In 11 years with the Cleveland Browns, guard Joel Bitonio has seen everything. His rookie season in 2014 was overshadowed by a quarterback controversy between Brian Hoyer and Johnny Manziel. From there, the franchise slumped to the low of an 0–16 campaign in '17 and ascended to the high of a divisional-round run in 2020.

After turning in one of the most disappointing seasons of any team in the NFL last fall, the Cleveland Browns have a plethora of decisions to make heading into 2025, from who to draft, to which players to sign and whether or not to trade away their franchise player,

Inside: Why the Browns probably can’t trade Myles Garrett, plus explaining void years, sampling a beat reporter mock draft, and a Cowboys legend to retire. This article is from Scoop City, The Athletic’s daily NFL newsletter.