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• USAToday - ESPN: Roethlisberger will ask Roger Goodell to reduce suspension to 3 games

  Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger intends to ask commissioner Roger Goodell to reduce his suspension to three games when they meet on Friday, ESPN reported....

  Posted: 9/2/2010 7:44:50 AM

  Topics: BenRoethlisberger

  
  
• FOX Sports - NFL adjusting umpire positioning in final preseason games

  The NFL will move umpires back to their old spots during the final five minutes of Thursday's preseason games....

  Posted: 9/2/2010 7:43:59 AM

  Topics: CorryRush

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Sports Illustrated predicts Browns will go 5-11, finish last in AFC North

  Sports Illustrated's 2010 NFL preview issue will be released to the public Wednesday. Here's a sneak peek for Browns fans:...

  Posted: 9/2/2010 7:42:43 AM

  Topics: MikeHolmgren EricMangini

  
  
• Sports Radio Interviews - SRI’s NFL Preview: AFC North

  SportsRadioInterviews.com has teamed with PredictionMachine.com to preview the upcoming NFL season division-by-division. Today, we will preview the AFC and NFC North....

  Posted: 9/2/2010 7:41:21 AM

  Topics: EricMangini

  
  
• Plain Dealer - Shaw: A mascot for the Browns? We'll dance to that tune

  It's not work if you love what you do, or, these days, if there's dental coverage....

  Posted: 9/2/2010 7:39:14 AM

  Topics: JimBrown MIkeHolmgren

  
  
• Canton Repository - Browns players facing decision day vs. Bears

  It’s an entertainment joke, an NFL answer to a $50 cheese-sticks appetizer. It’s a preseason finale, Chicago at Cleveland, in which most starters will barely break a sweat if they play at all....

  Posted: 9/2/2010 7:38:47 AM

  Topics: ColtMcCoy

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Rookie McCoy feeling pressure

  If the Browns stick to their plan, rookie quarterback Colt McCoy won't receive any more playing time in 2010 after tonight's preseason finale....

  Posted: 9/2/2010 7:37:36 AM

  Topics: ColtMcCoy

  
  
• What's Gonna Happen - Barack Obama's Week 1 NFL Picks

  These Week 1 NFL Picks have fulfilled their mission. It’s time to turn the page. Now watch as I pull a rabbit out of my hat....

  Posted: 9/1/2010 7:02:19 PM

  Topics: humor

  
  
• Sports Radio Interviews - Derek Anderson Battles For Starting Job in Arizona

  Another city, another quarterback controversy involving Derek Anderson....

  Posted: 8/31/2010 10:25:22 AM

  Topics: DerekAnderson

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Browns lineman Schaefering throws himself into shot to start

  Defensive lineman Brian Schaefering petitioned to become the Browns' designated quarterback whenever they're in need of a mammoth heave. Coach Eric Mangini, though, prefers Schaefering in the trenches....

  Posted: 8/31/2010 10:23:10 AM

  Topics: BrianSchaefering

  
  
• Plain Dealer - Montario Hardesty's preseason debut adds more intrigue to Cleveland Browns' backfield battle

  Montario Hardesty's preseason debut Thursday night against the Chicago Bears will be watched closely by fans, coaches, the GM, the club president -- and teammates....

  Posted: 8/31/2010 10:22:51 AM

  Topics: MontarioHardesty

  
  
• Canton Repository - Browns feel Shaun Rogers will be asset — once he plays

  One of the biggest mysteries at 76 Lou Groza Blvd. is when Shaun Rogers’ battleship of a body will move out for the fight....

  Posted: 8/31/2010 10:22:17 AM

  Topics: ShaunRogers JoeThomas

  
  
• The Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Browns' Davis tackling new NFL reality

  The words couldn’t have been easy for James Davis to say....

  Posted: 8/31/2010 10:21:43 AM

  Topics: JamesDavis

  
  
• The Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Bowens on bubble for roster spot

  David Bowens is loved by teammates, revered by coaches and appreciated by the media. Unfortunately, those things mean little in the cutthroat world of the NFL....

  Posted: 8/31/2010 10:21:01 AM

  Topics: DavidBowens

  
  
• ESPN - NFL Live AFC North Preview

  The NFL Live crew gives you their take on the AFC North....

  Posted: 8/31/2010 10:20:13 AM

  Topics: EricMangini MikeHolmgren

  
  
• USA Today - NFL TV talkers: Crossing over from the field is no easy task

  When NBC hired Rodney Harrison as an analyst for its flagship NFL broadcast last year, the network wanted him to be brutally honest while breaking down the good — and bad — about the men who perform on Sundays....

  Posted: 8/31/2010 10:19:56 AM

  Topics: RodneyHarrison BrianBaldinger HinesWard

  
  
• News-Herald - Schudel: Browns pass rush needs to pick up

  The safest job in the NFL this summer is being the quarterback facing the Browns. Starter or backup, it doesn't matter....

  Posted: 8/30/2010 7:18:41 PM

  Topics: EricMangini

  
  
• Plain Dealer - Jim Brown says he won't attend Ring of Honor ceremony: 'I do not need validation'

  Jim Brown has informed Browns President Mike Holmgren that he will not participate in the club's Ring of Honor ceremony on Sept. 19....

  Posted: 8/30/2010 7:16:16 PM

  Topics: JimBrown MikeHolmgren

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Defense zeros in on flaws exposed in Detroit

  Immediately following the Browns' third preseason game of the year, members of Cleveland's starting defense identified their downfalls and pinpointed solutions....

  Posted: 8/30/2010 6:41:46 AM

  Topics: SheldonBrown EricMangini TJWard

  
  
• Canton Repository - From Browns, Evan Moore is expected now

  A fuss is being made about tight end Evan Moore as a potential Browns surprise....

  Posted: 8/30/2010 6:41:04 AM

  Topics: EvanMoore

  
  
• Plain Dealer - Terry Pluto's Talkin'

  Footballs are flying, and so are some opinions as Terry Pluto's talkin':...

  Posted: 8/30/2010 6:40:42 AM

  Topics: KellenWinslow BenWatson BrianRobiskie MohamedMassaquoi

  
  
• The Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Browns' quarterback play makes Mangini smile

  Browns coach Eric Mangini doesn’t do giddy. But he came close Saturday night when asked about his new and improved quarterback situation....

  Posted: 8/30/2010 6:39:39 AM

  Topics: EricMangini JakeDelhomme JeromeHarrison

  
  
• National Football Post - Agent: Nick Sorensen checks out okay

  Cleveland Browns safety Nick Sorensen has gotten a favorable diagnosis from team doctors after being carted off the field on a stretcher Saturday night following a nasty helmet-to-helmet collision against the Detroit Lions, according to his agent....

  Posted: 8/30/2010 6:38:48 AM

  Topics: NickSorensen

  
  
• CBSSports.com - Browns camp report: Holmgren re-preaches patience with Mangini

  There is no head coach in the NFL in a more delicate, more complicated and less enviable position than Cleveland's Eric Mangini....

  Posted: 8/27/2010 8:59:02 PM

  Topics: MikeHolmgren EricMangini

  
  
• ESPN New York - Mangini finally comes clean on Favre

  Former New York Jets coach Eric Mangini is featured in a revealing piece by Seth Wickersham in the current issue of ESPN The Magazine. In the story, Mangini admits he initially wanted no part of Brett Favre in New York. The current Cleveland Browns coach isn't quoted directly, but considering he gave Wickersham five days of behind-the-scenes access, it's a safe bet that he got it from the Man-genius' mouth....

  Posted: 8/27/2010 8:58:41 PM

  Topics: EricMangini

  
  
• News-Herald - Browns: Close to real today

  For example A on why the Browns felt compelled to supplement their secondary with at least four new faces, refer to the Motor City Massacre of Nov. 22 last year....

  Posted: 8/27/2010 8:58:23 PM

  Topics: EricWright EricMangini

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Haden makes first interceptions of summer

  Browns rookie cornerback Joe Haden finally did it. After getting his hands on so many passes but failing to catch the ball, Haden grabbed his first interception of the summer during practice on Wednesday. And perhaps his first interception opened the floodgates because he had two more in practice on Thursday....

  Posted: 8/27/2010 8:57:26 PM

  Topics: JoeHaden

  
  
• Canton Repository - Browns take many questions to Detroit

  Six questions the Browns must address tonight in their third preseason game at Detroit:...

  Posted: 8/27/2010 8:57:09 PM

  Topics: JakeDelhomme JeromeHarrison SheldonBrown T.J.Ward ShaunRogers JoeHaden

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - D'Qwell Jackson confident he can overcome injury

  Browns linebacker D'Qwell Jackson had nothing but positive news to report about his rehabilitation from a pectoral muscle injury....

  Posted: 8/26/2010 8:02:47 PM

  Topics: DQwellJackson

  
  
• Canton Repository - OT Tony Pashos finally ready to play for Browns

  While the right side of the Browns’ offensive line continues to be a concern wrapped in a mystery, Tony Pashos is smiling....

  Posted: 8/26/2010 8:02:30 PM

  Topics: TonyPashos

  
  
• Plain Dealer - Pluto: Jim Brown should attend Cleveland Browns Ring of Honor ceremony

  Team President Mike Holmgren was talking about the Browns' new and long overdue Ring of Honor....

  Posted: 8/26/2010 8:02:26 PM

  Topics: JimBrown MikeHolmgren

  
  
• Plain Dealer - Video: Tony Grossi and Mary Kay Cabot preview Cleveland Browns vs. Detroit Lions

  Plain Dealer’s Cleveland Browns beat writers Tony Grossi and Mary Kay Cabot preview the Cleveland Browns game against the Detroit Lions in Detroit on Saturday....

  Posted: 8/26/2010 8:01:26 PM

  Topics: EricMangini

  
  
• The Associated Press - Browns' Montario Hardesty practices Thursday

  Cleveland Browns rookie running back Montario Hardesty is practicing for the first time since injuring his right knee during a pretraining camp workout....

  Posted: 8/26/2010 8:01:01 PM

  Topics: MontarioHardesty

  
  
• AOL FanHouse - Mike Holmgren Denies Rift Between Browns, Jim Brown

  Mike Holmgren downplayed any talk of dissension between the Cleveland Browns and all-time great running back Jim Brown on Thursday....

  Posted: 8/26/2010 8:00:38 PM

  Topics: MikeHolmgren JimBrown

  
  
• ProFootballTalk.com - Jim Brown on his relationship with Browns: "I do like to be respected"

  Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown, who was known for at times saying more than he should have said about the affairs of the team during his time as a member of the Browns' senior management, has been curiously quiet in the wake of his departure....

  Posted: 8/26/2010 8:00:15 PM

  Topics: JimBrown