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Jared Verse on whether or not being traded from LA will serve as an extra source of motivation: "When I was with the Rams, I was still learning how to play D end, still learn how to be a football player ... And the Browns got me, now I feel like they're going to get the best of me."

Browns DE Jared Verse with a bold statement on his first impressions of his new team: "You can tell how a team is by how they practice. You see losing teams practice terribly. You see great teams practice amazingly. It translates. That's not a losing team out there."

Jared Verse won DROY in 2024. He'll now share the field with 2025 DROY Carson Schwesinger. Safe to say he's excited about it. "Man, that boy can fly!"

Browns HC Todd Monken said he "can't wait" to have a conversation with Deion Sanders. "I'm open to any time he wants to meet. He said he was gonna come but he had a commercial, so if he just lets me know where the next commercial shoot is I'll be there."

New Browns edge rusher Jared Verse coming at ya...

Lost in the Myles Garrett madness, Andrew Berry was asked about the possibility of the Browns pursuing Brendan Sorsby in the supplemental draft. His answer was different than Todd Monken's one day earlier, who called it a "slippery slope" to add a player in Sorsby's situation.

Andrew Berry responded to the notion that the Browns are waving the white flag on 2026 by trading Myles Garrett. Said he understands why fans might feel that way, but: "We're really excited about Jared, we're really excited about this defense ... Everything's still right in front of us."

Browns GM Andrew Berry made it clear that they didn't blindside Myles Garrett with the trade news. Also said there was no "ghosting" going on between the two sides.

Pretty blunt answer from Browns HC Todd Monken on any potential pursuit of Brendan Sorsby in the supplemental draft. "I don't think we're in a position to want to go down that road. I like the QBs that we have. I think that's a slippery slope...in terms of the situation he's put himself in."

Todd Monken asked is he's been assured Myles Garrett will be a member of the Browns "I'm never told who's gonna be on the team who's not gonna be on the team if that's a question...I was never assured of anything when I took the job, other than once I signed my contract and what my contract said."

Browns WR Jerry Jeudy talked about how he's preparing himself for a bounce-back season in 2026:

Taylor Swift has seen enough, but stopped for a few photos on the way out of Rocket Arena.

Taylor Swift seemed only slightly embarrassed by Travis Kelce's beer chug.

Should have worn my Starburys.

Cavs star James Harden on how he'd describe Max Strus' impact on games. "I don't know if there's necessarily one word. One night he might have like 5 points but I think the things that he's doing doesn't necessarily show up on the stat sheet across the board." Full quote:

Full quote from Cavs star James Harden on how he's settled in from the beginning of the series to now:

Cavs HC Kenny Atkinson LAUDED Evan Mobley tonight. Rightfully so. "He was everywhere tonight ... we know within our locker room how great he's playing ... Don's gonna get all the flowers, but we should give a lot of flowers to Evan Mobley for tonight's performance."

Cavs HC Kenny Atkinson on Donovan Mitchell and James Harden tonight says they're still "learning each other" but adds that they have "great synergy" in multiple ways:

Browns new WR KC Concepcion is tonight's sword puller for the Cavs.

Kenny Atkinson asked if he expects the Cavs to play Game 3 like their season is on the line... "We win this one and it's on. My kind never goes to, as a competitor, what if, like oh man 3-0 what am I gonna say. Never goes there." Full answer:

Browns rookie LT Spencer Fano CAN MOVE.

James Harden on the turnovers: "You look at my turnovers, a lot of them were just on me, and nothing they did. If I had to put my print on one thing in the game, that's the game right there." Full quote here:

Pistons HC JB Bickststaff on facing Cavs stars Donovan Mitchell and James Harden together for the first time: "They're both good plays. We'll deal with is as it comes."

Cavaliers big man Jarrett Allen made it clear he wasn't trying to change the narratives about him. Also, on what his historic night (becoming the 2nd player in Cavs history with 20+ pts and 15+ rebs in a Game 7) meant to him, "I had a great time doing it."

Cavaliers HC Kenny Atkinson: "This series galvanized us ... I'm glad we went though it, it wasn't fun, but I think we'll be a better team coming out of it."

FWIW, I asked Kenny Atkinson about using his challenge earlier on and risking losing it. "Our philosophy is points are equal ... what I don't like is holding the challenge and never using it. We're aggressive with it, it's our philosophy. Everybody's different with it."

Browns owner Jimmy Haslam vows that they've prioritized having affordable seating in the Browns new stadium: "I can promise you we've talked about keeping affordable seats in the new stadium as anything else."

In light of the anecdote about Donovan Mitchell telling Kenny Atkinson to stick with the group that was rolling in the 4th quarter, he talked about not needing to be "the guy every" night "I could score 0 and if we win the game, we win the game, we advance. I don't give a damn"

Cavs star Donovan Mitchell revealed that Dennis Schroder spoke up at halftime before going off in the 4th quarter "When you have a leader like that, guy who's been there in those moments, to stay level-headed as a collective. He really led that charge, especially in the 4th"

Cavaliers HC Kenny Atkinson on tonight being a mental win: "Especially this group, we're trying to get over a hump. We're trying to get to the next level ... these are high pressure moments, you're down, you feel the crowd getting nervous. I think we took a step tonight."

Full quote from Cavs HC Kenny Atkinson "I was gonna put Donovan and Evan back in and they said 'no, this groups rolling.' And I was like, What!? That never happens in the NBA."

Browns GM Andrew Berry made it clear they view Taylen Green as a QB first, but that doesn't mean they won't look for other ways to potentially use his athleticism:

Full answer from Browns GM Andrew Berry on the state of the QB room. Didn't want to say anything definitively, but emphasized that the current plan is to roll with Deshaun Watson, Shedeur Sanders, Dillon Gabriel and Taylen Green

New Browns OT Spencer Fano was asked about his favorite things so far about Cleveland ... near the top of the list, the traffic 😂

Full answer here from Browns new WR KC Concepcion on the drops in college. Says he "accepts it." And he's been "working non-stop at it. It's gonna get fixed for sure."

Browns new OT Spencer Fano chimed in on the arm length conversation. Says he's sure it has something to do with it, but that nobody has "the athleticism and the feet that I have. So in my case I don't think it makes a big difference."

Full quote from Concepcion on meeting Shedeur Sanders. Says he's excited to build their connection:

Here's the full quote, after Browns QB Shedeur Sanders was asked what he did differently in his preparation this offseason. Said: "coach spoke life into me, and when you do that, you get the best result from me honestly." Said he takes relationship building extremely serious.

Some clarity on Todd Monken's quote about Myles Garrett. He actually said, "It's fine. This is voluntary. We're making a big deal out of this. We really are. It's voluntary." Implying ppl are collectively making a big deal out of it when they shouldn't. Here's the full quote:

Full clip of Shedeur Sanders' closing statement about saving the 12 jerseys 😂

Andrew Berry's comments on Carnell Tate and Jordyn Tyson. Called Tate a "trapeze artist" with his acrobatics. Said Tyson is a great creator with the ball in his hands.

Full clip from Browns HC Todd Monken on attendance from players this time of year, puts it on him and his staff to build an offseason program that gets players to show up.

Browns HC Todd Monken isn't worried about Myles Garrett not being here for the start of voluntary workouts. I'm sure this will put that convo to bed.

Andrew Berry was asked about the Browns adding another QB and noted that their "lean" would be toward "a younger player." But noted that a lot will depend on how the next few weeks play out.

Andrew Berry was asked if he could say unequivocally that the Browns are not looking to trade Myles Garrett. He called him a "career Brown" and one of the "faces of the organization" and noted that they've been "very clear past and present in terms of our feelings."

New Browns OT Tytus Howard explains what makes o-line coach George Warhop so great to play for. Says "you're gonna get the same guy every day. He's not gonna sugacoat it ... he demands the best, and if you can't meet that energy, you won't play for him"

The Strus is loose. And he promptly hit a 3 to punctuation the equation.

Proof new Browns LB Quincy Williams compared his play style to a "cheetah chasing a gazelle..."

Fans are going to LOVE Quincy Williams.

New Browns OL Elgton Jenkins wants his former Packers teammate Rasheed Walker to join him in Cleveland:

Eglton Jenkins emphasized that they're keeping an open mind about what position he'll play for the Browns and he'll do whatever is best for the team:

Here's Zion Johnson gushing about Browns veteran Joel Bitonio

Full answer from Zion Johnson, who called the Browns "a team on the rise"

DOWN GOES MIAMI.

Andrew Berry has cited the Bears as an example of how to rebuild an o-line, but Lance Reisland noted that's hard to replicate... Hear Lance's full thoughts on Cleveland's new additions + what's next on the latest episode of Locked on Browns ⬇️

Everyone has talked about the passion new Browns DC Mike Rutenberg coaches with. As he put it "I don't know any other way"

Another point from Mike Rutenberg's introductory presser, he's not trying to reinvent the wheel. Believes in "style over scheme"

𝚂𝚙𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚛 𝙶𝚎𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚗 Mike Rutenberg was asked about winning over the guys in the defensive room, who had an affinity for Jim Schwartz. For him it all comes down to relationship building:

Given how Friday night went and where the Pistons reside in the standings, was tonight a statement by the Cavaliers? Evan Mobley: "A little bit"