{"id":32949,"date":"2025-09-17T23:08:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T23:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=32949"},"modified":"2025-09-17T23:08:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T23:08:17","slug":"joe-flacco-issues-clear-message-after-browns-name-judkins-rb1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=32949","title":{"rendered":"Joe Flacco Issues Clear Message After Browns Name Judkins RB1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2235388887-e1758145057471.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2235388887-e1758145057471.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2235388887-e1758145057471.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2235388887-e1758145057471.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Joe Flacco Issues Clear Message After Browns Name Judkins RB1\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Cleveland Browns\u2018 unofficial Week 3 depth chart has rookie running back Quinshon Judkins slotted in as the top player at his position, which should potentially worry some of the team\u2019s upcoming opponents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s showing up last week and he\u2019s trying to pick up as much as he can, and your head has to be spinning a little bit,\u201d Browns QB Joe Flacco said Wednesday, September 17. \u201cSo the exciting thing this week is that he\u2019s going to get to sit in every single meeting, go out and do walkthroughs \u2026 go out and practice, get the reps. I think he\u2019s got a lot of talent, so that\u2019s what\u2019s exciting for us, is just to get an explosive guy some touches and see what he can do with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Flacco added he expects Judkins can wear down opposing defenses and create explosive plays as games develop.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen it comes to him changing the game a little bit, it\u2019s kind of up to all 11 of us to kind of get that going. It\u2019s not just him,\u201d Flacco continued. \u201cI think if we can play the kind of football that we want to, and we can get him in space \u2026 that\u2019s when we\u2019re going to get to see what he can do. I think he\u2019s also going to be good at taking the two- [and] three-yard runs when that\u2019s all that\u2019s there and wearing on a defense. And I do think he has the ability to kind of be a game-breaker. But I think those plays, those game-breaker plays, it\u2019s going to be all 11 of us working together.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Quinshon Judkins Got Most Work of Any Browns RB Against Ravens<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_5496224\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2235409081-e1758084813473.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" alt=\"Joe Flacco Issues Clear Message After Browns Name Judkins RB1\" width=\"782\" height=\"436\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5496224\" data-lazy-load=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5496224\">\n<\/div>\n<p>Judkins missed Week 1 after inking his rookie contract just one day prior to the Browns\u2019 season-opener.<\/p>\n<p>The issue getting him in camp stemmed from a misdemeanor domestic violence charge in July that a Florida court dismissed in August. However, the NFL was mulling a punishment for Judkins due to a violation of the league\u2019s player conduct policy.<\/p>\n<p>Judkins met with the league office last week and ended up playing for Cleveland Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens. And while Judkins wasn\u2019t overwhelming, he showed promise while also earning the most touches of any back on the roster.<\/p>\n<p>He led the way with 10 carries for 61 yards (6.1 yards per attempt), all of which were team highs. Judkins also caught three passes (10 receiving yards), as did fellow rookie RB Dylan Sampson. Fourth-year back Jerome Ford led the group with five catches. Ford garnered six carries, while Sampson tallied four.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Kevin Stefanski Gives Quinshon Judkins Vote of Confidence Ahead of Packers Game<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_5451207\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2229160350-e1754992080606.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" alt=\"Joe Flacco Issues Clear Message After Browns Name Judkins RB1\" width=\"782\" height=\"441\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5451207\" data-lazy-load=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5451207\">\n<\/div>\n<p>Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski also spoke to media members Wednesday. And while he did not confirm that Judkins will unquestionably be the No. 1 option against the Green Bay Packers, Stefanski was complimentary of the rookie\u2019s work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe did great,\u201d Stefanski said. \u201cYeah, he\u2019s doing better. Want to continue to bring him along \u2026 from a conditioning standpoint, understanding all the nuances of the scheme. So, that will only grow each week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cleveland must establish the run early if it hopes to manage a Green Bay defense that has a scary pass rush led by superstar Micah Parsons. As such, the Browns will likely tone down the emphasis on the pass after Flacco attempted 45 throws in each of the season\u2019s first two contests, and focus more on ball control and keeping the Packers defense on its heels.<\/p>\n<p>That, plus Judkins\u2019 workload in Week 2, indicate he will likely lead the ground game for the Browns Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cleveland Browns QB Joe Flacco and head coach Kevin Stefanski offered votes of confidence for Quinshon Judkins after he earned the RB1 spot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32950,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cleveland-browns"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Joe Flacco Issues Clear Message After Browns Name Judkins RB1 - 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