AFC North Notes: Browns, Ravens, Steelers

Browns

  • NFL Mediaโ€™s Gregg Rosenthal says the Browns could consider releasing DE Olivier Vernon considering his lack of production in 2019 and $15.5 million in potential cap savings. 
  • According to Sports Illustratedโ€™s Albert Breer, the Browns plan to hire a VP of football operations and a VP of player personnel after the draft under GM Andrew Berry, mimicking the Eaglesโ€™ front office structure. 
  • The Browns named Scott Peters as an assistant OL coach. (Mary Kay Cabot)

Ravens

Steelers

  • Bob Labriola of the team website expects the Steelers to address running back and tight end this offseason, as the current incumbent starters for Pittsburgh โ€” RB James Conner and TE Vance McDonald โ€” have not shown they can stay healthy.
  • Steelers GM Kevin Colbert said the team doesnโ€™t have any concerns about Connerโ€™s talent but did take notice of the different injuries heโ€™s dealt with: โ€œWe donโ€™t want to say that we donโ€™t have a starting running back because we feel that we do. With James, we are worried about 2020. Our point to James was โ€ฆ that he was injured. These were acute injuries. It wasnโ€™t like if he had one injury that kept showing up.โ€ (Mark Kaboly)
  • The Steelers are encouraged with QB Ben Roethlisbergerโ€˜s rehab from an elbow injury, with his next significant checkup scheduled for February 21, per Colbert: โ€œAll signs are good. Weโ€™re hopeful he can make a complete recovery.โ€ (Brooke Pryor)
  • Colbert wouldnโ€™t confirm or deny if Roethlisberger had Tommy John surgery on his elbow. (Kaboly)
  • Though Eli Manning retired and the Chargers are moving on from Philip Rivers, the Steelers donโ€™t see the end of Roethlisbergerโ€™s tenure in Pittsburgh coming soon: โ€œWe donโ€™t think heโ€™s at the end of the road.โ€ (Labriola)
  • Colbert mentioned the Steelers are happy with Mason Rudolph, Devlin Hodges, Paxton Lynch and J.T. Barrett at backup quarterback: โ€œWe know who are backups are. Weโ€™re comfortable with who our backups are. Weโ€™re comfortable with those four guys entering camp.โ€ (Labriola)

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