The final pre-season game beckons, and OBR Publisher Barry McBride has thoughts. Maybe not good ones, but they are undeniably thoughts of some sort. This is the OBR Daily Newswire for 8/22/2025.

During a Wednesday appearance on Los Angeles radio station AM 570 LA Sports, Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson raised eyebrows when he claimed that he heard from "a very good source" that Shedeur Sanders slid to the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft because the NFL told teams not to select the current Cleveland Browns quarterback.

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Joe Flacco will play in Cleveland's final preseason game against the Rams on Saturday, coach Kevin Stefanski told reporters Thursday. Rookies Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders will follow Flacco in the QB rotation.

The Saints need some protection behind Alvin Kamara, the Browns need a big-bodied option and the Chiefs have no depth behind Isiah Pacheco.

Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown is heading into his seventh NFL season following his team's Super Bowl LIX title in 2024-25. Brown put forth yet another impressive campaign this past season,

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Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski confirmed on Thursday that Bond, who signed with Cleveland on Monday, will play against the Los Angeles Rams in Saturday’s preseason finale. However, it is unclear how much action the 5-foot-11, 180-pound Bond will receive.