BEREA, Ohio — Browns special teams coordinator Bubba Ventrone, who’s under fire from fans and media for the poor special teams play this season, has felt nothing but support from the organization.

Ventrone lost his primary return specialist DeAndre Carter to a knee injury in training camp, and has had rookies Isaiah Bond and Gage Larvadain returning punt. On kickoff returns, Malachi Corley and Dylan Sampson have been handling the chore.

During last Sunday’s 26-8 loss to the 49ers, Corley fielded a kickoff at the 5 and ran out of bounds in the third quarter to back the Browns up to their own end zone instead of starting at the 40. They punted from their own 6, and the defense forced a three-and-out, but Larvadain muffed the punt, and the 49ers recovered and cashed in with a TD.

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