Browns veteran drops fiery take on lack of prime-time games

Matthew Wadleigh

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The Cleveland Browns are bringing in a lot of new faces after a disappointing 2024 season. Among them are rookies such as Mason Graham, Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders. 

Others include quarterbacks Kenny Pickett and Joe Flacco, who are set to be battling for the QB1 spot this season. In 2024, the Browns went just 3-14, which landed them the No. 2 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft (which they traded to move down to No. 5). 

So, it wasn't that surprising to see the NFL schedule release have the Browns with zero prime-time games. The QB position is a toss-up, Nick Chubb currently isn't on the roster, and there are plenty of other issues in Cleveland. 

As a result, veteran Shelby Harris got brutally honest on the lack of prime-time games, per Bobby Kownack of NFL.com

"They can count us out all they want to. It's up to us to go into the season and start whooping people's a****. I get it. Last year wasn't the season that we expected, and now this year they're going to say we didn't get prime time because of all of the quarterback controversy. Who cares? Screw 'em."

Harris, who has been in the NFL since 2014, has bounced around and spent time with the Denver Broncos, the then-Oakland Raiders, the Seattle Seahawks and now the Browns, so he is no stranger to the league. 

Sure, the QB controversy might be one reason, but the Browns winning just three games might be another. Still, Harris says "Who cares." 

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Matthew Wadleigh

Matthew Wadleigh is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He was born and raised in Southern California and grew up a San Diego sports fan (yes, it’s tough, except for Aztecs hoops). Matthew went to Fresno State as a journalism major and got to see Davante Adams, Derek Carr, Paul George and Aaron Judge in person. Matthew has written for publications including ClutchPoints, Sportscasting, Fansided, Trojans Wire, UCLA Wire and Buffaloes Wire.