Patrick McManamon recently was named the lead sports columnist for the Akron Beacon Journal and Ohio.com.

He had been the beat reporter on the Browns since their return in 1999 with a short stint working for the Browns Web site in the middle of that time with the Beacon Journal.

He also has been a beat reporter on the Miami Dolphins.

Pat is planning on writing on any topic in sports 3 to 5 time per week with his thoughts on the Browns appearing on this blog and the Browns blog.

Enjoy and let us know your thoughts.