Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones (11) catches a fourth-quarter pass in front of Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marcus Peters (24) at M&T Bank Stadium. Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports

Browns have shouting match in locker room after latest loss

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Grey Papke | Last updated 10/23/22

Things appear to be coming apart for the Cleveland Browns after losing their fourth consecutive game on Sunday.

According to multiple reporters, screaming could be heard in the Cleveland locker room after Sunday’s 23-20 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. It was unclear who was involved in the conflict or what the nature of it was, but it apparently did not sound cordial.

Asked about it in his postgame press conference, coach Kevin Stefanski dismissed the incident as “normal football stuff.”

There was a screaming match of some sort from the closed Browns locker room before the postgame presser. Could hear it but not who or what.

Stefanski: “Normal football stuff.”

— Zac Jackson (@AkronJackson) October 23, 2022

Obviously, we can only go off what reporters heard and what Stefanski and the Browns say, and things like this are not necessarily unusual. Still, it’s rarely a good sign for a shouting match to get so loud it can be heard through the locker room doors by waiting reporters.

The Browns are understandably frustrated. The expectation was they would challenge for a playoff spot at the very least. They are now 2-5 and face an uphill fight to salvage something from their season, which has gone downhill since one brutal loss in particular.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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