The Cleveland Browns will unveil their full 2026 schedule at 7:30 p.m. ET on May 14, with the release coming only on the team’s official website and social media platforms. Single-game tickets also go on sale at 7:30 p.m. ET, giving fans the first chance to lock in plans before the league’s broader schedule show begins at 8 p.m. on NFL Network and ESPN2.
The timing matters because the Browns already know 14 opponents for the 2026 season, and the first look at the slate arrives with a fast-moving offseason in the background. This preview starts with the Bengals, Buccaneers and Colts, three teams whose roster churn could shape how difficult those matchups look by the time kickoff arrives. The Browns do not control any of that movement, but they do have to prepare for it, and the schedule reveal will turn those personnel changes into actual dates and road trips.
Cincinnati’s offseason has been busy and uneven. The Bengals added Dexter Lawrence II, Kyle Dugger, Ja'Sir Taylor, Josh Johnson, Jonathan Allen, Boye Mafe and Bryan Cook. They also re-signed or extended Joe Flacco, Orlando Brown Jr., Dalton Risner, Jalen Davis, Kendall Milton, Kendric Pryor, Tanner Hudson, Mitch Tinsley, P.J. Jules, Shaka Heyward, Cam Grandy, Joe Giles-Harris and Isaiah Foskey. But they also lost Lucas Patrick, Tycen Anderson, Taylor-Britt, Geno Stone, Jake Browning, Marco Wilson, Joseph Ossai, Trey Hendrickson, Noah Fant and Cordell Volson. Their draft class included Cashius Howell, Tacario Davis, Connor Lew, Colbie Young, Brian Parker II, Jack Endries and Landon Robinson.
The Buccaneers made similar waves, adding Alex Anzalone, Jake Browning, Kenneth Gainwell, Kemon Hall, Miles Killebrew, Chase Lucas, Al-Quadin Muhammad, Haggai Ndubuisi, Rakeem Nuñez-Roches, A'Shawn Robinson, Christian Rozeboom, David Sills and Justin Skule. Tampa Bay lost Teddy Bridgewater, Jamel Dean, Mike Evans, J.T. Gray, Logan Hall, Charlie Heck, Christian Izien, Kindle Vildor and Rachaad White, while Dan Feeny, Ko Kieft and Cade Otton were re-signed or extended. The team’s draft added Rueben Bain Jr., Josiah Trotter, Ted Hurst, Keionte Scott, DeMonte Capehart, Billy Schrauth and Bauer Sharp.
Indianapolis also enters the season changed. The Colts added Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, Micheal Clemons, Arden Key, Derrick Nnadi, Jerry Tillery, Colby Wooden, Akeem Davis-Gaither, Cam Taylor-Britt, Nasir Adderley, Jonathan Owens, Carson Towt and Juanyeh Thomas. They lost Nick Cross, Samson Ebukam, Neville Galliore, Kwity Paye, Braden Smith, Rodney Thomas II, Michael Pittman Jr., Segun Olubi, Danny Pinter and Tyler Goodson, then re-signed or extended Daniel Jones, Alec Pierce, Laquon Treadwell, Mo Alie-Cox, Blake Grupe, Drew Ogletree, Cameron Mitchell and Luke Tenuta. Their draft class brought in CJ Allen, A.J. Haulcy, Jalen Farmer, Bryce Boettcher, George Gumbs Jr., Caden Curry, Seth McGowan and Deion Burks.
The Browns’ schedule reveal will not answer every question about the season, but it will answer the one fans have been waiting for: when these matchups happen, and where. That is the difference between an offseason list and a year’s worth of football. By nightfall on May 14, Cleveland fans will know which opponents come first, which ones land in prime time and how quickly the season asks to be judged.
