Images Never has an award winner been as easy to decide as this year’s Comeback Player of the Year is. Alex Smith won the award in September when he made the 53-player roster. The Washington quarterback solidified it in Week 5 with his first appearance since Nov. 18, 2018, when a...

Getty Images The Browns made the postseason for the first time since 2002 but it’s been hard to find the positives for the club since then. On Tuesday afternoon, the club officially placed defensive end Olivier Vernon (achilles) and offensive lineman Nick Harris (knee) on injured reserve. The...

Getty Images The Houston Texans announced Monday night that they had conducted an interview with Pittsburgh Steelers Vice President of Football and Business Administration Omar Khan for the General Manager job. Khan has been a part of the Steelers front office since 2001. He spent 10 years as...

Getty Images The Browns defensive line will be missing a significant piece when they head to Pittsburgh for next Sunday night’s playoff game. Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski announced on Monday that defensive end Olivier Vernon ruptured his Achilles during Sunday’s 24-22 win over the...

Getty Images Home teams are usually favored in the playoffs, but in both the AFC and the NFC, the highest-seeded wild card is favored on the road against the lowest-seeded division winner. The Buccaneers opened as 6.5-point favorites on the road at the Washington Football Team, and that spread...

Getty Images The Browns lead 24-16, but they may have lost a key piece of their defense if they advance to the postseason. Olivier Vernon was carted back to the locker room with an ankle injury after going down early in the fourth quarter. Vernon left the game following a second-and-10...

Getty Images At long last, Cleveland is back in the postseason. The Browns clinched their first playoff berth since 2002 with a 24-22 victory over the Steelers, ending the league’s longest postseason drought. Though the Steelers started Mason Rudolph and kept many of their key players on the...

Getty Images The Browns won Sunday, clinching their first playoff berth since 2002 to end the league’s longest postseason drought. After beating the Steelers 24-22, head coach Kevin Stefanski said he was proud of the team for showing resilience. “We achieved what we set out to do today,”...