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BEREA There's an inevitable difference between the shape of Joshua Cribbs' ego and, say, Braylon Edwards'. One marched through Michigan hearing the world tell him what a great NFL star he would be. One trekked through Kent State constantly being reminded he wouldn't be an NFL quarterback — even if he found an NFL job. Now they are fourth-year teammates whose last game together was the Pro Bowl. The difference in their paychecks is along the lines of CEO vs. office manager. Only the staunchest Cribbs supporter would argue he means as much to the Browns...text/html2008-06-24T08:30:44+01:00http://www.browns247.comTop Pick, Beau Bell, ready to rock in Cleveland
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The Cleveland Browns have entered contract negotiations with representatives for Beau Bell, their rookie fourth-round linebacker from Nevada-Las Vegas. Discussions are only in the preliminary stages, but the team's top pick is expected to be signed before training camp opens next month. During a phone interview with Bell on Sunday, the linebacker shared his enthusiasm about being in Cleveland and taking part in training camp at the club's Berea headquarters. Everything is going good and it's just an honor to be here in Cleveland playing for the Browns, Bell said. I'm glad the organization...text/html2008-06-19T09:35:51+01:00http://www.browns247.comHall of Fame touches Browns rookies on a new level
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Canton- Though Browns players have frequent interaction with legendary running back Jim Brown at practices and meetings, the team's rookies saw him in a completely different light Wednesday. While all 20 of the Browns' rookies - draft picks and free agents - took their annual tour of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, most couldn't help but notice the fact that Brown, one of the league's most decorated figures and one of the most famous players in the team's history, was shown on almost every wall and in several of the hall's displays. Jim...text/html2008-06-19T08:44:20+01:00http://www.browns247.comVindicated, relaxed Lewis looking to raise the bar
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BEREA, Ohio -- There comes a time in every running back's career when he has to prove that he's still got it. For Cleveland Browns tailback Jamal Lewis, that time was last season. Coming off a pair of years when Lewis averaged 3.6 and 3.4 yards per carry, he was released by the Baltimore Ravens, and there weren't any suitors offering the multiyear deal Lewis envisioned. That is where the Browns and general manager Phil Savage came in. Familiar with Lewis from his time scouting in Baltimore, Savage...text/html2008-06-19T08:38:28+01:00http://www.browns247.comWR JJ gives up spot, rehabs knee for final shot
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BEREA: It would have been easy for Joe Jurevicius to call it a career. Since January, the Browns' 10-year veteran has had three knee surgeries, two to clean up a staph infection after his first procedure. He knows his 33-year-old body is breaking down, the main reason that he asked General Manager Phil Savage to find a No. 2 receiver in the offseason because he couldn't handle the workload. And Jurevicius has just about done it all, going to three Super Bowls with the New York Giants, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Seattle Seahawks, winning one with the...text/html2008-06-17T07:58:48+01:00http://www.browns247.comFormer Browns Player Hanford Dixon Gets Jail Time for OVI
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A former Browns player has to serve a 10-day jail sentence, and possibly more, for receiving his second OVI.According to the Rocky River Municipal Court, Hanford Dixon, 49, was sentenced Monday to interactive community control supervision, a fine of $450 plus court costs and jail time. The judge gave him 30 days in jail out of a possible 180, with only 10 days to be served initially starting July 16. Twenty of the days have been deferred until a hearing in December, where it will be decided if Dixon has to serve them.In addition, Dixon must...text/html2008-06-16T07:43:26+01:00http://www.browns247.comRaising three daughters gives Romeo Crennel perspective
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When Romeo Crennel's three daughters were young, he'd sometimes stand in the hallway at dawn, press an imaginary bugle to his lips and blow reveille at the top of his lungs to rouse them out of bed - just as his father did to him. The son of a strict career Army sergeant, Crennel has military roots so ingrained that when the going gets tough in Berea, he steps outside his office and marches down the hall in lockstep, calling cadence in his head, left . . . left . . . left, right, left ....text/html2008-06-13T07:54:51+01:00http://www.browns247.comQuinn knows "you're only one play away"
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BEREA: Brady Quinn wants the Browns to win the Super Bowl, and he wants to lead them there. Sitting for a second consecutive season behind Derek Anderson can't appeal to the 22nd overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft, especially since he had been a starter since the final nine games of his freshman year at Notre Dame. Rather than making waves that could divide the locker room, though, Quinn seems prepared to tread water for what could be at least seven more months. Asked whether he would get antsy spending two years on the bench,...text/html2008-06-13T07:50:52+01:00http://www.browns247.comWinslow still hoping for a new deal from Browns
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Kellen Winslow's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, said Wednesday that he's still hopeful he and the Browns can agree on a contract extension for Winslow. With Kellen, we have good dialogue with the Browns, Rosenhaus told Sprint Exclusive Entertainment. I have had discussions with [General Manager] Phil Savage . . . about Kellen's contract. Kellen has made it clear in the past what he would like to accomplish. We're hopeful of getting something worked out with the team. Rosenhaus' optimism comes a week after Savage said the Browns don't have a lot...text/html2008-06-12T08:58:14+01:00http://www.browns247.comRogers giving Browns much-needed nose job
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BEREA, Ohio -- Too many teams the past three seasons ventured into a 3-4 defense with their noses out of joint. Of the six worst run defenses in terms of yardage allowed last season, three of them ran 3-4 schemes. That mediocrity is incredible when you think about it. An average 3-4 defense should rank among the top 15 in stopping the run because of its alignment, because four linebackers are free to rush to the ball carrier. But if the nose tackle doesn't draw two blockers, the 3-4 scheme has problems. The Browns are among a handful...text/html2008-06-12T08:15:40+01:00http://www.browns247.comBrowns' offensive line is terrific, with or without Bentley
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The best news about the LeCharles Bentley comeback is the Browns really don't need him to come back. Their offensive line really is that good. There's something else about offensive lines - you can always use another good lineman. It seems someone always gets hurt, and that's where Bentley may help. The emphasis is on may. Bentley ran about 20 dashes, each covering 40 yards, Monday night. I heard that some of his times were in the 7-second area, very good for a guy coming off four knee operations and a staph infection. They also...text/html2008-06-12T07:51:25+01:00http://www.browns247.comJurevicius might not be ready for Week 1
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Browns receiver Joe Jurevicius might not be ready for the start of the regular season, a source close to the situation said Tuesday. Jurevicius, an 11th-year pro and native of nearby Timberlake, has had multiple procedures on his knee in the off-season and is still rehabbing in Berea. He's not participating in minicamp, and it's not yet known what he'll be able to do in training camp. The source said it's much too early to predict whether he'll be ready for the season. While other limited players such as Steve Heiden (back) were on the...text/html2008-06-12T07:10:52+01:00http://www.browns247.comLeCharles Bentley asks for release; gets it!
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Hometown football star LeCharles Bentley walked away from his lifelong dream of playing for the Browns on Wednesday because it just didn't feel like a dream anymore. There was just too much water under the bridge for me to put it all aside and forget about it, said Bentley, who asked for his release and was granted it. So much has gone on that the fans don't even know about, and I just felt it was best for us to go in different directions. Jonathan Feinsod, Bentley's agent, said Bentley came...text/html2008-06-10T11:25:06+01:00http://www.browns247.comBentley cleared, in uniform
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It took all of about two minutes for news to come out of the start of Browns minicamp Tuesday morning. LeCharles Bentley was in uniform, and Browns General Manager Phil Savage said Bentley was medically cleared by the team on Monday night, then passed the running test that all players must pass before they participate in on-field practice work. Just how much work Bentley will be able to do on the field over the next three days remains to be seen, but his presence alone is seen by many as a remarkable step. Bentley signed with the Browns...text/html2008-06-09T16:07:38+01:00http://www.browns247.comKW2 back in the fold, Bentley status unknown
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Kellen Winslow reported to Browns headquarters today and will attend the team's mandatory minicamp beginning Tuesday. The tight end had been absent from all of the team's 12 voluntary offseason practices. Winslow, who has asked for a new contract, has been rehabilitating in San Diego from surgery on his right knee in February. Meanwhile, center LeCharles Bentley was scheduled to have his much-anticipated team physical on Monday. The Browns have postponed any comment on Bentley until Tuesday morning. Bentley is trying again to come back from a torn patella tendon in the 2006...text/html2008-06-06T08:17:54+01:00http://www.browns247.comBrowns face hurdles with their schedule
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There was a time when predicting an NFL team's success (or lack of) based on a schedule was not that difficult. In a not-too-distant past, teams did not yo-yo from one season to the next, go from good to bad or bad to good overnight. These days, it's a little tougher to predict what will happen in the fall during the summer. Evidence: The Browns schedule last year, when three of the first four games seemed brutal in June but in September turned out to be merely a minor annoyance. That being said, there is one clear...text/html2008-06-03T22:17:35+01:00http://www.browns247.comBrowns' Savage: No rush for Winslow deal
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The Browns are in no hurry to sign tight end Kellen Winslow to the big new contract that he's seeking. We don't have a lot of wiggle room right now at this particular time, said Browns General Manager Phil Savage Tuesday night at a civic event at the Ohio Theatre. Only time will tell if it goes one direction or the other, but I think we've let it be known kind of where we are. Savage said he expects Winslow to show up for minicamp next Tuesday through Thursday....text/html2008-05-29T17:29:30+01:00http://www.browns247.comQuinn & Anderson put finishing touches on Offense
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(BEREA) By August, the Browns intend to paint the finishing touches on a state-of-the-art offense. As spring practice winds toward June, the brush is leaving splatters. C'mon, back in the huddle! Let's go! Offensive Coordinator Rob Chudzinski barked after quarterback Derek Anderson dropped a snap from center Hank Fraley. Anderson seemed choppy in this week's practice that was open to the media. He is running the first-string offense, such as it is with key players missing. In one sequence, he misfired to tight end Darnell Dinkins on the left sideline, sailed another sideline throw way over...text/html2008-05-29T17:25:49+01:00http://www.browns247.comRandom thoughts as the Browns workouts continue
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There are three more Browns voluntary practices left and five mandatory practices at minicamp in two weeks. Until then, these are our thoughts on how things are going: • The offense doesn't need to be more prolific to be better. It has to be more consistent -- from game to game, but also from quarter to quarter. That rests primarily with the quarterback. It's impossible to judge whether consistency will improve until we get into the season. The preseason is not going to be an accurate barometer. It sure wasn't last year. • You can't...text/html2008-05-28T12:10:26+01:00http://www.browns247.comBrowns banking on big payoff from high-priced additions
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The three contracts reportedly add up to $115 million. But is that enough to make the Cleveland Browns serious contenders? That is the question facing new additions Donte' Stallworth, Shaun Rogers and Corey Williams , who all made their debut last week during Cleveland's organized team activities. The veterans were brought in to take last year's surprising 10-6 team to the next level.The Browns, despite last season's success, joined the Oakland Raiders and New York Jets as two of the most aggressive teams in free agency. Cleveland retained their two biggest free agents,...