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May 2009

Robiskie honored again

May 29, 2009

Browns second-round draft choice Brian Robiskie was named one of five male finalists for the 2009 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar of the Year award for the second consecutive year.
Robiskie, a wide receiver, was the first Ohio State student-athlete honored since the minority program began 16 years ago.
A two-time first team Academic All-American and 2008 [...]

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Bring your earplugs

May 28, 2009

Fans who attend training camp should be prepared to cover their ears.
Former Browns coach Bill Belichick was infamous for blasting rock music in practice before road games. But new Browns coach Eric Mangini is playing it every day, as he said he did during his three years with the New York Jets.
(No word yet on [...]

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Mangini speaks highly of new linebacker

May 28, 2009

One of the great things that media relations people do is write up press conference quotes. It's thankless work, really. But for someone like me, there's nothing better than reading through a press conference recap. There are always nuggets of great information.
When Browns head coach Eric Mangini met with the media, most stories were either [...]

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Cribbs attends, Dawson doesn't

May 27, 2009

Pro Bowl special teamer Joshua Cribbs is participating in the Browns' second voluntary minicamp of the off-season, but kicker Phil Dawson remains absent, coach Eric Mangini said Wednesday.
Mangini said Cribbs, also a receiver, is working only on offense this week since it is only his second day of drills. Cribbs may also be used as [...]

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Browns sign cornerback Rod Hood

May 26, 2009

The Browns today signed former Arizona cornerback Rod Hood. He started for the Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII but was released a week after the NFL Draft.
Hood's best season came in 2007 when he intercepted five passes and had 54 tackles. The Browns have also signed veteran cornerbacks Hank Poteat and Corey Ivy this offseason.
Hood, [...]

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Browns sign Hood

May 26, 2009

The Browns continue to stockpile defensive backs, signing six-year veteran Rod Hood Tuesday.
Hood spent the previous two seasons with the Arizona Cardinals, starting 14 games in 2008 and 16 in 2007. Entering the league as a undrafted free agent, Hood played his first four years with Philadelphia.
In two seasons with the Cardinals, Hood totalled [...]

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Cribbs will show up to this week's minicamp

May 26, 2009

Browns special teams player Josh Cribbs plans on attending this week's minicamp, Mary Kay Cabot of the Plain Dealer is reporting.
Cribbs is in the first half a of a six-year, $6.77 million contract and wants it to be restructured. If its not, he said he would like to be traded.
Update from PFT:
Per a league [...]

Tagged as: Brady Quinn, Cleveland Browns, Josh Cribbs

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No coin flip in '09?

May 21, 2009

New Browns coach Eric Mangini will hold a quarterback competition between Brady Quinn and Derek Anderson. But receiver Braylon Edwards doesn't believe Mangini will drag it out so long that the starters won't be able to develop chemistry before the Sept. 13 opener against Minnesota.
"I think competition is good at any position," Edwards said. "Coach [...]

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Edwards ready to atone for disappointing '08

May 21, 2009

This came over the Associated Press wire a short time ago. Instead of summarizing it, I thought I'd just make a whole new post about it after the jump.

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Quinn getting first-team snaps for Browns

May 21, 2009

James Walker of ESPN.com is reporting that Brady Quinn holds the early lead in the Browns' quarterback competition.
Quinn has been receiving snaps with the first team ahead of former Pro Bowler Derek Anderson at voluntary minicamps that end today.
While head coach Eric Mangini has said the two quarterbacks will receive balanced repetitions, Quinn's performance has [...]

Tagged as: Brady Quinn, Brett Ratliff, Browns, Cleveland Browns, Derek Anderson, Eric Mangini, Josh Cribbs, National Football Post, NFL Draft

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Cribbs, Mangini talk

May 21, 2009

Disgruntled Browns Pro Bowl special teamer Joshua Cribbs attended Thursday's full-squad meeting and met with coach Eric Mangini afterward, Mangini said.
Mangini was unsure whether Cribbs would participate in the final day of this week's voluntary three-day minicamp. Cribbs is seeking to renegotiate a seven-year, $6.67 million contract extension he signed in [...]

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More thoughts on the Cribbs situation

May 19, 2009

The latest word out of Berea is that if Josh Cribbs isn't given a new contract he'll ask for a trade.
No surprise. That's how contract negotiations in professional sports work. However, when you start thinking more about the latest Browns nightmare, it's apparent how much the franchise has sunken.
Cribbs is an incredible special teams player. [...]

Tagged as: Cleveland Browns, Devin Hester, Josh Cribbs

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Cribbs looks likely to stay home

May 18, 2009

John Rickert, agent for disgruntled Pro Bowl special teamer Joshua Cribbs, said he spoke to the Browns Monday afternoon regarding Cribbs' demand for a new contract.
But Rickert said "barring any monumental movement on their part," Cribbs won't attend the team's first voluntary minicamp that opens Tuesday in Berea. Rickert added that Cribbs, who also plays [...]

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Cribbs to reportedly sit out minicamp this week

May 18, 2009

Browns special teams ace Josh Cribbs is expected to skip (in)voluntary full-team minicamps beginning Tuesday. That is according to John Taylor of the Orange & Brown Report.
Cribbs' displeasure stems from the team not restructuring his contract after telling him all offseason it would be redone. Cribbs is set to make $620,000 in 2009, $635,000 in [...]

Tagged as: Cleveland Browns, Josh Cribbs

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Guess who is Abram Elam's agent

May 15, 2009

He's loud, he's obnoxious, he is none other than Drew Rosenhaus!

Pro: He'll probably leak some Browns dirt. This is good considering how tight-lipped the Mangini/Kokinis regime is going to be.
Con: Kellen Winslow Jr. and Terrell Owens are among Rosenhaus' clients.
Pro: If Rosenhaus is his agent, Elam's potential to be a star is there.
Con: No agent [...]

Tagged as: Abram Elam, Cleveland Browns, Drew Rosenhaus

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Blackouts coming this year?

May 12, 2009

I don't want to steal his thunder, so make sure to check out Steve Doerschuk's Canton Repository story.
He raises some issues about season ticket sales.

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Peter King: Browns worst team in the NFL

May 11, 2009

In his weekly Monday Morning Quarterback column for SI.com, NFL writer Peter King ranks all 32 NFL teams. He says the Browns are the worst team in the league:
32. Cleveland
Hey, thank me, all you Brownaholics. Two years ago in a column like this one, I wrote that Cleveland was the worst team in the league. [...]

Tagged as: Brady Quinn, Cleveland Browns, Coye Francies, NFL Draft, Peter King

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SI's King ranks Browns last

May 11, 2009

In his post-draft/free agency power ratings, Sports Illustrated's Peter King ranked the Browns last.
Here's what King had to say:
"Hey, thank me, all you Brownaholics. Two years ago in a column like this one, I wrote that Cleveland was the worst team in the league. The Browns went 10-6. This year I'm saying they're the worst [...]

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Browns add veteran receiver Mike Furrey

May 6, 2009

The Browns have added another veteran, but this one has never played for the Jets. On Tuesday, the team signed wide receiver Mike Furrey. That follows the team's signing of receiver David Patten in March and drafting Brian Robiskie and Moahamed Massaquoi.
Furrey has played football professionally since 2000, catching 198 passes for 2,128 yards. His [...]

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Safety Lockett sticks

May 4, 2009

Safety Bret Lockett of UCLA, one of 20 players who participated in the Browns rookie minicamp last weekend on a tryout basis, was signed Monday. Lockett, 6-foot-1 and 211 pounds, recorded a career-high 61 tackles last season for the Bruins.
A native of Diamond Bar, Calif., Lockett became a starter in 2008, but was suspended for [...]

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