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February 2009

Safety may visit

February 28, 2009

The Newark Star-Ledger reported that free agent safety James Butler was expected to fly to Cleveland Saturday after a visit with the St. Louis Rams.
Butler's agent, Carl Poston, told the Star-Ledger that he and the Rams were ''still a bit apart" in negotiations for the four-year veteran who made the New York Giants' roster as [...]

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Laveranues Coles coming to Cleveland?

February 26, 2009

That is the hot rumor right now, which was started after Coles asked for an received his release from the New York Jets on Wednesday.
Tony Grossi of the Plain Dealer ponders the Coles to Cleveland question here.
The logical landing place for the nine-year veteran is Miami, where he would be reunited with close friend [...]

Tagged as: Cleveland Browns, free agency, Laveranues Coles, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets

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Browns free agency preview

February 26, 2009

With free agency set to begin on Friday, here is a quick look at the team's free agents:
Mike Adams, Safety
2009 season starting age: 28
2008 stats: Played in 14 games, starting five. 44 tackles, 2 interceptions, 2 passes defended
Cap value: $658,600
Notes and prediction: Adams is a dependable backup defensive back who has seen spot start duty [...]

Tagged as: Cleveland Browns, free agency, free agents, Sean Jones

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Linebackers by the numbers

February 25, 2009

Ohio State linebacker Marcus Freeman had a big workout day at the NFL
Scouting Combine Monday at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Freeman ran the 40-yard dash in 4.74 seconds, tying for seventh among
linebackers. He tied for first in the vertical jump (37 inches) and was tops [...]

Tagged as: Aaron Curry, James Laurinaitis

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Rogers wants out following Pro Bowl year

February 25, 2009

4:30 UPDATE: According to Mary Kay Cabot of the Plain Dealer, Rogers' agent has met with the Browns. He wouldn't reveal much, but said "there are no financial or contract concerns on our behalf."
Following a Pro Bowl 2008 season, defensive tackle Shaun Rogers reportedly wants out.
That is according to a Tuesday night report from Adam [...]

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Browns busy at Combine

February 23, 2009

For the past several days, the top players in the draft have been in Indianapolis working out for scouts and coaches at the NFL Scouting Combine.
At the Combine, teams are allowed to hold 60 private interviews with players. Fortunately for you, Luke and I read a lot and have a few contacts. We've found out [...]

Tagged as: Aaron Curry, Brian Orakpo, Chris Wells, Cleveland Browns, NFL Draft, Peria Jerry

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Ward on Browns' radar

February 20, 2009

Coach Eric Mangini might have crossed the line of the NFL's tampering rules when he said Friday the Browns were interested in New York Giants running back Derrick Ward. Free agency doesn't begin until Feb. 27, so technically Ward is still the Giants' property. "He's a guy that we’d look at. I can tell you, [...]

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Fans: Anderson won't be a Brown in '09

February 17, 2009

We asked, and you told us. More than 1,100 of you voted on whether or not Browns quarterback Derek Anderson will be with the team for the 2009 football season.
A resounding 82 percent of you said he would not.
In 2008, Anderson threw for 1,615 yards with nine touchdowns and eight interceptions. That came following a [...]

Tagged as: Derek Anderson, George Kokinis, Josh Freeman, Mark Sanchez, Matt Stafford, NFL, Peter King

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Browns hire Brown, Hagen

February 17, 2009

Browns coach Eric Mangini has hired former NFL running back Gary Brown to handle his old position and ex-Butch Davis assistant Steve Hagen to direct tight ends.
An eighth-round draft pick of Houston in 1991, Brown played eight seasons for the Oilers, San Diego Chargers and New York Giants and recorded two 1,000-yard seasons. He spent [...]

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McDonald added to staff

February 11, 2009

Browns coach Eric Mangini has hired the University of Minnesota's George McDonald as offensive quality control coach, the team announced Wednesday.
McDonald, 32, spent the past two seasons as receivers coach for the Golden Gophers and tutored standouts Eric Decker and Ernie Wheelwright. As offensive coordinator at Western Michigan in 2005-06, he worked with receiver Greg [...]

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PFT: Browns fire regional scout

February 5, 2009

Per Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, the Browns have fired scout Kevin Kelley, who was in the charge of the Midwest.
This comes shortly after the firing of national scout Daniel Jeremiah and director of player personnel T.J. McCreight.
It's unlikely this is the final scout firing by new General Manager George Kokinis. By now, most [...]

Tagged as: Ben Roethlisberger, Cleveland Browns, George Kokinis, Kevin Kelley

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Mangini's meanderings

February 4, 2009

Eric Mangini Q & A:¶
      On the status of building his staff:  "I can tell you that since we've
last met, I've hired George Warhop for our offensive line position and retained
Tom Myslinski as our strength coach. Alan DeGennaro will continue to work with
the strength staff as well.’’¶

      On Pro Bowl defensive tackle Shaun Rogers and [...]

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