The excitement level for the 2019 Cleveland Browns season is palpable, and not just among fans or optimistic members of the field who believe this could be the year the franchise breaks a 16-year postseason drought.
The players can feel the excitement, and in many cases, are encouraging the fans to embrace the opportunity to further the turnaround started over the second half of the 2018 season.
One week ahead of the season opener, Pro Bowl wide receiver Jarvis Landry tweeted a highlight video of his memorable moments from the 2018 season that ended with a graphic promoting the 2019 regular-season opener against the Tennessee Titans with the phrase, “We Ready” in capital letters.
Landry kept his Twitter message short with the caption, “Dawgs Gotta Eat.”
Here is a look at some of Landry's best plays from the 2018 season.
Rookie quarterback Baker Mayfield tied the NFL’s rookie record for the most passing touchdowns, 26, when he found Landry open along the left side of the field for a 48-yard touchdown that shrunk Baltimore’s lead down to 20-14 early in the third quarter.
On first-and-10 from the Baltimore 48-yard line, Mayfield took a shotgun snap from center JC Tretter, appeared to fake a pitch to running back Duke Johnson Jr., who was running across the formation from right to left, and then, fired a throw to Landry down the numbers on the left side of the field.
Landry caught the ball at the Baltimore 22-yard line with his back to the end zone, but quickly spun around and hustled his way across the goal line for the touchdown.
Mayfield broke the record with a touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter against the Ravens.
The Browns struggled to find rushing yardage over the first three quarters of play against the Panthers, but Landry proved to be a catalyst to the running game, as he broke free for a 51-yard gain on a misdirection play that set up the offense for the go-ahead score.
On third-and-two, Mayfield faked a handoff to Perriman, who was going from left to right across the formation, and then, slipped the ball to Landry in the middle of the field. After taking the handoff, the veteran pass catcher moved the ball down the field in short order.
After an initial burst of speed through a gap at the line of scrimmage, Landry cut across the field and outraced several Carolina defenders before being chased down from behind by multi-time Pro Bowl linebacker Luke Kuechly.
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Landry can do way more than just create separation from a defender and make one-handed catches, as he can throw the ball a little bit, too, and is not afraid to show off his arm strength. And show off Landry did midway through the second quarter against the Cincinnati Bengals at FirstEnergy Stadium on December 23.
The Browns’ second scoring drive of the game covered 70 yards in just three plays in large part because of Landry. On first-and-10 from the Cleveland 30-yard line, Landry took a double-reverse pitch from Callaway and fired a throw to Perriman for a 63-yard gain.
Landry caught the pitch while running from right to left across the formation, and then, he slowed to a stop, brought back the ball, found Perriman with a step on a defender and fired the throw to the right side of the field.
The throw travelled 54 yards in the air, and then, Perriman accounted for another nine yards after securing the reception.
Landry’s throw moved the Browns from their own 30-yard line to the Cincinnati seven and set up a touchdown.