Browns vs. Jets: 5 players to watch on Sunday

Aug 20, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Browns running back Terrance West (28) at FirstEnergy Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports

The Cleveland Browns will take the field on Sunday against the New York Jets for the opening game of the 2015 NFL season.

In addition to new uniforms, the Browns will be sporting a new starting quarterback for the 13th time since 1999, a new offense under first-time offensive coordinator John DeFilippo, and several new players on the roster.

“Been looking forward to this week for a long time. I think it has been over 250 days since we played and walked off the field, obviously, very dejected, having finished the season with the losing streak that we did,” head coach Mike Pettine said earlier this week. ” After that game, when we looked at everything, we were very encouraged, encouraged by what we accomplished, encouraged by the plan we had moving forward and encouraged by knowing that we are going to have a lot more information heading into Year 2.

“It is a great challenge for us to go on the road and play a very competitive team in the Jets. I have known (Jets head coach) Todd (Bowles) for a while, very well respected in the league. You can already tell in the short time that his team has been out there in the preseason that they are very organized, well coached. Defensively, I think we are very similar based on corner play and being very aggressive up front, diverse blitz packages. We very much have the same mentality as far as defensive football. In a lot of senses, it will be like looking in the mirror.”

Here are five players to watch come Sunday at MetLife Stadium.

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