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This marks Owusu-Koramoah’s first career Pro Bowl. He led the Browns with 98 tackles, while adding 3.5 sacks, six passes defensed and one forced fumble. He finished fourth in the NFL with 20 tackles-for-a-loss during the regular season and added four more during the club’s postseason game at Houston. He helped the Browns defense lead the NFL in several categories including total defense (270.2 yards per game) and passing defense (164.7 yards per game).
Teller has been named to the Pro Bowl in each of the past three seasons (2021-23). He started 16 games at right guard and helped the Browns to 11 regular season wins, tied for the second-most in team history. Owusu-Koramoah and Teller join Bitonio, WR Amari Cooper, DE Myles Garrett, TE David Njoku and CB Denzel Ward as Pro Bowlers this season, the most Browns representatives since 1988, when the club had eight.
The 2024 Pro Bowl Games will be a multi-day AFC versus NFC competition culminating on Sunday, Feb. 4 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando. Sunday’s event, which will also be televised from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET on ESPN, ABC, Disney XD, ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes
One of the major themes for the 2023 Cleveland Browns season was their culture. The collective mentality of the team enabled them to often out-fight opponents despite enduring so many injuries throughout the year. When a team is winning and things are going well, it’s easy to join and believe in a collective ideal. Coming off such a lopsided loss in the postseason, the Browns now have to prove it’s sustainable.
Since taking over the Browns four years ago, head coach Kevin Stefanski and general manager Andrew Berry have worked to empower players, giving them a sense of ownership in the team. They’ve worked to improve quality of life, and invested in ways to help players both during and after their football careers. The focus has been on making players feel valued.
As a result, the Browns have been able to retain more of the players they want as they work to build a talented roster. There is more investment from players, who are willing to go further for the sake of their teammates, and the team as a whole. The 2023 season seemed to epitomize everything they’ve been building. They had the right group of players and coaches that enabled the team to achieve far more than most thought possible.
Time and again, players mentioned how close-knit this group was. Whether in the facility, or getting meals together, they just liked being around each other and pointed to it as a factor in their success. That could have a benefit in keeping this team together with the free agents the team has pending. It remains to be seen. Losing 45-14, there are a few reactions one can have. Feeling hopeless. Losing faith in what the team is trying to do and believing this was their best shot to win. Blame. Excuses. Any of these will bring negativity into the next season
