The Cleveland Browns are beginning the long climb up from being the NFL’s worst team in 2016. Several smart free agency moves started the slow rise, and now the fruits of last week’s draft have bloomed enough to lift the Browns out of the cellar. So says the latest power poll from NFL.com. The Browns are no longer No. 32. Adding Myles Garrett, Jabrill Peppers, David Njoku and the rest of the draft class pushed Cleveland up to No. 31. It’s a baby step, but a welcome and necessary step nonetheless. Sinking to the bottom are the New York Jets, who are significantly less talented across the offense and parts of the defense, too. Consider the Jets will start Browns castoff Josh McCown at quarterback,
When San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York saw Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh — the brother of the man with whom York used to work — at the NFL’s owners meetings, John suggested that York sit down and have a bite with Jim Harbaugh at some point to clear the air. York told The MMQB’s Peter King that he’s open to the idea. No thanks, I’m stuffed.” What dinner between Jim Harbaugh (L) and San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York might be like.
Good morning, New York Giants fans! Let’s start the day with a quick look at the Giants-related headlines. Engram should be a Day 1 starter, not just because he's a first-round draft pick, but because his presence figures to take some of the stress away from receiver Odell Beckham Jr., who saw his 100-yard receiving games drop from eight in 2015 to four last year. Defenses finally found the formula for limiting Beckham's impact, deploying Cover 2 against him that directly contributed to Beckham's average receiving yards per game falling from 96.6 to 85.4. Besides giving the Giants another big receiver for quarterback Eli Manning, Engram also gives the tight end position something it hasn't had