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Chris Bumbaca

Washington, D.C., United States

Reporter at USA Today

NFL reporter @USATODAYSports. Wisconsin grad. "516, up in ya lounge."

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  • 1 week ago | usatoday.com | Chris Bumbaca

    Channeling the Robert Pattinson version of Bruce Wayne in "The Batman," Lamar Jackson has something on his mind entering the 2025 season. The Baltimore Ravens quarterback, speaking to the media for the first time since the Ravens fell in a heartbreaker to the Buffalo Bills in the AFC divisional round in January, said Tuesday at the team's first minicamp practice that losses from youth football still haunt him.

  • 1 week ago | usatoday.com | Chris Bumbaca

    The Cleveland Browns' trades and selections became the story of the 2025 NFL draft (and beyond).

  • 2 weeks ago | usatoday.com | Chris Bumbaca

    BEREA, Ohio ‚Äď Before being traded to the Cleveland Browns this offseason, quarterback Kenny Pickett had already heard about head coach Kevin Stefanski‚Äôs prowess of working with and getting the most out of his quarterbacks.¬† Through the first few months of Pickett‚Äôs time with the Browns, Stefanski has lived up to the reputation ‚Äúto a tee.‚Ä̬† The Browns will need Stefanski to keep doing that if the front office believes the quarterback of the future is currently on the roster in...

  • 2 weeks ago | usatoday.com | Chris Bumbaca

    BEREA, Ohio – The four Cleveland Browns quarterbacks stood near midfield and awaited their turn to try and make one final impression before summer recess. The fifth quarterback watched from the weight room located on the edge of the practice-field end zone. Rehabbing a twice-ruptured Achilles and not a factor in the much-publicized 2025 Browns quarterback competition, Deshaun Watson pulled on bands and lunged his legs while facing the direction of the field.

  • 2 weeks ago | usatoday.com | Chris Bumbaca

    Editor's note: This story is a part of a series by USA TODAY Sports called Project: June. We will publish at least one NFL-themed story every day throughout the month because fans know the league truly never sleeps. BEREA, OH — Story time in the Cleveland Browns quarterback meeting room can take a while sometimes. Or, as veteran signal-caller Joe Flacco relayed at minicamp Wednesday, it could last the entire meeting. Take a recent 9 a.m. gaggle, with a team lift scheduled 20 minutes later.

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