Browns Todd Monken Calls Out $45 Million Starter Amid ‘Embarrassing’ Mistakes

Cleveland Browns head coach Todd Monken addressed the performance of offensive tackle Tytus Howard following Sunday's home game against the Carolina Panthers. Howard, who signed a two-year, $45 million contract after being acquired from the Houston Texans, committed three false start penalties in the contest, bringing his season total to five penalties across three games.

Monken stated that committing multiple false starts was unacceptable and must be cleaned up, though he noted Howard has battled through physical injuries and generally played well. The Browns committed 12 accepted penalties in the game and rank third-worst in the NFL with 9.7 penalties per contest, which Monken described as embarrassing.