Monthly Archives: January 2010

Share Kent Johnston was hired as strength and conditioning coach and Mark Schiefelbein as vice president of football operations, the Browns announced Wednesday. Schiefelbein, the Packers' director of football adminstration/communications, brings 20 years of NFL experience, 18 with the Packers … Continue reading →

Share Browns president Mike Holmgren will leave Thursday for the West Coast and spend about a week completing his move to Cleveland. But when he returns, Holmgren will dive into Browns' roster issues and its evaluation, he said in a … Continue reading →

Share Playing in his native state last year for the first time since his days at Hilliard High School, Browns receiver/safety Mike Furrey was named one of three finalists Sunday for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award. … Continue reading →

Share Four men hired to the Browns' personnel department Wednesday have ties to the Seattle Seahawks or the Philadelphia Eagles. The Browns announced the additions of player personnel director Jon Sandusky, director of pro personnel Keith Gilbertson, personnel executive John … Continue reading →

Share Browns left tackle Joe Thomas, kickoff returner Joshua Cribbs and center Alex Mack were among those selected to the Pro Football Weekly/Professional Football Writers of America All-NFL teams. Thomas and Cribbs were named to the All-NFL team, while Mack … Continue reading →

Share Former Browns president Mike Keenan, named the team's chief financial officer last month, appears to have left the organization. Keenan's name is no longer listed on the Browns' web site, first pointed out Friday night by an online reader … Continue reading →

Share The best move Browns coach Eric Mangini may have made in his first season was stockpiling 11 picks for the April 22-24 NFL draft. The uncertainty of an upcapped year in 2010 may make NFL teams hesitant to do … Continue reading →

Share New Browns' president Mike Holmgren was surrounded by his right-hand men Tuesday — coach Eric Mangini, general manager Tom Heckert and executive VP of business operations Bryan Wiedmeier — and Holmgren seemed thrilled by the lineup. "The decisions this … Continue reading →

Share Browns president Mike Holmgren said any changes in assistant coaches would be up to Eric Mangini. Holmgren was speaking on a conference call for the first time since he decided to retain Mangini Thursday. The only coach who won't … Continue reading →

Share Browns quarterback Brady Quinn may not need surgery for the left foot injury he suffered on a bootleg run Dec. 20 at Kansas City. But the news about Quinn from Browns president Mike Holmgren Monday was not all good. … Continue reading →

Share The Browns announced Tom Heckert Jr. as general manager and Bryan Wiedmeier as executive vice president-business operations. Heckert has spent 18 seasons in the NFL, the past nine with the Philadelphia Eagles, including the previous four as general manager. … Continue reading →

Share When Joshua Cribbs jumped into the end zone after his weaving, 14-yard touchdown run in the Browns' season finale against Jacksonville, an idea was born. "My buddy and I were there to catch him," said Tony Madalone, 25, of … Continue reading →

Share Upset with the Browns' offer to renegotiate his contract at $1.4 million per year, Pro Bowl returner Joshua Cribbs will spend the day at ESPN's Connecticut campus Monday. Cribbs will appear on a variety of ESPN programs, which could … Continue reading →

Share Browns Pro Bowl returner Joshua Cribbs cleaned out his locker Thursday and said good-bye to employees at the Browns' Berea headquarters, his agent J.R. Rickert said. Cribbs and his agents, Rickert and Peter Schaffer, were insulted by the Browns' … Continue reading →

Share Seattle Seahawks director of pro personnel Will Lewis is flying to Cleveland today and will interview for the Browns' general manager position Friday, the Browns confirmed Thursday afternoon. Talking with Lewis would put the Browns in compliance with the … Continue reading →