2022 Cleveland Browns season

2022 Cleveland Browns season
2022 Cleveland Browns season
Owner	Jimmy Haslam
Head coach	Kevin Stefanski
General manager	Andrew Berry
Home field	FirstEnergy Stadium
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	← 2021; Browns seasons; 2023 →;

The 2022 season will be the Cleveland Browns' 70th in the National Football League (NFL), their 74th overall and their third under the head coach/general manager tandem of Kevin Stefanski and Andrew Berry. The Browns will look to improve upon their 8–9 record from the previous season.

Offseason[]

Draft[]

2022 Cleveland Browns Draft
Round	Selection	Notes
2	44
3	78
3	99	Resolution 2020 JC-2A selection
4	118
6	202	from Dallas
7	223	from Detroit
7	246	from Buffalo

Notes

Cleveland received a third-round selection and a 2023 third-round selection as a result of Minnesota hiring former Browns' vice president of football operations Kwesi Adofo-Mensah as general manager. This selection was awarded as part of 2020 Resolution JC-2A, which rewards teams for developing minority coaches and front office personnel.^[1]
Cleveland acquired a fourth-round selection (later traded to Houston) and a 2021 fifth-round selection from Detroit in exchange for 2021 fourth- and seventh-round selections.^[2]
Cleveland and Detroit swapped seventh-round selections in a trade that sent QB David Blough from Cleveland to Detroit.^[3]
Cleveland traded their fifth- and sixth-round selections to Dallas for WR Amari Cooper and a sixth-round selection.^[4]
Cleveland traded their first-round selection and a fourth-round selection acquired from Detroit, as well as their 2023 first- and third-round selections and 2024 first- and fourth-round selections to Houston for QB Deshaun Watson and a 2024 sixth-round selection.
Cleveland traded QB Case Keenum to Buffalo in exchange for their seventh-round selection.

Staff[]

**Cleveland Browns staff**
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	Front Office Owners – Jimmy Haslam, Dee Haslam, Whitney Haslam-Johnson, J.W. Johnson Chief strategy officer – Paul DePodesta Executive vice president/COO– David Jenkins Executive vice president of football operations/General manager – Andrew Berry Vice president of football administration – Chris Cooper Vice president of player personnel – Glenn Cook 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 – Dan Saganey Assistant director of pro personnel – Adam Al-Khayyal Director of research and strategy – Dave Giuliani Director of scouting research – Mike Cetta Director of football information systems - Brad DeAngelis Special advisor – Jim Brown Head coaches Head coach – Kevin Stefanski Assistant head coach/special teams coordinator – Mike Priefer Chief of staff/assistant wide receivers – Callie Brownson Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Alex Van Pelt Quarterbacks - Drew Petzing Run game coordinator/running backs – Stump Mitchell Pass game coordinator/wide receivers – Chad O'Shea Tight ends – T. C. McCartney Offensive line – Bill Callahan Assistant offensive line – Scott Peters Senior offensive assistant – Kevin Rogers Offensive quality control – Jonathan Decoster Offensive quality control – Ashton Grant	Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Joe Woods Defensive run game coordinator – Ben Bloom Defensive line – Chris Kiffin Assistant defensive line – Jordan Thomas Linebackers – Jason Tarver Defensive pass game coordinator/defensive backs – Jeff Howard Assistant defensive backs – Brandon Lynch Defensive assistant – Zach Dunn Defensive quality control – Jeff Anderson Special teams coaches Assistant special teams – Stephen Bravo-Brown Strength and conditioning Director of high performance – Shaun Huls Director of strength and conditioning – Larry Jackson Director of performance nutrition – Katy Meassick Strength and conditioning assistant/sports science – Josh Christovich Strength and conditioning assistant – Monty Gibson Strength and conditioning assistant – Dale Jones Strength and conditioning assistant – Evan Marcus → Coaching staff → Management → More NFL staffs
AFC East BUF MIA NE NYJ North BAL CIN CLE PIT South HOU IND JAX TEN West DEN KC LV LAC NFC East DAL NYG PHI WAS North CHI DET GB MIN South ATL CAR NO TB West ARI LAR SF SEA

Current roster[]

**Cleveland Browns roster**
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Quarterbacks 7 Jacoby Brissett 6 Baker Mayfield 4 Deshaun Watson Running backs 24 Nick Chubb 25 Demetric Felton 37 Tre Harbison 27 Kareem Hunt 30 D'Ernest Johnson 41 John Kelly 40 Johnny Stanton FB Wide receivers 84 Ja'Marcus Bradley 2 Amari Cooper -- Jakeem Grant 11 Donovan Peoples-Jones 10 Anthony Schwartz Tight ends 88 Harrison Bryant 86 Miller Forristall 48 85 David Njoku		Offensive linemen 75 Joel Bitonio G 78 Jack Conklin T 68 Michael Dunn G 79 Drew Forbes G 72 Hjalte Froholdt G 62 Blake Hance T 53 Nick Harris C 74 Chris Hubbard T 66 James Hudson T 60 G 65 Elijah Nkansah T 70 Alex Taylor T 77 Wyatt Teller G 71 Jedrick Wills T Defensive linemen -- Taven Bryan DT 96 Jordan Elliott DT 95 Myles Garrett DE 93 Tommy Togiai DT 59 Curtis Weaver DE 69 Chase Winovich DE		Linebackers 42 Tony Fields II OLB 54 Willie Harvey Jr. OLB 28 Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah OLB 50 Jacob Phillips MLB 44 Sione Takitaki OLB 5 Anthony Walker Jr. MLB Defensive backs 22 Grant Delpit SS 38 A. J. Green CB 23 Troy Hill CB 43 John Johnson FS 39 Richard LeCounte FS 49 Nate Meadors FS 29 Herb Miller CB 20 Greg Newsome II CB 21 Denzel Ward CB 26 Greedy Williams CB Special teams 12 Chris Blewitt K -- Joseph Charlton P 47 Charley Hughlett LS				Unrestricted FAs 89 Stephen Carlson TE 90 Jadeveon Clowney DE 2 Dustin Colquitt P 92 Sheldon Day DT 94 Porter Gustin DE 33 Ronnie Harrison SS 97 Malik Jackson DT 58 Malik McDowell DT 55 Takkarist McKinley DE 41 Montrel Meander MLB 9 Nick Mullens QB 57 Ifeadi Odenigbo DE 56 Malcolm Smith OLB 15 Ryan Switzer WR 34 Dexter Williams RB Rookies in italics Roster updated March 23, 2022 Depth chart Transactions 57 active, 17 free agent(s) → AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Preseason[]

The Browns' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.

Regular season[]

2022 opponents[]

Listed below are the Browns' opponents for 2022. Exact dates and times will be announced later.^[5]

Category	Home	Away
Division opponents (AFC North)	Baltimore Ravens Cincinnati Bengals Pittsburgh Steelers
Conference opponents (AFC East)	New England Patriots New York Jets	Buffalo Bills Miami Dolphins
Conference opponents (based on 2021 division placement)	Los Angeles Chargers	Houston Texans
Interconference opponents (NFC South)	New Orleans Saints Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Atlanta Falcons Carolina Panthers
Interconference opponent (based on 2021 division placement)	N/A	Washington Commanders

References[]

^ Ulrich, Nate (January 25, 2022). "Browns will get extra NFL Draft picks because Vikings hired Kwesi Adofo-Mensah as GM". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
^ "Browns Trade for 2022 Draft Pick". Fan Nation. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
^ "Browns trade QB David Blough to Lions". Cleveland Browns. August 30, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
^ "Browns acquire WR Amari Cooper in trade with Cowboys". Cleveland Browns. March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
^ "2022 NFL regular-season opponents for every team". ESPN. January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.

External links[]

Official website

[1] Ulrich, Nate (January 25, 2022). "Browns will get extra NFL Draft picks because Vikings hired Kwesi Adofo-Mensah as GM". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved January 27, 2022.

[2] "Browns Trade for 2022 Draft Pick". Fan Nation. Retrieved May 5, 2021.

[3] "Browns trade QB David Blough to Lions". Cleveland Browns. August 30, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2021.

[4] "Browns acquire WR Amari Cooper in trade with Cowboys". Cleveland Browns. March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.

[5] "2022 NFL regular-season opponents for every team". ESPN. January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.

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Founded in 1946 Based in Cleveland, Ohio Headquartered in Berea, Ohio
Franchise	History Players Head coaches Seasons Logos and uniforms First-round draft picks 1999 expansion draft Starting quarterbacks Pro Bowlers Broadcasters
Stadiums	Cleveland Stadium FirstEnergy Stadium
Key personnel	Owners: Jimmy Haslam Dee Haslam Chief Strategy Officer: Paul DePodesta EVP of Football Ops/GM: Andrew Berry Head coach: Kevin Stefanski
Culture and lore	Art Modell Bottlegate Cleveland sports curse Dawg Pound Doug Dieken The Drew Carey Show ("Drew Goes to the Browns' Game") Draft Day Hot Tub Time Machine Kardiac Kids Marty ball Miracle at the Met Paul Brown Red Right 88 Relocation controversy "The Best Man" The Drive The Express: The Ernie Davis Story The Fortune Cookie The Fumble
Rivalries	Baltimore Ravens Cincinnati Bengals Pittsburgh Steelers
Playoff appearances (29)	1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1957 1958 1964 1965 1967 1968 1969 1971 1972 1980 1982 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1994 2002 2020
Division championships (12)	1946 1947 1948 1967 1968 1969 1971 1980 1985 1986 1987 1989
Conference championships (11)	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1957 1964 1965 1968 1969
League championships (8)	AAFC: 1946 1947 1948 1949 NFL: 1950 1954 1955 1964
Retired numbers	14 32 45 46 76
Hall of Fame inductees	Players: Brown, J. DeLamielleure Ford Gatski Graham Groza Hickerson Kelly Lavelli McCormack Mitchell Motley Newsome Warfield Willis Coach: Brown, P.
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1950–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: North Division
Former league affiliation	League: All-America Football Conference (1946–1949)