Among the rules changes approved at the annual NFL owners meeting in Orlando, Florida, this week was one banning the hip-drop tackle, starting in the 2024 regular season. What is a hip-drop tackle? It’s when a defender uses his body weight to sort of twist a ball-carrier to the ground from the side. It’s hard… read more

Earlier this week at the NFL Annual Owners Meetings in Orlando Florida, Cleveland Browns Owner Jimmy Haslam stated that contact extensions for General Manager Andrew Berry and Head Coach Kevin Stefanski were imminent. This move makes sense for the Cleveland Browns and here’s why. From 1999-2019, before Berry and Stefanski took over the Cleveland Browns… read more

On April 25th -27th 2024 the NFL will be conducting the College Football Draft in Detroit Michigan.  Top prospects from the NCAA will gather to hear their name called at the commissioner’s podium.  For the third straight year the Cleveland Browns are without a first-round pick. But the team still has future needs especially on… read more

UPDATE: This article was originally published on Saturday outlining the proposal. It has reportedly been passed by the NFL owners with one slight adjustment to the spotting of the ball on a touchback that lands in the end zone which is noted below. As the NFL offseason rolls on through March, another item on the… read more

This week in Orlando, Florida the NFL Owners will meet for their annual meetings. Rule changes and game format changes are usually discussed at these meetings. But for Cleveland Browns fans they will be hoping for rehabilitation updates for key players on offense. Both quarterback Deshaun Watson and running back Nick Chubb are rehabbing this… read more

When you announce your retirement from the NFL, and the media and fans immediately begin to ask if you’re the greatest ever at your position, well, that’s rarefied air. That’s a level above Hall of Fame talk. Aaron Donald, the legendary Rams defensive tackle who announced his retirement from the NFL on March 15, is… read more

Earlier this week the Cleveland Browns signed free agent running back D’Onta Foreman.  He will be added to a running back room with Pierre Strong, Jerome Ford, Nyheim Hines, and Nick Chubb. The move by the Browns could be a sign as the where Nick Chubb is in his rehabilitation from his 2023-week 2 knee… read more

The 2024 NFL Draft is getting closer by the day, and Fans First Sports Network is here to give you the best draft analysis anywhere! Between now and the NFL Draft, we will reveal our NFL Draft big board, one position at a time. Today, we will continue with the EDGE rushers. Those of you… read more

We are excited about our draft coverage here at FFSN this year, as we are adding something new to the fold. Between now and the NFL Draft, I will be writing individual player profiles on many of this year’s top prospects. Today, we continue the series with Georgia tight end Brock Bowers Each of these… read more

On March 18th, 2022, the Cleveland Browns finalized a trade with the Houston Texans to obtain the services of quarterback Deshaun Watson. The Browns received much deserved criticism for the trade for multiple reasons. Two years later has the criticism been verified or were the Cleveland Browns proven right to make the trade? At the… read more