Former Browns quarterback Charlie Frye, a University of Akron product, has signed a free agent contract with the Oakland Raiders, according to the team's web site. Terms were not disclosed.
Frye, a Willard, Ohio native who turns 28 in August, is one of six quarterbacks on the Raiders' roster. He joins JaMarcus Russell, Jeff Garcia, Bruce Gradkowski, Danny Southwick and Andrew Walter. Frye is expected to battle Gradkowski, Southwick and Walter for the No. 3 job.
Frye spent the past two seasons with the Seattle Seahawks. He remains the only quarterback in league history who was starting when he was traded after the first game (in 2007). General manager Phil Savage sent him to the Seahawks for a sixth-round pick and coach Romeo Crennel handed the job to Derek Anderson, who led the Browns to a 10-6 record and went to the Pro Bowl.
A third-round pick of the Browns in 2005, Frye played in only two games last season and started one, completing 12 of 23 passes for 83 yards and two touchdowns with two interceptions.
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Go Big Chuck!!!!!!!!!
I knew and played w Charlie @ U of Akron. I wish him nothing but bad luck as acts like a weener
Good snarky anonymous comment, Joe. I think if you had a legitimate grievance, you would say what it was.
I wish him luck–doesn't seem that he was handled very well by the Browns.
My grievance was it was all about Charlie. On at least 3 times he changed a normal run (either tail back or HB) to QB sneak for a touchdown. Be a team player, run what is called and stop trying to reap the teams glory. I do give him credit as he is a good enough talent to make it in the NFL, but feel he is just so happy to be in the NFL that he will not put in the work to really make it. I have not spoke w Charlie since his Junior year but maybe he has grown up, hopefully.
Has Terry Pluto been advised that one of his adopted sons will soon be waived in the Bay Area? Oakland is dangerous after midnight.
Joe, thanks for the reply. I don't think he will get very far in the NFL (or life in general) with that kind of attitude.
Charlie MAY not be top cut NFL material…But his stint with the Browns (like Tim Couch's), mostly showed why it's the O – Line that matters most, followed by the D – Line.
Inability to control the line of scrimmage is a foundational weakness that is NEARLY impossible to compensate for. The only team of the Modern era able to consistently overcome this was the Dan Marino (Clayton/Duper) Dolphins. And they generally never went far in the playoffs (better teams). No running game, no run defense: You are doomed!
And before Montana's 49ers are sited (no running game), their short passing to Roger Craig was essentially an extended hand off.