2025 Cleveland Browns season

2025 Cleveland Browns season
OwnerJimmy Haslam
General managerAndrew Berry
Head coachKevin Stefanski
Home stadiumHuntington Bank Field
Uniform

The 2025 season will be the Cleveland Browns' 73rd as a member of the National Football League (NFL), their 77th overall and their sixth under the head coach and general manager tandem of Kevin Stefanski and Andrew Berry respectively. They will attempt to improve on their 3–14 record from the previous season and return to the playoffs after a one-year absence. For the first time since 2017, Nick Chubb was not on the opening day roster, as he signed with the Houston Texans on June 8.

Offseason

Staff changes

On January 5, one day after the 2024 season ended, the Browns fired offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey and offensive line coach Andy Dickerson, both after one season with the team.[1]

On January 8, the Browns hired former Rice University head coach Mike Bloomgren as their new offensive line coach.[2]

On January 14, the Browns promoted tight ends coach and passing game specialist Tommy Rees to offensive coordinator to replace Dorsey.[3]

Roster changes

Free agents

2025 Cleveland Browns Free Agents
Pos. Player Tag 2025 Team Signed
OT Hakeem Adeniji UFA Dallas Cowboys April 18[4]
TE Jordan Akins UFA
S D'Anthony Bell RFA Seattle Seahawks March 22
CB Tony Brown UFA Cleveland Browns March 20[5]
LB Devin Bush Jr. UFA Cleveland Browns March 12[6]
OT Geron Christian UFA Dallas Cowboys August 2[7]
RB Nick Chubb UFA Houston Texans June 9[8][9]
G Michael Dunn UFA San Francisco 49ers August 20[10]
DT Michael Dwumfour ERFA San Francisco 49ers August 7[11]
CB Mike Ford UFA Atlanta Falcons March 17[12]
RB D'Onta Foreman UFA
C Nick Harris UFA
DE James Houston RFA Dallas Cowboys July 22[13]
OT James Hudson UFA New York Giants March 12[14]
LS Charley Hughlett Release[15] Philadelphia Eagles March 14[16]
DT Maurice Hurst Jr. UFA
OT Germain Ifedi UFA Miami Dolphins August 3[17]
RB John Kelly ERFA
WR Elijah Moore UFA Buffalo Bills April 30
WR James Proche UFA Tennessee Titans March 26[18]
TE Geoff Swaim UFA
S Juan Thornhill Release[19] Pittsburgh Steelers March 17
DT Dalvin Tomlinson Release[20] Arizona Cardinals March 12[21]
OT Jedrick Wills UFA
QB Jameis Winston UFA New York Giants March 21[22]
QB Bailey Zappe RFA Kansas City Chiefs March 17[23]

Signings

2025 Cleveland Browns Free Agents
Pos. Player 2024 Team Signed
LB Jerome Baker Tennessee Titans March 24[24][25]
WR DeAndre Carter Chicago Bears March 19[26]
DT Maliek Collins San Francisco 49ers March 12[27]
QB Joe Flacco Indianapolis Colts April 11[28]
G Teven Jenkins Chicago Bears March 20[5]
WR Diontae Johnson Baltimore Ravens April 28[29]
OT Cornelius Lucas Washington Commanders March 12[30]
DE Julian Okwara Arizona Cardinals April 14[31]
DE Joe Tryon-Shoyinka Tampa Bay Buccaneers March 12[32]

Trades

2025 Cleveland Browns Offseason Trades
Date Team Player(s)/Asset(s) Received Player(s)/Asset(s) Traded
March 12 Philadelphia Eagles QB Kenny Pickett QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson
2025 5th round selection
August 20 New York Jets 2026 6th round selection DT Jowon Briggs
2026 7th round selection

Draft

Main article: 2025 NFL draft
2025 Cleveland Browns draft selections
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
1 2 Traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars[A]
5 Mason Graham DT Michigan From Jaguars[A]
2 33 Carson Schwesinger LB UCLA
36 Quinshon Judkins RB Ohio State From Jaguars[A]
3 67 Harold Fannin Jr. TE Bowling Green
94 Dillon Gabriel QB Oregon From Bills[B]
4 104 Traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars[A]
126 Dylan Sampson RB Tennessee From Vikings via Jaguars[A]
5 139 Traded to the Minnesota Vikings[C]
144 Shedeur Sanders QB Colorado From Patriots via Seahawks
164 Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles[D] From Lions[E]
166 Traded to the Seattle Seahawks From Texans[F]
6 179 Traded to the Houston Texans[F]
192 Traded to the Seattle Seahawks From Dolphins via Bears[G]
200 Traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars[A] From Vikings[C]
204 Traded to the Buffalo Bills[B] From Lions[H]
216 Traded to the Houston Texans[F] Compensatory selection
7 218 Traded to the Los Angeles Chargers[I]
240 Traded to the Chicago Bears[G] From Vikings[C]
255 Traded to the Houston Texans[F] Compensatory selection
Undrafted free agents
Name Position College Ref.
Adin Huntington DE Tulane [41]
Jason Ivey OT North Carolina A&T
LaMareon James CB TCU
Dom Jones CB Colorado State
Gage Larvadain WR South Carolina
Ahmani Marshall RB Appalachian State
Easton Mascarenas-Arnold LB USC
Brent Matiscik LS TCU
Donovan McMillon S Pittsburgh
Justin Osborne C SMU
Ja'Seem Reed WR San Diego
Dartanyan Tinsley G Cincinnati
Eli Wilson FB Appalachian State
Luke Floriea WR Kent State [42]
Kisean Johnson WR Western Kentucky
Cade McDonald WR Miami (OH)

Draft trades

  1. ^ a b c d e f The Browns traded the 2nd overall pick, a fourth round selection (104th overall) and a sixth round selection (200th overall) to the Jaguars in exchange for the 5th overall pick, a second-round selection (36th overall) a fourth-round selection (126th overall) and a 2026 first-round selection.[33]
  2. ^ a b The Browns traded a sixth-round selection (204th overall) and WR Amari Cooper to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for a third-round selection (94th overall) and a 2026 seventh-round selection.[34]
  3. ^ a b c The Browns traded a fifth-round selection (139th overall) and a 2024 fifth-round selection to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for sixth- and seventh-round selections (200th and 240th overall), and DE Za'Darius Smith.[35]
  4. ^ The Browns traded a fifth-round selection (164th overall) and QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson to the Eagles in exchange for QB Kenny Pickett.
  5. ^ The Browns traded a 2026 seventh-round selection and DE Za'Darius Smith to the Detroit Lions in exchange for a fifth-round selection (164th overall) and a 2026 sixth-round selection.[36]
  6. ^ a b c d The Browns traded two sixth-round selections (179th overall and 216th overall) and a seventh-round selection (255th overall) to the Texans for a 2025 fifth round selection (166th overall) and a 2027 fifth-round selection.[37]
  7. ^ a b The Browns traded a seventh-round selection (240th overall) and DT Chris Williams to the Chicago Bears in exchange for a sixth-round selection (192nd overall).[38]
  8. ^ The Browns traded WR Donovan Peoples-Jones to the Detroit Lions in exchange for a sixth-round selection (204th overall).[39]
  9. ^ The Browns traded a seventh-round selection (218th overall) to the Los Angeles Chargers in exchange for K Dustin Hopkins.[40]

Staff

Cleveland Browns staff
Front office
  • Principal partners – Jimmy Haslam, Dee Haslam
  • Managing partner – Whitney Haslam Johnson
  • Executive vice president/COO – David Jenkins
  • Executive vice president/partner – J. W. Johnson
  • Limited partner – Charles Woodson
  • Chief strategy officer – Paul DePodesta
  • Executive vice president of football operations/general manager – Andrew Berry
  • Assistant general manager/vice president of football operations – Catherine Hickman
  • Assistant general manager/vice president of player personnel – Glenn Cook
  • Vice president of football administration – Chris Cooper
  • Vice president of research and strategy – Andrew Healy
  • Vice president of player personnel process and development – Ken Kovash
  • Director of football administration – Taylor Young
  • Director of player personnel – Adam Al-Khayyal
  • Director of college scouting – Max Paulus
  • Senior personnel/coaching executive – Bob Quinn
  • Senior executive advisor to the GM – Jimmy Raye III
  • Advisor to the GM – Chris Polian
  • Director of football operations – Tyler Hamblin
  • Director of football operations & process – Joy Tapajcik
  • Vice President of research and strategy – Dave Giuliani
  • Director of scouting research – Mike Cetta
  • Director of football information systems – Brad DeAngelis
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
  • Offensive coordinator – Tommy Rees
  • Quarterbacks – Bill Musgrave
  • Running backs – Duce Staley
  • Pass game coordinator/wide receivers – Chad O'Shea
  • Assistant wide receivers – Stephen Bravo-Brown
  • Tight ends – Christian Jones
  • Offensive line – Mike Bloomgren
  • Assistant offensive line – Sanders Davis
  • Assistant offensive line – Ben Wilkerson
  • Pass game specialist – Nick Charlton
  • Bill Willis diversity coaching fellow – Nemo Washington
  
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
  • Assistant special teams – Kyle Hoke
Support staff
  • Senior assistant/special projects – Kevin Rogers
  • Coordinator of coaching logistics – Jacqueline Roberts


Strength and conditioning
  • Director, strength and conditioning – Larry Jackson
  • Player Development Coordinator - Anthony Fabiano
  • Assistant strength and conditioning/sports science – Josh Christovich
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Monty Gibson
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Dale Jones
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Ty Taylor
  • Assistant of Performance Nutrition - Grace Kennedy
  • Director of performance nutrition – Kelsey Fahy

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Current roster

Cleveland Browns roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Reserve

Preseason

Schedule

Week Date Time (ET) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 August 8 7:00 p.m. at Carolina Panthers W 30–10 1–0 Bank of America Stadium WEWS Recap
2 August 16 1:00 p.m. at Philadelphia Eagles W 22–13 2–0 Lincoln Financial Field WEWS Recap
3 August 23 1:00 p.m. Los Angeles Rams Huntington Bank Field WEWS

Game summaries

Preseason Week 1: at Carolina Panthers

Preseason Week 1: Cleveland Browns at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Browns 0 14 7930
Panthers 7 0 0310

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Game information

Preseason Week 2: at Philadelphia Eagles

Preseason Week 2: Cleveland Browns at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Browns 6 6 7322
Eagles 0 13 0013

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: August 16
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 84 °F (29 °C)
  • Game attendance: 69,879
  • Referee: Clete Blakeman
  • TV announcers (WEWS): Chris Rose, Joe Thomas and Aditi Kinkhabwala
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Preseason Week 3: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Preseason Week 3: Los Angeles Rams at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rams 0 0 000
Browns 0 0 000

at Huntington Bank Field, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: August 23
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • TV announcers (WEWS): Chris Rose, Joe Thomas and Aditi Kinkhabwala
  • Preview

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Time (ET) Opponent Result Record Venue Network Recap
1 September 7 1:00 p.m. Cincinnati Bengals Huntington Bank Field Fox
2 September 14 1:00 p.m. at Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium CBS
3 September 21 1:00 p.m. Green Bay Packers Huntington Bank Field Fox
4 September 28 1:00 p.m. at Detroit Lions Ford Field Fox
5 October 5 9:30 a.m. Minnesota Vikings United Kingdom Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (London) NFLN
6 October 12 1:00 p.m. at Pittsburgh Steelers Acrisure Stadium CBS
7 October 19 1:00 p.m. Miami Dolphins Huntington Bank Field CBS
8 October 26 1:00 p.m. at New England Patriots Gillette Stadium Fox
9 Bye
10 November 9 1:00 p.m. at New York Jets MetLife Stadium CBS
11 November 16 4:25 p.m. Baltimore Ravens Huntington Bank Field CBS
12 November 23 4:05 p.m. at Las Vegas Raiders Allegiant Stadium CBS
13 November 30 1:00 p.m. San Francisco 49ers Huntington Bank Field CBS
14 December 7 1:00 p.m. Tennessee Titans Huntington Bank Field Fox
15 December 14 1:00 p.m. at Chicago Bears Soldier Field Fox
16 December 21 1:00 p.m. Buffalo Bills Huntington Bank Field CBS
17 December 28 1:00 p.m. Pittsburgh Steelers Huntington Bank Field CBS
18 January 3/4 TBD at Cincinnati Bengals Paycor Stadium TBD

Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times from Weeks 5–17 and dates from Weeks 12–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.[43]
  • The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.[43]

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