{"id":952787,"date":"2026-07-22T22:36:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T22:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/952787\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T22:36:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T22:36:19","slug":"afc-notes-roquan-smith-todd-monken-browns-ravens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/952787\/","title":{"rendered":"AFC Notes: Roquan Smith, Todd Monken, Browns, Ravens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>The Cleveland Browns <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clevelandbrowns.com\/news\/browns-welcome-12-bill-walsh-diversity-coaching-fellows-to-the-coaching-staff\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">officially<\/a> hosted the following 12 coaches for their Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship:<\/p>\n<p>University of Toronto DC\/DBs coach Jykine Bradley<br \/>\nUniversity of Cincinnati co-DC\/LBs coach Cortney Braswell\u00a0<br \/>\nAtlantic Coast High School HC Tony Gilbert<br \/>\nSoutheastern University DBs assistant Jeremy Harris<br \/>\nUniversity of Georgia STs coach Javier King<br \/>\nLewis &amp; Clark College OC Michael Machado<br \/>\nMesquite Poteet High School HC Terrance Orr II\u00a0<br \/>\nRaiders STs assistant Kade Rannings<br \/>\nBroken Arrow High School RBs coach Jeremy Smith<br \/>\nButler Community College WRs coach Tracin Wallace<br \/>\nSouthern Miss TEs coach Dalton Williams\u00a0<br \/>\nUniversity of Oklahoma defensive analyst DeShawn Williams<\/p>\n<p>The Athletic\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7434892\/2026\/07\/15\/browns-training-camp-questions-dillon-gabriel\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zac Jackson<\/a> notes the Browns didn\u2019t show a whole lot of HC Todd Monken\u2018s new-look offense in the spring given some key players were missing time, but it does seem like the Browns want to use a lot of pre-snap motion, a lot of screens and misdirection plays, and some designed quarterback runs\/run-pass options.\u00a0<br \/>\nFollowing the trade of DE <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/G\/GarrMy00.htm?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=nfltraderumors.co&amp;utm_campaign=2026-07-20_pfr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Myles Garrett<\/a>, Jackson writes the Browns have to consider trading CB <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/W\/WardDe02.htm?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=nfltraderumors.co&amp;utm_campaign=2026-07-20_pfr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Denzel Ward<\/a> if the right offer comes along, even if both sides have said they want the relationship to continue. Jackson mentions Ward was previously a mainstay at the offseason program but was one of the veterans not in attendance for most of the spring.\u00a0<br \/>\nJackson doubts QB <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/G\/GabrDi00.htm?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=nfltraderumors.co&amp;utm_campaign=2026-07-20_pfr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dillon Gabriel<\/a>\u2018s football future will be in Cleveland but he adds the Browns are going to be reluctant to just give him away and he expects them to work hard to maximize any trade value he has despite the quarterback roster crunch.\u00a0<br \/>\nMonken said in the spring he felt pretty good about four of the five spots on the Browns\u2019 remade offensive line. Jackson expects first-rounder Spencer Fano to start at left tackle, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/J\/JohnZi00.htm?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=nfltraderumors.co&amp;utm_campaign=2026-07-20_pfr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Zion Johnson<\/a> to start at left guard, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/H\/HowaTy00.htm?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=nfltraderumors.co&amp;utm_campaign=2026-07-20_pfr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tytus Howard<\/a> to start at right tackle and veteran <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/J\/JenkEl00.htm?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=nfltraderumors.co&amp;utm_campaign=2026-07-20_pfr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Elgton Jenkins<\/a> to get the first crack at center. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/J\/JenkTe00.htm?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=nfltraderumors.co&amp;utm_campaign=2026-07-20_pfr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Teven Jenkins<\/a> is penciled in at right guard but Jackson believes if fifth-round C Parker Brailsford is ready, Elgton could get the nod over Teven at guard.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Athletic\u2019s Jeff Zrebiec says that Ravens LB <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/S\/SmitRo07.htm?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=nfltraderumors.co&amp;utm_campaign=2026-07-21_pfr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Roquan Smith<\/a> is the player with the most at stake in Baltimore this season, despite finishing second among inside linebackers behind 49ers LB <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/W\/WarnFr00.htm?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=nfltraderumors.co&amp;utm_campaign=2026-07-21_pfr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Fred Warner<\/a> in ESPN\u2019s anonymous rankings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s coming off a season where the defense he leads struggled mightily and he finished without a sack or interception for the first time in his career,\u201d Zrebiec wrote, per the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baltimoreravens.com\/news\/late-for-work-roquan-smith-jeff-zrebiec-ethan-pocic-joe-thomas-bengals-stripe\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ravens website<\/a>. \u201cHis 130 tackles represented his lowest total since 2019, when he played just 12 games. Smith turns 30 in April. Cutting him next offseason would create $20 million in salary-cap savings. He needs a big year to silence the talk that he\u2019s on the decline.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Looking for the latest NFL Insider News &amp; Rumors?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Be sure to follow <a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/nfltraderumors.co\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NFL Trade Rumors<\/a> on <a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nfltrade_rumors\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">X.com<\/a>\u00a0and <a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nfltraderumors\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FACEBOOK<\/a>\u00a0for breaking NFL News and Rumors for all 32 teams!<\/p>\n<p>        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n            &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n                                    \t                &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; The Cleveland Browns officially hosted the following 12 coaches for their Bill Walsh&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":952788,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2054],"tags":[86,85,54,2337,1033,15906,7,592,1304,6,125831,466,7723,9500,23813,764,8402],"class_list":["post-952787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cleveland-browns","tag-browns","tag-cleveland","tag-cleveland-browns","tag-clevelandbrowns","tag-dillon-gabriel","tag-elgton-jenkins","tag-football","tag-fred-warner","tag-myles-garrett","tag-nfl","tag-parker-brailford","tag-roquan-smith","tag-spencer-fano","tag-teven-jenkins","tag-todd-monken","tag-tytus-howard","tag-zion-johnson"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116966023739953721","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/952787","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=952787"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/952787\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/952788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=952787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=952787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=952787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}