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BEREA — Joe Flacco didn’t see his Cleveland comeback coming. “If you asked me two weeks before it actually happened, I would’ve said no way,” Flacco said Wednesday. The 40-year-old quarterback agreed to a one-year, $4 million contract April 11 and signed it Tuesday on the first day of the Browns’ voluntary offseason program. The momentum toward a return started to build while Flacco was out of the loop as he played golf in North Jersey with friends.

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BEREA — Denzel Ward is looking forward to Travis Hunter destroying norms by playing offense and defense in the NFL. “He’s an exceptional player and he’s able to do it in college, so I would be excited to see him do it in the NFL,” Ward, a four-time Pro Bowl cornerback, said Wednesday on the second day of the Browns’ voluntary offseason program. “You got to be open to seeing different things and that would be different. So it just takes one person to do it at an extremely high level.

1 day ago | brownszone.com | Scott Petrak

The Browns are back in the first round after a three-year hiatus. They are all the way back. After not having a first-round pick since trading for Deshaun Watson in March 2002, the Browns hold the No. 2 pick Thursday night. While the vast majority of conversation has focused on that pick — and understandably so — the Browns are scheduled to make nine more over the three-day draft. The Browns have so many needs, they still won’t be able to fill them all.

1 day ago | brownszone.com | Scott Petrak

Branson Taylor was 4 years old when his father, Brian, died after a short battle with cancer. Nearly 19 years later, Taylor is preparing for a major milestone dreamed of by boys on peewee fields across the country. Taylor is expected to be selected Saturday on the third day of the NFL Draft. The 6-foot-6, 315-pound left tackle from Lorain who went to Elyria Catholic and the University of Pittsburgh is projected to be taken in the sixth round.

2 days ago | brownszone.com | Scott Petrak

A bunch of familiar and friendly faces returned to Browns headquarters Tuesday for the start of the voluntary offseason program. One stood out above the rest. NFL Draft: Alabama QB Jalen Milroe has proven past, tantalizing futureLinebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah was shown walking into the Berea building in a video posted to the team’s social media. He sustained a serious neck injury Oct.