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News and Notes Heading Into Denver

September 18, 2009

BEREA – No one could blame cornerback Brandon McDonald if he wanted to erase all memories of the Denver Broncos from his mental hard drive – especially that game from last year.
In a 34-30 loss, the Broncos victimized McDonald and McDonald proved to be his own worst enemy as well as the Browns snatched defeat [...]

Tagged as: Brandon McDonald, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, Eric Mangini, Jamal Lewis, Josh Cribbs, NFL

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Second Half Meltdown: Vikings 34, Cleveland 20

September 13, 2009

CLEVELAND – Choose almost any game from last season and the script would be familiar.  The Minnesota Vikings came into Cleveland Browns Stadium today and dominated the home team.
Although it didn't start that way with the scored being 13-10 in favor of the Browns at halftime, that was short lived as someone woke the slumbering [...]

Tagged as: Adrian Peterson, Brady Quinn, Brett Favre, Cleveland Browns, Eric Mangini, Minnesota Vikings, NFL, pro football

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Browns 13, Vikings 10 at the Half

September 13, 2009

CLEVELAND – A mild surprise unfolded during the first half of the Browns-Vikings game at Cleveland Browns Stadium - the Browns led 13-10.
Neither team looks particularly sharp offensively, but defensively both have something going on.  The bigger surprise is how the Browns are, for the most part, keeping Vikings uber back Andrian Peterson in check.  He got loose for [...]

Tagged as: Brady Quinn, Cleveland Browns, Josh Cribbs, NFL, pro football

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Little Pomp and Circumstance to Start

September 13, 2009

Coach Eric Mangini could have officially began his tenure as the Cleveland Browns head coach with a little more bluster. Fans expecting  that didn't get it as the team passed on introduction instead coming out as a unit.  Message received.
The Vikings greeted the Browns as such, not worrying much about the Browns offense and kicking [...]

Tagged as: Brady Quinn, Cleveland Browns, debut, NFL, pro football

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Cleveland Browns: Wednesday Injury Report

September 9, 2009

Injury report:  Offensive lineman (knee) has been ruled out for Sunday’s game; running back Cedric Peerman (thigh) did not participate in practice.  Linebacker David Bowens (knee); running back Jerome Harrison (knee); defensive lineman Shaun Rogers (foot) and cornerback Eric Wright (knee) participated on a limited basis. Linebacker Alex Hall (shoulder) and tight end Steve Heiden [...]

Tagged as: Cleveland Browns, Injury report, NFL, pro football

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All Signs – Including T.O. – Point to Brady Quinn as the Starter

September 9, 2009

BEREA  – Coach Eric Mangini told Brady Quinn and Derek Anderson who his choice for quarterback would be for Sunday's season opener against the Minnesota Vikings.
Both quarterbacks, however, still refused say who would start. 
They didn't have to because the news eventually came out courtesy of the Buffalo Bills' Terrell Owens.  The controvesial wide receiver sent Quinn a [...]

Tagged as: Brady Quinn, Cleveland Browns, Derek Anderson, Minnesota Vikings, NFL, pro football, starter

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Mangini on Steptoe Injury: We Practiced the Way We Planned

August 10, 2009

Browns Coach Eric Mangini said Sunday that a practice session in driving rain Saturday wasn’t the reason for a player’s injury.
Wide receiver Syndric Steptoe went down with a torn labrum, according to his agent in a report in the Plain Dealer.  The injury will likely cause him to miss the entire season.  Jerome Stanley, Steptoe’s [...]

Tagged as: agent, Cleveland Browns, Coach Eric Mangini, dispute, injury, NFL, Syndric Steptoe

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Cleveland Browns: Team Makes Roster Move

August 9, 2009

The Browns signed former Houston Texans lineman Fred Weary Sunday, the team announced.
Weary started 43 of 63 games in which he played for the Texans since being drafted out of Tennessee  in the 2002 NFL Draft with the 66th pick in the third round.
A four-year letterman for the Volunteers, Weary played guard for the Texans.

Tagged as: Cleveland Browns, Fred Weary, NFL, signing

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Training camp mini bomb – Shaun Smith released

August 8, 2009

BEREA – Cleveland Browns Coach Eric Mangini was vague Saturday when asked why the team released veteran defensive lineman Shaun Smith.
Smith, a six-year veteran entering his third year with the Browns, was released Saturday by the team.
‘’ We needed to create a roster spot and that’s what it came down to. We’ll eventually sign [...]

Tagged as: Cleveland Browns, Eric Mangini, NFL, Shaun Smith, waived

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Updated: Training camp day 7: Of No. 2 receivers and Josh Cribbs

August 7, 2009

Evening practice update: It could be called nothing really to see here. But there was some strong play by the running backs, including Jamal Lewis and James Davis.
In the passing game, Braylon Edwards made a nice catch on a fade in the endzone.
Several players spent time on the exercise bikes. They [...]

Tagged as: Akron Zips, Brandon Anderson, Cleveland Browns, Eric Mangini, Indianapolis Colts, Josh Cribbs, NFL

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Training camp: Day 6 – big injury and more Stallworth

August 6, 2009

The big news out of Berea:
The offensive line is the first unit to take a hit on the injury front. Six-year veteran (two with the Browns) Rex Hadnot went down with an injury to his left leg.
The 6-foot-2, 320 lbs. Hadnot was back in pass protection when fellow lineman George Foster blocked rookie linebacker [...]

Tagged as: Cleveland Browns, Eric Steinbach, injury, James Davis, Mohamed Massaquoi, NFL, Rec Hadnot

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Training camp: Day 5 – Stallworth, Edwards and more

August 5, 2009

A.M. Notes
Big surprise:
Cleveland Browns Head Coach Eric Mangini was non-committal about reports concerning Donte Stallworth's meeting with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and the possibility that he was seeking reinstatement by the league.
Stallworth served 24 days in jail after pleading guilty to DUI manslaughter. Stallworth prevented any civil action against him by reaching a settlement [...]

Tagged as: Brady Quinn, Cleveland Browns, defense, Derek Anderson, Donte Stallworth, Jamal Lewis, NFL, Roger Goodell

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Training Camp: Day Four

August 4, 2009

BEREA – Rookie running back James Davis has been following Jamal Lewis for much of his playing career.
The two played for the same school, Frederick Douglass High School in Atlanta, years apart and now find themselves on the same professional team.
According to Davis, Lewis set all the school rushing records and he broke them. ‘’I [...]

Tagged as: Brady Quinn, Cleveland Browns, Derek Anderson, Josh Cribbs, Mohamed Massaquoi, NFL, rookie, Shaun Rogers, Wide receivers

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Mangini looking for impact from Wimbley

June 5, 2009

These comments made Thursday by Browns coach Eric Mangini about outside linebacker Kamerion Wimbley are getting overlooked in the media. Check them out:
(On if the defense can get Wimbley to be an impact player like he was in his rookie season) – “What I am looking for from Kamerion is not just impact in terms [...]

Tagged as: Cleveland Browns, Eric Mangini, Kamerion Wimbley, NFL

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Who would you take, Cribbs or Dawson?

June 1, 2009

The Waiting for Next Year guys take a look at Phil Dawson's holdout. They have a really good line in the item:
Judging by the lack of response to Dawson being MIA, I assume that fans feel that Josh Cribbs means a lot more to this team. But does he? Dawson converted 30 of [...]

Tagged as: Cleveland Browns, Josh Cribbs, NFL, Phil Dawson

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Browns news roundup

March 31, 2009

Haven't done this in a while. Here's a quick look around the Web at some Browns news.
Carlos Holmes of the Dayton Daily News always has an interesting take on the Browns. I suppose you'd have to with a nickname like "Big C." Anyway, he says the Browns are hot after Central Florida cornerback Joe Burnett.
No [...]

Tagged as: Braylon Edwards, Cleveland Browns, Donte Stallworth, Maurice Clarett, NFL

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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 announce coordinators

January 15, 2009

As expected, the Browns announced Brian Daboll as offensive coordinator and Rob Ryan as defensive coordinator. The team also hired Brad Seely as special teams coordinator.
You probably know all the particulars about each guy by now. So, instead, here is a fun video of Rob Ryan and his brother, Rex, the likely next coach of [...]

Tagged as: Brad Seely, Brian Daboll, Cleveland Browns, Eric Mangini, George Kokinis, NFL, Randy Lerner, Rob Ryan

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Kardiac Kid now college coach

January 14, 2009

Brian Sipe, the star of the early 1980s Browns "Kardiac Kids" teams, is the new quarterbacks coach at San Diego State University.
Sipe, a SDSU legend with coach Don Coryell, has been a successful high school coach in the Southern California area.

"This is San Diego State. It's not USD, it's not UCLA or a position [...]

Tagged as: Brian Sipe, Cle, Cleveland Browns, Kardiac Kids, NFL

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GM candidates out, Mangini needs to discipline and more

January 8, 2009

Per Adam Schefter of NFL Network, both Scott Pioli and Tom Heckert are out as possible general manager candidates for the Browns.
Neither is surprising. What does come as something of a shock is the last part of Heckert's reasoning.
Heckert told the Browns he is canceling the interview that was scheduled for Friday because he doesn’t [...]

Tagged as: Cleveland Browns, Eric Mangini, NFL, Randy Lerner, Rob Ryan, S, Scott Pioli, Tom Heckert

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