Even when the Browns had a winning preseason record, the team still couldn’t get over the hump on the winning side. The Only Cleveland Browns Blog since 2013. There will be no preseason football for the NFL in 2020. The Browns and NFL are currently preparing for a full 2020 season while closely monitoring developments related to COVID-19. It went from four exhibition games down to two, and now those two preseason games are also gone. 6 seed. As it affects the Browns, it will cancel their games against the Bears and Buccaneers, but they will still play against the Packers and Vikings. All four exhibition games will be wiped from the schedule. Sign up for the Browns Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. Your email address will not be published. The chief concern over this has to do with injury. NASHVILLE – As part of the agreement reached Friday between the NFL and the NFLPA, all preseason games in 2020 have officially been canceled. Since winning two of the first three, Cleveland has... Start every day with our most popular content waiting in your inbox. The NFL is planning to start the season in September as scheduled . Along with a canceled preseason, ... TENNESSEE (WJW) — The Cleveland Browns beat the Tennessee Titans Sunday afternoon in an away game. The reports indicate the league is trimming off the first and last weeks of the preseason schedule. Browns training camp is scheduled to start July 28 in Berea, but the league and union haven’t finalized safety guidelines for the players to return. You'll now receive the top Browns Wire stories each day directly in your inbox. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. These questions, like so many others during these times, do not have simple or clear answers. Cancelled preseason has 'odds up against' Raiders young roster hopefuls. They were destined to remain the No. The NFL Players Association told players on Tuesday that roster limits will be cut from 90 players to 80 for training camp, and the 2020 preseason will be entirely cancelled. The four preseason games featuring Baker Mayfield and the Cleveland Browns generated an average rating of 20.5 last year on WEWS. They are 9-4 like the Browns, but Cleveland owns the head-to-head tiebreaker with Indianapolis. The Green Bay Packers were scheduled to play preseason games against the Arizona Cardinals, Cleveland Browns, New York Giants and Kansas City Chiefs during the month of August. The Browns kick off their 2020 preseason on Aug. 15 in ... the league discussed refund plans in the event games are canceled. The Browns have gone 3-5 in those eight games. Cleveland Browns: NFL to Cancel Two Preseason Games, Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window). Monday night's game didn't actually change the 9-4 Browns status. The NFL is likely to take additional measures at some point. In the event games are cancelled or … Spots in one of the NFL's marquee games of the week are reserved for popular teams or playoff contenders, or at least teams perceived as those when the schedule is made before the season. The Colts are still the No. August 9, 2020 4:31 pm. Weeks 1 and 4 of the preseason will be canceled. With Myles Gaskin being placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list, the Miami Dolphins are now minus their top three running backs for Sunday's game vs. the Kansas City Chiefs. The NFL as a whole will be cancelling two preseason games due to the outbreak of Covid 19, per PFT. And maybe they won’t have to anyway. NFL to announce on Thursday (if not sooner) that Week One and Week Four of the 2020 preseason will be scrapped https://t.co/eJ5jO7EDCQ, — ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) July 1, 2020. The exhibition games are the latest casualty of the coronavirus pandemic. While this is directly tied to concerns over potential problems from Covid, the player’s union has repeatedly pushed the NFL to cut down the length of the preseason. Nate Ulrich. Joint practice sessions, a growing feature in recent years, were one of the first things the NFL cancelled earlier this offseason. The Packers are scheduled to play the Minnesota Vikings in Week 1 on Sept. 13 at U.S. Bank Stadium. The Browns will battle three NFC North teams in the preseason. The NFL as a whole will be cancelling two preseason games due to the outbreak of Covid 19, per PFT. "Very hard-fought game on both sides. The postgame commentary from analysts both local and national trumpeted the legitimacy of Kevin Stefanski's young team in the wake of Monday night's exciting loss to the Baltimore Ravens. The entire slate of Houston Texans preseason games could be canceled. The Cleveland Browns don't get featured often on "Monday Night Football." The NFL will also alter the schedule to make sure that every team has a home preseason game. Earlier on Monday, the two sides also came to another important agreement: COVID-19 testing protocols. With the preseason cancelled, the Ravens are scheduled to open the regular season Sept. 13 at M&T Bank Stadium against the Cleveland Browns. In a new proposal from the NFL to the NFLPA, the league has offered to do away with the preseason entirely in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Baltimore's victory was huge for the teams competing just below the Browns. Coach Stefanski and the Browns themselves don't care. Would the added risk of injury be worth the slightly lower risk of transmission? Cleveland has not fit any of those criteria very often. Post coming at PFT. — ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) July 1, 2020. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Mike Florio added that it's Weeks 1 and 4 that have been eliminated from the preseason. The idea of reducing crowd sizes has already gained traction, while some teams are considering cutting down hotel stays during road games: Some teams are thinking about flying to and from road contests on the day of the game, with no hotel stay https://t.co/dM04G2J10X, — ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) June 30, 2020. The Cleveland Browns are still a playoff team even after the exciting but ultimately disappointing, 47-42 loss to the Baltimore Ravens in a compelling Monday Night Football matchup. According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the NFLPA told players that there will be no preseason games in 2020, and along with that, roster sizes for training camp could be cut down to 80 players. 5 seed and top Wild Card team win or lose to the Ravens. The Cleveland Browns will be losing week one and week four of their preseason schedule. Browns, rest of NFL reportedly to have Weeks 1, 4 of preseason canceled. The NFL has already decided to cancel two preseason games, which registers the Bengals’ schedule as something of a question mark. Please check your email for a confirmation. Week One and Week Four will be the preseason weeks that are scrapped, per source. If the preseason were to be canceled, it would hurt the chances of undrafted free agents to make it in the NFL. In addition, the teams will travel the day before the games instead of heading in earlier. The NFL and NFLPA agreed to cancel the exhibition season on Tuesday after both sides concluded that the logistics and risks of exhibition games would not help advance the goal of starting the regular season on time. The first was announced Monday afternoon as all NFL preseason games will be cancelled. Logistics say the two planned games remaining for the Bengals just won’t work. There has reportedly been discussion about shortening the preseason from four games to two to give the players more time to get acclimated in practice after not having a normal offseason. The August 22nd game in Green Bay and the home contest with the Minnesota Vikings on August 30th are still set to run as scheduled. The reps for every team unanimously agreed that no preseason games should be played, per Graziano. The Bears are scheduled to open the preseason at home against the Browns on Aug. 15 and close Sept. 3 at the Titans. Cleveland Browns Rumors: Odell Beckham Clears Up Patriots Rumors, Browns Rumors: David Njoku Asks For Trade, Cleveland Browns News: Odell Beckham Health Status. It’s unclear at this time if the NFL will force the players to play the two scheduled games or if the entire preseason will indeed get axed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For the Browns, that means a road trip to Chicago and a home date with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will no longer happen. "We came here to get a victory, and we did not," coach Stefanski said in his postgame press conference. Numerous reports, including those from ESPN’s Kevin Seifert and Pro Football Talk, indicate the NFL is canceling half of the traditional 4-game preseason schedule. As with the rest of the world, the NFL is in uncharted territory. Currently, the Browns would play Aug. 22 at the Packers and at ... of Fame game in Canton being canceled. NFL to Cancel Two Preseason Games. BREAKING: Half of the NFL Preseason … They lost the game, failing on their goal. That plus the canceled preseason shows the two sides are really making progress. The Browns will play the Green Bay Packers at home on Saturday, Aug. 22, before heading to Minnesota on Sunday, Aug. 30 to face off against the Vikings. They don't want anything to do with a moral victory. For many fans, the move is a long time coming, since the games are meaningless and often dominated by players whose time in the NFL is brief, at best. The August 22nd game in Green Bay and the home contest with the Minnesota Vikings on August 30th are still set to run as scheduled. The Cleveland Browns will be losing week one and week four of their preseason schedule. Here’s what a complete lack of preseason games could mean for the Packers in 2020: Related Content news The Cleveland Browns proved themselves worthy in front of a national audience. Assuming those games are canceled, their preseason schedule would be … As with so many other Covid related policy decisions, this one would also have risk/reward considerations that must be made. Is there any other way to limit player’s contact with the public prior to away games that don’t put them at additional risk of injury? In a weird way, it is actually a small win for the player’s. Monday night's game against the Ravens will be just the ninth time the Browns have been featured on Monday night since coming back to the league in 1999. The NFL preseason likely is going to be canceled this season. Flash forward to the 2017 season where the Browns did go 4-0 in the preseason and finished winless in the regular season. 2020 preseason has been cut in half, per source. Many players expressed concern or even indignation at the idea of no rest after travel. ... Last week, Stefanski vowed to have the Browns prepared, even if the preseason were shortened. 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