Monthly Archives: July 2009

Robiskie contract details

Share Browns receiver Brian Robiskie signed a four-year, $4.908 million contract Friday, according to profootballtalk.com. The web site said the 36th overall choice from Ohio State received a $2.125 million signing bonus. The site said the deal also included an … Continue reading

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Kicker Douglass waived

Share Rookie kicker Parker Douglass was waived to make room for newly signed second-round pick Brian Robiskie, which could mean that kicker Phil Dawson elected to report to training camp with the veterans Friday. But Browns coach Eric Mangini could … Continue reading

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Robiskie agrees to terms

Share All eight Browns draft choices are now in the fold as receiver Brian Robiskie agreed to terms of a four-year contract, his agent Joel Segal confirmed Thursday night. Further terms were not disclosed. Robiskie, the 36th overall pick from … Continue reading

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Training camp parking sites announced

Share Parking for fans attending Browns training camp from Aug. 1-19 will be available in the Baldwin-Wallace College lot off of Beech Street near George Finnie Stadium. When students begin returning to Baldwin-Wallace on Aug. 20, the Browns' public parking … Continue reading

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Lack of national respect continues

Share Without fail, negative preseason press continues to roll in for the Browns. In ESPN's power rankings, the Browns are 28th out of 32 teams. They list the Chiefs, Raiders, Rams and Lions below the Browns. Pete Prisco of CBS … Continue reading

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Reports: Second-round pick Massaquoi signs

Share According to several reports, the Browns have come to terms with wide receiver Mohamed Massaquoi. The team's second pick in the second round signed a four-year contract, according to Pro Football Talk. The deal is worth a maximum of … Continue reading

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The possible dreaded return of brown pants

Share Remember the brown pants worn by the Browns against the Giants in preseason last year? Probably not, because they were so hideous you pushed it out of your brain. In his story Sunday, Tony Grossi of the Plain Dealer … Continue reading

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Veikune agrees to terms

Share Browns linebacker David Veikune, the 52nd overall pick from the University of Hawaii, agreed to terms of a four-year contract and was expected to participate in the team's rookie orientation program Sunday, according to a source. Terms were not … Continue reading

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Cribbs plans to report

Share Disgruntled Pro Bowl special teamer Joshua Cribbs intends to report on time to Browns' training camp Friday, but still hopes to renegotiate his six-year, $6.7 million contract that has four years remaining, a source said Saturday. The first full-squad … Continue reading

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All quiet on 2nd-round front

Share As of Saturday morning, representatives for rookie receiver Brian Robiskie had not received a call to begin negotiations, even as the team wrapped up a five-year deal with first-rounder Alex Mack in the wee hours Friday night. Robiskie, a … Continue reading

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Mack signs five-year deal

Share Friday night negotations lasted into the wee hours of Saturday before Browns rookie center Alex Mack signed a five-year contract, a source confirmed. A resident of Santa Barbara, Calif., Mack flew to Cleveland Friday, but didn't put pen to … Continue reading

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Mack unlikely to report Friday

Share Although there was some progress in negotiations with first-round pick Alex Mack, it looks unlikely the center from Cal will report for the start of Browns rookie orientation Friday. Barring late-night negotiations Thursday, it appears the Browns will be … Continue reading

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Partial camp schedule released

Share Four days of two-a-days highlight the first week of Browns training camp, which begins Saturday, Aug. 1 at the team headquarters in Berea. The Browns announced a partial schedule Wednesday. On days with one practice, the session will run … Continue reading

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Mack negotiations open

Share The Browns and representatives of first-round pick Alex Mack exchanged contract proposals Tuesday, according to a source. But negotiations would have to gain steam to have an agreement struck by Friday, when rookies are scheduled to report for orientation. … Continue reading

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All quiet in negotiations

Share It appears the Browns will begin their rookie orientation Friday with only half of the 2009 draft class signed. According to sources, there has been little to no contact between the organization and its top four picks — center … Continue reading

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Update on Steve Heiden

Share From Pro Football Weekly: TE Steve Heiden, who tore the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his right knee last December expects to be cleared to practice when Browns veterans take the field on July 31, his agent, … Continue reading

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Cribbs says he wants to be a Brown

Share When Browns veterans report to training camp on July 31, expect to see specials team/experimental wide receiver Josh Cribbs in attendance. Cribbs assured as much while on the air with Mark "Munch" Bishop of WKNR (AM-850) saying "No. 16 … Continue reading

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Winslow reveals staph details

Share Former Browns tight end Kellen Winslow reveals details concerning his staph infection last season in an article that appears in the July 27 edition of ESPN The Magazine. Winslow told ESPN's Seth Wickersham that he had to have fluid … Continue reading

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Robiskie attends receivers camp

Share Browns rookie Brian Robiskie is participating in a course for wide receivers at the new football stadium at the University of Minnesota, according to a story by Jim Trotter on SI.com. The course is the brainchild of Minnesota native … Continue reading

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Legends program suspended for '09

Share The Browns are suspending their Legends program for 2009 while the organization examines the selection process and future qualifications for inclusion. Forty-four players and one coach, Paul Brown, have been chosen for the Legends since the program began in … Continue reading

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