{"id":10824,"date":"2025-01-17T00:48:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T00:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=10824"},"modified":"2025-01-17T00:48:45","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T00:48:45","slug":"afc-north-notes-garrett-bengals-ravens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=10824","title":{"rendered":"AFC North Notes: Garrett, Bengals, Ravens"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-350367\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.profootballrumors.com\/files\/2024\/10\/USATSI_21935010-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"AFC North Notes: Garrett, Bengals, Ravens\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-swiftype-index=\"true\">\n<p><strong>Myles Garrett<\/strong> made it clear before the end of the regular season that he has no intention of playing through another rebuild in Cleveland. Crucially, Garrett has asked the Browns for a concrete plan at quarterback after their disastrous 2022 trade for <strong>Deshaun Watson<\/strong> crippled the offense for much of the last three seasons. On the latest episode of <em>Hard Knocks: In Season With the AFC North<\/em>, Garrett revealed that he has discussed the Browns\u2019 future with general manager <strong>Andrew Berry<\/strong>, who agreed that changes need to be made. The conversation appears to have warmed Garrett to the team\u2019s direction.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHow are we gonna make the most of all the talent that is here?,\u201d<\/em> Garrett said. <em>\u201cWe\u2019re closer than some may think we are.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Garrett has somewhat of a point. The Browns\u2019 3-14 record doesn\u2019t reflect the talent of their roster, but it does represent their rudderless quarterback situation. In 2025, defenders like <strong>Denzel Ward<\/strong> and <strong>Greg Newsome<\/strong> will be back from injuries, while offensive playmakers like <strong>Jerry Jeudy<\/strong> and <strong>David Njoku<\/strong> can build on solid 2024 seasons.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/.image\/c_fit%2Ch_800%2Cw_1200\/MjA0OTAyMzQzOTM2ODQ1MTQ2\/jerry-jeudy-browns.jpg\" alt=\"Sources: Broncos Trade WR Jerry Jeudy to AFC Contender\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Watson, meanwhile, re-tore his Achilles and could miss the entire season. The only Browns quarterback under contract in 2025 is former fifth-rounder <strong>Dorian Thompson-Robinson<\/strong>, who is 1-4 as a starter with a career passer rating of 45.2 and completion rate of 52.6%. <strong>Bailey Zappe<\/strong> will be easy to retain as a restricted free agent, but he is a marginal upgrade on Thompson-Robinson at best.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.clubs.nfl.com\/image\/upload\/t_new_photo_album\/bengals\/ifch0o0evt04cupk1gec.jpg\" alt=\"2024 PHOTOS | Top 15 Photos of the Bengals Special Teams From the 2024  Season\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Browns will have to convince Garrett (signed through the 2026 season at $25MM per year) that they have a plan under center moving forward. Otherwise, he could demand a trade to facilitate his way out of Cleveland. Here is the latest from the AFC North:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Browns are facing a pivotal offseason for another longtime player: running back <strong>Nick Chubb<\/strong>. Berry made it clear that the team values Chubb and his contributions to the Browns over the seven years, but admitted that his pending free agency was a \u201cchallenging situation,\u201d per Chris Easterling of the Akron Beacon Journal. Last offseason, when Chubb was under contract and recovering from his season-ending knee injury, the Browns got him to take a pay cut. Chubb is once again rehabbing an injury \u2013 this time a broken foot \u2013 but it shouldn\u2019t cost him any of the 2025 season. That will give him more leverage in free agency negotiations, whether that be with the Browns or another team. Though, Chubb\u2019s back-to-back injury-marred seasons will not help the former perennial Pro Bowler.<\/li>\n<li>Two of Cleveland\u2019s young defenders are facing uphill battles to be ready by training camp. Berry is expecting a \u201cmonths-long\u201d recovery for <strong>Michael Hall<\/strong> after his right knee injury, which could involve surgery, per Cleveland.com\u2019s Mary Kay Cabot. The status of <strong>Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah<\/strong> remains unclear, but Berry \u201chopes\u201d he can play in 2025, according to Zac Jackson of The Athletic.<\/li>\n<li>Bengals quarterback <strong>Joe Burrow<\/strong> is continuing to push his team to re-sign <strong>Tee Higgins<\/strong>. \u201cYou just can\u2019t let him outside of the building,\u201d he said, per ESPN\u2019s Ben Baby. Burrow has repeatedly told the media that he wants Higgins to stay in Cincinnati, sending a clear message to team decision-makers in the process.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.clubs.nfl.com\/image\/upload\/t_editorial_landscape_12_desktop\/ravens\/fuazhjua2t3ecqzzsgxj\" alt=\"Kyle Van Noy Gets Something Off His Chest, Shares Why He's Still Balling  Out, Talks About Ravens' Super Bowl Makeup, And More\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>While the Bengals would have to pony up significant money for Higgins \u2013 potentially in the region of $30MM per year \u2013 they won\u2019t have to pay at the top of the market to retain offensive lineman <strong>Cody Ford<\/strong>. His multi-positional versatility is appreciated by the Bengals\u2019 coaching staff, per The Athletic\u2019s Paul Dehner Jr., but he\u2019s unlikely to command the salary of a starting offensive lineman.<\/li>\n<li>Despite a career-high nine sacks in 2023 after signing with the Ravens off the street in September, no other team expressed interest in <strong>Kyle Van Noy<\/strong> during the 2024 offseason, per Dan Pompei of The Athletic. He re-signed with the Ravens on a two-year, $9MM deal and played through a fractured orbital socket to rank fourth in the NFL with 12.5 sacks. Doctors recommended surgery after the Week 1 injury, but Van Noy refused to miss a single game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Myles Garrett indicated that he&#8217;s open to remaining with the Browns this offseason.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10825,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3],"tags":[119,55,65,202,651,652,73,653,654,32,655,64],"class_list":["post-10824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cincinnati-bengals","category-cleveland-browns","tag-andrew-berry","tag-baltimore-ravens","tag-cincinnati-bengals","tag-cleveland-browns","tag-cody-ford","tag-jeremiah-owusu-koramoah","tag-joe-burrow","tag-kyle-van-noy","tag-michael-hall","tag-myles-garrett","tag-nick-chubb","tag-tee-higgins"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - 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