Seven-time Pro Bowl and two-time All-Pro guard Joel Bitonio is retiring from the NFL after 12 seasons with the Cleveland Browns, he announced Tuesday.

The Browns open their three-day mandatory minicamp June 9 with the quarterback battle between Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders too close to call.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — On Wednesday, Browns coach Todd Monken said he “can’t wait” to take Deion Sanders up on his offer to provide some coaching tips on his son Shedeur, whom the elder Sanders coached from youth football all the way up through Jackson State and Colorado.

Watson will compete to be Cleveland's starting quarterback, and if he were to win the job, he should only be drafted in Superflex and two-QB leagues. If Watson could somehow regain his rushing form after tearing his Achilles tendon twice,

A source close to Deshaun Watson told ESPN the QB doesn't harbor ill will toward Cleveland despite being an utter bust after signing a fully guaranteed $230 million contract.

Tipp Major profiles a trio of high-upside, low-cost QB options in the later rounds of your 2026 fantasy football drafts.

If one was to say that the Cleveland Browns' trade for Deshaun Watson was the worst trade in NFL history, not many fans would argue with that statement. Yet, here we are, entering the 2026 season with Watson being in the running to start at quarterback.