BEREA — Denzel Ward was on the field for for all but four defensive plays in the Browns ' loss to the New York Jets . That's 92% of the defensive plays in the game.
Yet, in some ways, the Browns cornerback felt somewhat bored by the proceedings.
"I didn't get no targets," Ward said Nov. 12 . "So it was kind of boring for me. No, I wasn't say it was boring, but I didn't like that I didn't get no targets though. But yeah, just trying to find a way to get some action and get into the plays as best as I can. It seems like they're kind of going away from me a little bit. But yeah, that's it." Buy Cleveland Browns tickets
Pro Football Focus, technically, credited Ward for being in coverage for one target. That was a 4-yard reception.
Ward might argue that it's semantics. He would say

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