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he received after stating a desire for the Browns to become the new Patriots. The Browns receiver took to social media Thursday to clarify what he meant in an interview with .“Just to clarify https://www.brownsfanshop.com/Howard-Wilson-Jersey , I will always aspire to be great,’’ Beckham wrote on Instagram, via Mary Kay Cabot of cleveland.com. “I haven’t reached that point in the NFL but that’s what we all chase and I’m going to continue to work to help the Browns become great. [I] never meant the Browns are the new Patriots or going to be the new Patriots. I just have great respect for what they’ve done but definitely recognize the work that has to be done to get there.”Beckham said everyone should want what the Patriots have — six Super Bowls and counting.“There’s nothing wrong with having aspirations, and who wouldn’t aspire to be part of an organization that is 12-4, 11-5 and in the playoffs and playing for Super Bowls on the regular,” Beckham wrote. “It’s really stating the obvious when you say you want your organization to be successful like the Patriots. I know my teammates want to be a part of building something like that.”In his Monday interview with , Beckham came across as if he had a bust waiting for his new quarterback, Baker Mayfield https://www.brownsfanshop.com/Bernie-Kosar-Jersey , in Canton and a hand full of rings already sized up for his hand.“I plan on being there for the next five years and trying to bring as many championships there as possible, turning [the Browns] into the new Patriots,” Beckham said in his magazine interview. He said of Mayfield: “I would say he’s next, but I feel like he’s now. He’s Brett Favre. He’s going to be a Hall of Famer.”Beckham, whom the Browns acquired in a March trade with the Giants, has played only one playoff game in his career. The sixth-year veteran, though, said he knows what it will take to get where he wants to go.“Our work will determine what the Browns become http://www.brownsfanshop.com/Austin-Seibert-Jersey ,” Beckham wrote. “I’m content with that because I know we control the amount of work we put in. I will keep working, working towards building something great!” NEW YORK (AP) — New England receiver Julian Edelman has been fined $63,504 for three separate instances of unnecessary roughness in a victory over Buffalo, only one of which was penalized.Cleveland quarterback Baker Mayfield was fined $10,026, but not for starting down former coach Hue Jackson in the closing minutes of the Browns‘ win over Cincinnati. Mayfield’s fine was for a lewd gesture during a touchdown celebration on the sideline.Edelman was fined twice for $26,739 apiece and once for $10,026. The only penalty came when he blocked Buffalo’s Siran Neal after calling for a fair catch on a punt.New York Jets coach Todd Bowles was fined $25 Sheldrick Redwine Jersey ,000 for criticizing officials in levies announced Saturday. Bowles said he “thought we were playing two teams” after the Jets were flagged 16 times for a team-record 172 yards in a 44-38 overtime loss to Green Bay.Jets defensive lineman Leonard Williams was fined $43,449, about half for an altercation with Green Bay right tackle Bryan Bulaga and the other half for a hit on quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Williams was ejected after throwing a punch at Bulaga late in the second quarter.It was an expensive weekend for the Jets overall. Running back Trenton Cannon and cornerback Darryl Roberts were fined $26,739 apiece for unnecessary roughness.Houston defensive end Jadeveon Clowney was fined $40,110 for hitting Philadelphia quarterback Nick Foles late and grabbing his facemask.Arizona safety Tre Boston was fined $26,739 after twice getting penalized for unnecessary roughness. One of the penalties was for lowering his head to initiate contact.Jacksonville’s Telvin Smith and Yannick Ngakoue were fined for celebrating Smith’s 33-yard interception return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter. Ngakoue was fined $26,739 while Smith was docked $10,026.Philadelphia’s Tre Sullivan was fined $26 Derrick Kindred Jersey ,739 for lowering his head to initiate contact, and Dallas’ Randy Gregory was fined $20,054 for a hit on Tampa Bay quarterback Jameis Winston.Tennessee’s Taylor Lewan and Washington’s Josh Norman were fined $10,026 apiece for a postgame altercation on the sideline.