to a new level for TV executives." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteDawgs EDTShareTweetShareShareNetworks bonkers for Browns and BeckhamNoah K. Murray-USA TODAY SportsThe Cleveland Browns were already going to be a trendy team for the 2019 season. A strong finish to last year’s campaign Kevin Zeitler Jersey , coupled with marketable superstars in quarterback Baker Mayfield and defensive end Myles Garrett, meant the Browns were destined to receive some more national exposure this fall. But it was the trade for wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. in March that took things to another level in the eyes of the NFL’s television partners. When the 2019 schedule was released on Wednesday, fans discovered the Browns with four primetime games, along with a pair of non-West Coast games in the high-profile 4:25 p.m. Sunday time slot. Albert Breer at Monday Morning Quarterback took a behind-the-scenes look on Thursday at how the league put together the schedule, highlighting the impact the Beckham trade had on the process. This fall will mark the 50th anniversary of the first Monday Night Football game, which featured the Browns and the New York Jets. With the two teams scheduled to play each other this fall Joel Bitonio Color Rush Jersey , the league decided a Monday night rematch was appropriate. But rather than risk having the game be lost in the shuffle, the NFL wanted to have its new stars have the stage to themselves with a Week 2 matchup, VP of broadcasting Onnie Bose told Breer:The game against the Jets will be one of two Monday night appearances for the Browns this season, the other coming October 7 on the road against the San Francisco 49ers. That is due, in part, to ESPN signaling its intentions early on that the network wanted the Browns https://www.brownsfanshop.com/Terrance-Mitchell-Jersey , as Senior VP of broadcasting Howard Katz told Breer:The Beckham trade also contributed to the league moving the October 27 game against the New England Patriots and the December 1 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers into the late Sunday afternoon slot as part of the national doubleheader. That adds up to six high-profile games for the Browns this season, with the possibility of up to two more games being flexed into the Sunday night slot. In the end, the league was just giving the networks what they wanted, according to Katz:Let the games begin. Second-year player working to grab a spot on defensive line’s weak second unit." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesDawgs EDTShare this storyShare this on FacebookShare this on TwitterShareAll sharing optionsShareAll sharing options for:Daniel Ekuale reportedly catching the attention of Browns coaching staffTwitterFacebookRedditPocketFlipboardEmailPhoto by Mitchell Leff/Getty ImagesThe Cleveland Browns should be able to field one of the league’s better defensive front lines in 2019.General manager John Dorsey added defensive end Olivier Vernon (trade) and defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson (free agency) to incumbents Myles Garrett and Larry Ogunjobi to create a formidable front four. The problem, just as it was last year, is that there is still an extreme drop off in production whenever the starters are out of the game. Daniel Ekuale is a candidate to fix that problem and the second-year defensive lineman caught the eye of the coaching staff during Organized Team Activities Jarvis Landry Jersey , according to Terry Pluto at cleveland.com:Ekuale was last heard from when he received a four-game suspension last December for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing substances. That could have been a career-killer for a player who joined the team as an undrafted free agent and spent the first 13 weeks of the season on the team’s practice squad.But it sounds as if Ekuale has worked himself back into the coaching staff’s good graces. While it is difficult to draw any conclusions from what players do during practices in short and helmets and without tackling, Ekuale should have a chance to earn a roster spot this summer. Which given the options the Browns currently have as backups along the defensive line may not be that hard to accomplish.