BALTIMORE — Browns wide receiver Braylon Edwards will start, but linebacker Willie McGinest, wide reciever Donte’ Stallworth and guard Ryan Tucker will not play.

Wide reciever Syndric Steptoe will start at receiver, while rookie Alex Hall will start at linebacker in place of McGinest.

Seth McKinney will start at guard for Eric Steinbach, who was ruled out due to a shoulderinjury yesterday.Kris Griffin, Sean Jones and Martin Rucker are also out.

Jay Glazer of FOX reports that the Kansas City Chiefs called the Browns this week to inquire about the availability of quarterback Brady Quinn.

The Browns declined to discuss the possibility.

The move suggests to us that the Chiefs could be using their very high 2009 first-round pick on whoever emerges as the top quarterback in the draft.

Browns guard Eric Steinbach, who previously was listed as questionable for Sunday’s game at Baltimore with a shoulder injury, did not make the trip with the team, and consequently will not play.

Seth McKinney likely will take Steinbach’s place in the starting lineup.

Receivers Braylon Edwards (shoulder) and Donte’ Stallworth (quad) also are questionable for the Week Three AFC North matchup, but they apparently made the trip with the team to Maryland.

For Immediate Release
Sept. 15, 2008

BROWNS HOST YOUTH FOOTBALL PLAYERS FOR ‘NFL DAY AT THE MOVIES’
Browns wide receiver Steve Sanders to speak with local kids prior to screening of ‘The Express’

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Steve Sanders will speak to nearly 200 local Cleveland area youth football athletes prior to a screening of ‘The Express’ on Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 4:00 p.m. at the Regal Middleburg Town Square Cinema, located at 18348 Bagley Road in Middleburg Heights.

The nearly 200 youth attending represent athletes from the East 88th Street Browns and East High School. This event is in partnership with a league-wide initiative ‘NFL Day at the Movies with Regal Entertainment Group.

‘The Express’ is based on the true story of the late Browns running back Ernie Davis, the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy. Davis led Syracuse to its first ever championship in 1960 during a time of racial unrest. He was the first pick of the 1962 NFL Draft and was preparing to play for the Cleveland Browns before leukemia cut his life short. The movie stars Dennis Quaid, Rob Brown and Charles Dutton.

WHO:
Cleveland Browns player: Steve Sanders with nearly 200 local Cleveland area youth football athletes representing East 88th Street Browns and East High School.

WHAT:
Browns wide receiver Steve Sanders will speak with local youth about the values and positive messages that can be learned from the new Universal film THE EXPRESS followed by a screening of the film.

WHERE:
Regal Middleburg Town Square Cinema
18348 Bagley, Middleburg Heights, OH, 44130

WHEN:
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
4:00pm kids arrival/program, 4:30 Movie Begins

BEREA — A star-struck police officer who made a traffic stop on Cleveland Browns wide receiver Braylon Edwards let the player go without a speeding ticket, a suburban police chief said Friday, Sept. 12.

Edwards was stopped on Aug. 29 in Avon after police said he was driving 120 mph in his Bentley along Interstate 90.

The officer apparently was star-struck over meeting the Pro Bowl player, said Avon Police Chief Paul Romond.

Edwards has since been served with the ticket, and the officer, whose name wasn’t released, has been counseled about handling traffic stops, said Candace Johnson, Romond’s administrative assistant.

The Browns’ receiver was cooperative and was let off when the officer determined the player wasn’t intoxicated and saw a sick passenger in the front seat, Johnson said.
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(Cleveland) - The Cleveland Browns are the most valuable franchise in the AFC North, and the only division team in the Forbes Magazine top ten ranking.

According to Forbes, the Browns are #9 and worth $969 million.

The Ravens ranked #11, the Steelers #16 and the Bengals #20.

Forbes had this to say about the Browns franchise, “The Browns picked up two high-profile first round picks this year in quarterback Brady Quinn and lineman Joe Thomas in hopes of turning around this once proud franchise. Since their return to Cleveland for the 1999 season (the original Browns moved to Baltimore after the 1995 season), the Browns have racked up the worst record in football, with only 40 wins against 88 losses. Financially, the Browns are still one of the league’s crown jewels, thanks to a rabid fan base and sweetheart lease at Cleveland Browns Stadium.”

According to Forbes, the Dallas Cowboys are the most valuable team in the NFL and are the single most valuable sports franchise on the planet, worth $1.5 billion.

This biggest bargain to be had is the Minnesota Vikings…valued at $782 million.

BROWNS WAIVE WR PAUL HUBBARD AND SIGN WR STEVE SANDERS TO THE ACTIVE ROSTER

The Cleveland Browns have waived WR Paul Hubbard and have signed WR Steve Sanders to the active 53-man roster from the practice squad, the club announced today.