Cleveland Browns news (5/14): Schedule release day is here!

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Cleveland Browns

• 3 ways the Browns have the Ravens, Steelers and Bengals beat this season with their NFL schedule (cleveland.com) – As the Browns await their NFL schedule release on Thursday night, they already have their three AFC North rivals beat in three schedule-related categories.
• Browns rookie Austin Barber embraces versatility on the offensive line (Beacon Journal) – Austin Barber is currently the Browns rookie offensive lineman without a position. That’s not entirely true, as Barber is, at least for now, a tackle. It’s just that, unlike either Spencer Fano or Parker Brailsford, the third-round pick out of the University of Florida doesn’t have one specific spot on the line where he can focus.
• Emmanuel McNeil-Warren driven to be ‘elite,’ expects to be part of ‘dominant’ safety group (Browns Zone) – Emmanuel McNeil-Warren has been studying Grant Delpit and Ronnie Hickman for years. With the chance to join them in the Browns’ three-safety packages, he knows exactly what people can expect.
• Browns single-game tickets will be FEE FREE for first 72 hours (clevelandbrowns.com) – The Browns, courtesy of Huntington Bank, are offering fee-free single-game tickets for the first 72 hours following the official announcement of the 2026 schedule.

NFL

• Netflix streaming 5 NFL games in 2026, including Week 1 Rams-49ers, 2 Christmas matchups (The Athletic) – Netflix is expanding its NFL coverage this season by streaming five games. The NFL’s partnership with Netflix, which runs through the 2029-30 season, includes a Week 1 game, a Thanksgiving Eve game, at least one Christmas Day game (for the second year in a row, there will be two) and a Week 18 matchup. Netflix will also stream the NFL Honors show at the end of the season.
• Can more NFL teams copy the Rams’ TE-heavy offense in 2026? (ESPN) – Necessity is the mother of invention. Sean McVay had probably been thinking about his next offensive trick for years. He might have seen the vision early in his run as coach of the Rams, and he might have witnessed what other teams had done and thought he could do it better. There was a hint to the future over draft weekend a year ago, but it wasn’t until the 2026 NFL draft that we really saw how the league had been shifted — all as a result of one relatively minor injury.
• NFLPA taking notice of grass surfaces for World Cup (Field Level Media) – NFL players have their eyes on how soccer players are being treated for the World Cup. And they see grass fields being rolled in.