CLEVELAND — Three Browns players, cornerback Greg Newsome, running back Demetric Felton and defensive tackle Perrion Winfrey, were robbed recently, multiple sources confirmed to News 5's Camryn Justice.
A Cleveland Police report stated that Newsome had his vehicle stolen at gunpoint early Monday morning.
At around 2:15 a.m., Newsome left Rumor Nightclub and went to Filter Bar and Lounge, 740 W. Superior Ave., and parked his 2022 Dodge Ram TRK in the lot next to the establishment. At around 3:30 a.m., Newsome went out to his truck, and six men wearing masks got out of a nearby car and robbed him at gunpoint, the report said. The robbers took Newsome's jewelry and drove off in his truck.
Newsome wasn't injured in the robbery, according to the police report, which included an additional unnamed victim who was not present at the time of the robbery. A source tells News 5 that Winfrey was with Newsome that night. On Tuesday, defensive end Myles Garrett confirmed Winfrey as the third Browns player to be robbed recently.
"I’m just glad to see they’re all right," Garrett said in an interview during practice in Berea. "Saw Perrion yesterday and saw Greg today and just making sure they’re in the right head space, they feel like they’re surrounded by family and letting them know that anything that they need, we’re the perfect resource for them and we have their back with whatever happens."
In another incident, Felton had his Dodge Durango stolen Sunday morning from a garage Downtown. A suspect damaged the rear passenger side window before they stole it, according to police.
The Instagram account EastCoastDurangos posted about it on Instagram.
Here's a photo of Felton's vehicle.
Garrett said that he's grateful that none of his teammates were injured in the incidents, and he's not dismayed about these crimes happening in the city he loves and plays in.
"I’m not dismayed at all. At the end of the day, it shows that me, my team and I think all of us here at the Browns have more to do, have more work to do in the community to make it, to show that there’s more that we can do here," he said.
Head Coach Kevin Stefanski was unable to say much about the robberies, as they are still under active investigation, but said that he has spoken to Cleveland Police Chief Wayne Drummond.
“First, as you know, it's an active investigation ongoing, so I can't comment much other than to say I'm glad our guys are OK," he said. "I want our guys, I want all of our community to be safe. The Cleveland Police have been outstanding. Chief Drummond and I spoke yesterday. We want everybody to be safe, and we want to get violent people off of our streets.”
These weren't the first vehicles owned by Browns players to be stolen this year. In January, someone took quarterback Deshaun Watson's truck from a dealership in North Olmsted as part of a large-scale theft ring from dealerships around Northeast Ohio. It was later found in a ditch along I-480.
