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Browns Cornerback Unhappy With Role in 2024
Browns Cornerback Unhappy With Role in 2024 originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The Cleveland Browns' season didn't go as planned last year as the team suffered injuries to key players while entire position groups seemed to underperform.
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A 3-14 mark and last-place finish in the AFC North opened the way for a successful draft, and hopefully, a turnaround season in 2025.
But one Browns player wasn't happy with the way he was used last season, and it raises some eyebrows on the defensive side of the ball.
'It's been an interesting kind of relationship with Greg and sort of his role,' explained Orange and Brown Talk host Dan Labbe on a recent podcast. 'Last year was the first year ... he's been their slot guy for a few years, but last year it was really kind of the first year where, when they did have two corners on the field, he wasn't one of them.'
Newsome would like a larger role in the defense in 2025, or play somewhere else, as Mary Kay Cabot of reported.
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'When I talked to Greg Newsome at the Super Bowl on Radio Row back in January or early February, he talked about the fact that he wants to be used more. He was primarily the nickel back last year. He wants to be on the field more often,' Cabot reported on the Orange and Brown Talk podcast. 'More tellingly, Newsome actually point blank said, 'You know, I need to know some things before I want to sign a long-term contract here.'"
Newsome started 11 games in 2021, 15 games in 2022, 13 games in 2023, but just three in 2024.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 28, 2025, where it first appeared.
