Orange and Brown Talk: Cleveland Browns Podcast

Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson and 20 of 24 women who are suing him for sexual misconduct have reached a settlement agreement. The terms of the agreement are confidential, the attorney representing all of the women in the lawsuits, Tony Buzbee, said in a statement. Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko and Dan Labbe reacted to the news of 20 cases being settled. What's next for Watson? How does this imp...

Tuesday means it's the latest Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the podcast where Mary Kay Cabot answers questions from our Football Insider subscribers about the Browns. Mary Kay discussed what the Browns might do if Deshaun Watson is suspended for the season, including responding to a question about whether they could look to add Jimmy Garoppolo. Then Mary Kay and Dan Labbe talk about the possibility of...

The NFL calendar is turning from the offseason program to training camp. The Browns wrapped up their program this week with mandatory minicamp. Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko and Dan Labbe took a look at the state of the Browns roster now that minicamp is over. Do they need to add a quarterback? Is there room for a player like D'Ernest Johnson? What does the receiver position look like? Who's the th...

The Browns put the wraps on their offseason program on Thursday with on final practice at FirstEnergy Stadium. Now it's a few weeks off before they come back for training camp. The first training camp practice is July 27. Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko and Dan Labbe looked back on the entirety of the offseason program and discussed what stood out, from a new-look offense to player attendance to Kevi...

There's still plenty of smoke around the Browns and a potential Baker Mayfield trade with the Carolina Panthers. Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko and Dan Labbe kicked off Thursday's podcast talking Mayfield and potential trade options. Would the Browns want Sam Darnold in return? How much money would they be willing to eat of Mayfield's contract? Could this play out into the season? Then they discuss...

The Browns held their first practice of minicamp on Tuesday, but it was overshadowed by Deshaun Watson speaking to the media for the first time since his introductory press conference in March. Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe discussed what they heard from Watson's press conference and what stood out to them about what Watson had to say. Then they shift gears and talk ab...

The Browns hold mandatory minicamp this week, still waiting on the league to hand down potential punishment for their starting quarterback, Deshaun Watson. If the league suspends Watson for the 2022 season, does it make the trade to acquire him a mistake? Or is their a bigger picture to consider in all of this? Mary Kay Cabot answers that question and more with Dan Labbe on Tuesday's Hey, Mary Kay...

Our weekend/Monday podcast brings our latest roundtable draft: Browns position rankings. Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe start by talking about the Browns not wavering in their support of Deshuan Watson as their franchise quarterback. Then they draft Browns positions. Over the course of three rounds, they try to rank the best positions on the roster. Where does quarterba...

The Browns wrapped up the voluntary portion of the offseason program on Thursday, holding their tenth and final OTA practice. They will hold mandatory minicamp next week. Three of the ten practices were open to the media. Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko and Dan Labbe got together on Thursday and offered up what stood out to them when they got to watch the team practice for the first time this season....

The Browns held their final OTA practice open to the media on Wednesday, but everything felt overshadowed by the latest Deshaun Watson news, a story from The New York Times raising the number of massage therapists he used to 66 over 17 months. Later in the day, Tony Buzbee, the attorney for the plaintiffs suing Watson, added the Houston Texans as defendants in the suits along with Watson. Mary Kay...

A 24th lawsuit was filed against Deshaun Watson on Monday and on Tuesday, while we were recording, New York Times reporter Jenny Vrentas dropped a story reporting Watson received massages from 66 women over a 17-month span. Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe discussed the Watson situation in the second half of our Wednesday podcast, including whether Watson could get a full...

Tuesday brings another edition of Hey, Mary Kay! on the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. Mary Kay Cabot answers questions from our Football Insider subscribers. She addresses how the Browns offense looks different with Deshaun Watson at quarterback, the Browns receiving criticism for their decision to acquire Watson, how D'Ernest Johnson's deal impacts Kareem Hunt and more. She also gets into Romeo...

The Browns roster appears mostly set as they head towards the end of their offseason program. Still, there are some areas that could use some tweaking. With that in mind, what position group would we steal from another AFC North team to put on the Browns roster? Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe answer that question and four others on our weekend edition of the Orange and Brown Talk Pod...

The Browns have paid much of their core at this point and while they've managed to lessen the cap hit in the near future, are there concerns down the road? It's one of the questions Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe answer on Friday's Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. They also discuss the cornerback situation and how it will look along with what an unleashed Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah could lo...

The Browns held their second OTA practice open to the media on Wednesday and their fifth overall. Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe were there for practice and media availability after and offered their takeaways from the day on Thursday's Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. They start by discussion Deshaun Watson and the early impressions he's making on coaches and teammates....

It's practically June (or maybe it is June by the time you hear this) and Baker Mayfield is still a Cleveland Brown. They have been unable to find a trade partner or an agreement that fits and so the journey continues. Mary Kay Cabot answers questions from our Football Insider subscribers about Mayfield and how much longer this could play out. She also discusses Jacoby Brissett and what the Browns...

It's a long weekend, so Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe decided to throw open the floor to our Football Insider text subscribers to ask us anything. They came through in a big way. We spend our podcast talking about our favorite movies and TV shows, the team and era we would love to cover for one season, dogs or cats and Mary Kay does some storytime involving cat acupunc...

The Browns agreed with tight end David Njoku on a 4-year contract extension worth up to $56.75 million on Friday. It makes Njoku one of the highest-paid tight ends in football. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe got together on Friday night on Zoom to react to Njoku's new contract. Is this a case of the Browns betting on upside? Will their gamble pay off or will they regret the decision?...

The Browns began OTAs this week at the team's practice facility in Berea. Attendance was strong this week as they begin to build their offense around new quarterback Deshaun Watson and build on the defense's strong finish a year ago. Wednesday marked the first of three practices open to the media, meaning we got to see the entire practice and hear from players and head coach Kevin Stefanski after...

On this Thursday episode, the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast and the Cleveland Baseball Talk Podcast come together. Mary Kay Cabot talks about the football side of things and Paul Hoynes talks about the baseball side of things with Doug Lesmerises as they look at the investigations into, and suspension decisions around, Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson and former Guardians pitcher Trevor Bauer, wh...

Tuesday night brought more news around the allegations against Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson. Two of his accusers spoke to Soledad O'Brien on HBO's 'Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.' Following the interviews, Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe discussed what they heard and what might be next. In Part 2 of the podcast, Scott Patsko and Ashley Bastock join Dan to look ahead to OTAs and what they're wat...

The Browns are re-signing Jadeveon Clowney to a one-year deal over the weekend. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe start off their discussion on Tuesday's podcast with Clowney and the Browns defense running it back. Then they discuss Mary Kay's interview with Deshaun Watson's attorney, Rusty Hardin, and what the Browns signed up for in acquiring Watson. In the second half of the podcast, they spend time...

All week we've gone through Andrew Berry's three draft classes as Browns GM and projected roles for all of the players for the 2022 season. To wrap up the series, we're doing a roundtable draft of Berry's picks since his time as Browns GM. Mary Kay Cabot, Doug Lesmerises, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe rank the players Berry has drafted -- including projecting to what we expect them to...

We've spent time talking about the 2020 and 2021 draft classes and our expectations for what they can contribute in 2022 in recent episodes. What about GM Andrew Berry's most recent draft class? This week, we're taking a look at all three of his classes and reasonable expectations for each player in them this season. We continue with the 2022 class. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe dis...

We've spent time talking about the 2022 draft class and our expectations for what they can contribute in 2022. What about GM Andrew Berry's other two draft classes? This week, we're taking a look at those classes and reasonable expectations for each player in them. We continue with the 2021 class. Mary Kay Cabot, Scott Patsko, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe discuss each player in the class and what...