J.R. DeGroote, Author at HEAVY

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J.R. DeGroote is a staff writer for Heavy.com, where he has covered the NFL and NBA since 2019. As Heavy's Cleveland Browns beat writer, he provides daily coverage of the team — from the quarterback competition and front office moves to the NFL Draft and free agency — and his reporting is regularly syndicated across major news platforms. J.R. brings more than 15 years of sports journalism experience, with previous bylines at Bleacher Report, Athlon Sports, 12up, and West Hawaii Today. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication from the Walter Cronkite School at Arizona State University. Follow him on X at @HeavyOnBrowns.

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Latest Articles From J.R. DeGroote

Browns DE Jared Verse Called Out After Loss to Jets

Browns WR KC Concepcion Breaks Silence After Concussion

Browns Get Troubling Carson Schwesinger Update After Jets Loss

Browns Get Bad News on Quinshon Judkins After Jets Loss

Browns QB Deshaun Watson Ripped for Actions on Game-Sealing Play

Browns Defender Makes History Against Former Team

Browns Face Growing Calls to Bench Quinshon Judkins

NFL Called to Ban Jets Player After Dirty Hit vs. Browns

Will KC Concepcion Return Against Jets? Update on WR After Head Injury

Browns Expected to Make Blockbuster Trade With Win Over Jets

Browns Deliver Bad News on KC Concepcion After Scary Hit vs. Jets

Marshawn Lynch Gives Browns QB Reality Check

Browns Named Trade Fit for Former First-Round Pick

6,000-Yard RB Named as Browns Trade Target

NFL’s Reason for Punishing Browns QB Deshaun Watson Comes to Light

Browns Report Pushes Back on Shedeur Sanders Drama

Browns Get Significant Mason Graham News Ahead of Jets Game

Browns QB Shedeur Sanders Speaks Out on ‘Truth’

Ex-Browns QB Calls Out Deshaun Watson Ahead of Jets Game

Browns LB Quincy Williams Sends ‘Nightmare’ Warning to Jets

Browns Confirm Brutal Injury News Before Jets Showdown

Browns QB Dillon Gabriel Gets Bad News Ahead of Jets Game

Browns QB Dillon Gabriel Gets Blunt Response Amid Return

Browns Get Bad News on Defensive Front Ahead of Jets Matchup

Browns QB Deshaun Watson Sends Clear Message on Demoted WR

Browns Linked to Trade for Former No. 3 Overall Pick Amid Injury Concerns

Ex-Browns Star Pass-Catcher Signs With Vikings

Steelers Star Fires Back at Browns’ Jared Verse

Deshaun Watson Gets Blunt Message on Browns Future

Browns Reunite With Veteran Receiver Amid Injury Concerns