Sport Browns cut WR Antonio Callaway hours before kickoff amid reported substance-abuse ban
OBJ defends Mayfield, takes some responsibility for Browns' struggles
Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. shielded Baker Mayfield from criticism Thursday amid the quarterback's substandard first half of the season. "You can't sit here and say it's all on him," Beckham said in reference to the critique of Mayfield, according to ESPN's Jake Trotter. "You have to take a look at everything going on around him. Obviously, he has to play better. I have to play better. Jarvis (Landry) has to play better. (Nick) Chubb. We all have to do better." Beckham and Mayfield have both struggled so far in 2019, with the latter failing to build upon his successful rookie campaign.
BREAKING: Browns WR Antonio Callaway was benched for arriving late to Sunday's game vs The Browns gave Callaway plenty of chances, but his actions ended up speaking louder than that ESPN’s Josina Anderson reported that the Browns said Callaway simply had “too many issues.”
Browns cut Callaway after WR 's latest missteps. CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Browns waived Antonio Callaway on Thursday, with a He was suspended for the first four games of this season for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy, and a second suspension would result in a 10-game ban .
Hours before kickoff against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday, the Cleveland Browns announced that they have released second-year wide receiver Antonio Callaway.

NFL Networks’ Ian Rapoport reports that Callaway is facing a 10-game suspension for another violation of the league’s substance abuse policy. Callaway appealed the suspension last week, according to the report, arguing that the positive test resulted from a tainted CBD product.
Where will Odell Beckham be playing in 2020?
Browns receiver Odell Beckham has vowed that 2020 will be the best year of his life. And so the next question becomes whether he’ll be playing for the Browns during the best year of his life. It’s not a stretch to think that Beckham or the Browns or both will decide to move on after [more]It’s not a stretch to think that Beckham or the Browns or both will decide to move on after a year. If Beckham decides to utilize some of the power that NFL players have acquired in recent years, he could end up talking or tweeting his way out of Cleveland, regardless of whether the Browns want him to go.
Browns cut Callaway days after WR disciplined. Callaway was benched before Sunday's 19-16 victory over the Buffalo Bills for showing up late to FirstEnergy Stadium, a source told ESPN earlier this week, confirming a report by Cleveland.com. ESPN's Jake Trotter contributed to this report .
Browns make surprising move by cutting 2018 receiving touchdown leader hours before Thursday night kickoff . The Browns have decided to part Although Callaway only caught eight passes for 89 yards in four games of action this season, the Browns were willing to put up with his issues because
Callaway started the season serving a four-game suspension for a substance-abuse violation and has played sparingly since.
The Browns gambled on Callaway in the fourth round of the 2018 NFL draft, betting that his upside and talent would outweigh the red flags that surfaced from a tumultuous college career at Florida.
It became evident that his on-field performance didn’t warrant dealing with the off-field headaches he created.
Callaway appeared in four of Cleveland’s nine games this season, tallying eight catches for 89 yards.
A speedy receiver with game-breaking potential, Callaway showed promise as a rookie, totaling 586 yards and five touchdowns on 43 catches. His football talent had him graded higher than the fourth-round slot the Browns used on him out of Florida, but multiple incidents resulted in his fall down the draft board.
He was one of nine Florida players suspended for the entire 2017 season for his involvement in a credit card scam.
San Antonio man killed after shooting estranged wife during standoff with police .
A man in his 40s died after shooting his estranged wife and himself during a standoff with San Antonio police Thanksgiving morning at a Northeast Side home, according to Police Chief William McManus. McManus told reporters that a SWAT officer shot the man inside the home at 4400 block of Eisenhauer because although the man had already shot himself, he was still alive and a potential threat since he was armed. The woman was taken to a nearby hospital with a non-life-threatening wound, McManus said.According to McManus, neighbors had reported a disturbance in the front yard of the home about 2:30 a.m.
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