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LB Carson Schwesinger was officially named the AP Defensive Rookie of the Year at the NFL Honors. Schwesinger led all rookies this season with 146 tackles and 11 tackles for loss, and was tied for second with two interceptions.  He recorded double-digit tackles in seven games during the 2025 season, including a stretch of six consecutive games – the longest streak in the NFL this season. His seven double-digit tackle games were the most among NFL rookies.

DE Myles Garrett was officially named the AP Defensive Player of the Year at the NFL Honors. It is the second time in his career he has won Defensive Player of the Year after being nominated as a finalist for three consecutive seasons and winning in 2023. Garrett's 2025 season was historic, as he broke the NFL single-season sack record with 23 sacks, and led the NFL in tackles for loss.

Check out photos from K Andre Szmyt's breakout season. Signed as an undrafted free agent by the Bears in 2024, the kicker out of Syracuse has become a fixture of the Browns' specialists. In his first full season, Szmyt went 25 for 26 extra point attempts 24 for 27 field goal attempts, including the game-winner in Week 18 against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Check out photos of the moment when DE Myles Garrett broke the NFL single-season sack record in Week 18 against the Bengals. Garrett brought down QB Joe Burrow for his 23rd sack of the 2025 season to officially break the record.

Check out photos from each of DE Myles Garrett's 23 sacks throughout the 2025 season. Garrett officially broke the NFL's single-season sack record in Week 18, surpassing Michael Strahan and T.J. Watt who were tied at 22.5 sacks.

Check out photos from rookie DT Mason Graham's first NFL season, in which he has started all 16 games and played an important role on the interior of the defensive line. Graham has recorded 45 tackles, seven tackles for loss, a half of a sack and four quarterback hits. He also has four passes defensed.

Check out photos of the two Browns who were selected for the 2026 Pro Bowl Games, as well as the four Browns who were selected as Pro Bowl alternates. DE Myles Garrett earned his seventh Pro Bowl selection, the most by a Browns defensive player in the team's history. CB Denzel Ward adds a fifth Pro Bowl selection to his decorated repertoire. S Grant Delpit, TE Harold Fannin Jr., RB Quinshon Judkins and LB Carson Schwesinger were selected as alternates for the 2026 Pro Bowl.

Check out photos of rookie QB Shedeur Sanders' career game against the Titans, in which he completed 23 of 42 passes for 364 yards with three touchdowns and one rushing score. He surpassed 300 yards for the first time in his NFL career, as well as scored his first career rushing touchdown. His 364 passing yards tied for the third-most by a Browns rookie in a game and his three touchdown passes tied for the second most.

The Browns participated in the NFL's league-wide initiative My Cause My Cleats, representing organizations important to them on a pair of custom designed cleats during the Browns Week 13 against the 49ers.

Check out photos of the defensive line's performance against the Raiders in Week 12, in which the defensive line recorded 8.5 of the Browns' 10 sacks on QB Geno Smith. DE Myles Garrett led the team with three sacks - and set a new franchise record for most sacks in a single season at 18 - while DT Maliek Collins recorded a career-high 2.5 sacks. They also added 17 quarterback hits as a unit on Smith, and 10 tackles for loss in their efforts to stop the run.

Check out photos of LB Devin Bush throughout the 2025 season, one in which he has recorded 66 tackles, five tackles for loss, two quarterback hits and one sack. He also has added five passes defensed , one forced fumble and one fumble recovery in his 10 starts. Bush also returned an interception 23 yards for a touchdown in Week 11, his first interception of the season and the third of his career, as well as his second career touchdown.

Check out photos from rookie TE Harold Fannin Jr.s' first NFL season, in which he leads the Browns with 42 receptions this season – the most ever by a Browns rookie through the first 10 weeks. Fannin has started seven of nine NFL games played, totaling 42 receptions for 396 receiving yards and two touchdowns.