What's Jerry Jeudy's future? Browns' game at Titans all he cares about
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BEREA ― Jerry Jeudy's been the subject of trade rumors before. That is, after all, how he ended up playing wide receiver for the Browns.
However, the emergence of rookie wide receivers KC Concepcion and Denel Boston has made Jeudy a popular name in the rumor mill. The trade deadline is 4 p.m. Nov. 10, meaning such conversations externally will only grow louger over the next three weeks.
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"I mean, you see it around, but you don't do nothing about it," Jeudy said Oct. 21. "You see it, but you can't do nothing about it. You just continue to do what you do every day."
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Jeudy still has a year left on the three-year extension he signed with the Browns immediately after being acquired from the Denver Broncos in 2024. All of the guaranteed money will be paid by the end of 2026.
The 28-year-old former first-round pick wouldn't say if he had spoken at all with general manager Andrew Berry, saying, "I'm going to keep that." Asked if he wanted to move on to a bigger role elsewhere, he said, "I'm focused on this week, man I'm not answering no type of questions like that."
What can't be questioned about Jeudy as the Browns head into their Week 7 road game at the Tennessee Titans has been his ability to connect with the same young wide receivers who have cut into his usage. That's even if Jeudy himself has heard people on the outside say he's not that kind of player.
"For sure, but y'all know how the media go, that's just what it is," Jeudy said. "So I don't really put too much focus on that. All my focus is within this locker room, within this organization. So the guys that need to know what's going on and need to know who I truly am, that's all that really matters. They know."
Jeudy has played in all six games, but has only played in a combined 220 snaps, which accounts for 59% of the Browns' total offensive snaps. That would mark the lowest percentage of snaps in his career if it played out the rest of the season that way.
However, it's hard to imagine the Browns would be 4-2 heading into this week's game at the Tennessee Titans without Jeudy. That's because he may have three of the biggest catches of the season: Two on the winning drive in Week 4 at the Pittsburgh Steelers for 27 net yards and the 33-yard reception that help set up the winning field goal against the Baltimore Ravens.
That catch was one of a team-high-tying four in the game, while his 69 receiving yards led the Browns. It led to coach Todd Monken rewarding Jeudy with a game ball after the win.
"He's a true professional," quarterback Deshaun Watson said of Jeudy. "He come in each and every day, head up, smiling, encouraging everyone, encouraging himself. And he just puts the work in. He knew his opportunities was going to come and it's been there and he's been able to take advantage of it and everyone see it. So that's why you see the love and the happiness for the team because everyone sees the type of person he is off the field, but also the type of teammate and the work he puts in it. And everyone loves to see the success that he's having."
The game ball presentation set off a wild celebration among Jeudy's teammates with him. Concepcion and running back Dylan Sampson were right in the middle of it, jumping up and down around him.
It's not that Jeudy didn't know his teammates had his back. However, everyone likes to be reminded how they're
"It meant a lot," Jeudy said. "Those are my guys. We got a great relationship off the field. They were just excited for me being able to get that game ball. It meant a lot to me and getting that win for our team. It was a big rivalry division game. So getting that win just meant a lot to everybody."
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