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• Haven’t we hit the expiration date on Brian Daboll-bashing? – Blog Sports Ohio

  from Blog Sports Ohio » Cleveland Browns http://fanmonster.com...

  Posted: 2/5/2012 12:37:23 AM

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• Blog Sports Ohio - Cooking with Bill Belichick

  When he was in New York and Boston, he won Super Bowls. When he was in Cleveland, he shared sandwich recipes:...

  Posted: 2/4/2012 10:48:08 AM

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• Blog Sports Ohio - Time for the end of Puntin’ Time

  I purchased a new domain name today: PuntinTime.com. This isn’t my first domain name. I’ve owned TheOBR.com for years....

  Posted: 2/4/2012 10:37:01 AM

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• Blog Sports Ohio - Just where would the 34th NFL team play?

  Roger Goodell said on NBC the other night that if the NFL added a team in Los Angeles, he’d prefer it be an expansion team, and if that happened he’d prefer to add two teams rather than one....

  Posted: 2/4/2012 10:36:12 AM

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• Washington Post - Super Bowl Sunday: A lousy day for fans of bad NFL teams

  If you are a fan of a bad NFL team, Super Bowl Sunday is a particularly bleak day on the calendar....

  Posted: 2/4/2012 10:35:10 AM

  Topics: humor

  
  
• Canton Repository - 'Big Money' about to have his big moment

  They called him “Big Money” in Cleveland....

  Posted: 2/2/2012 10:57:31 AM

  Topics: GerardWarren

  
  
• Canton Repository - Patriots still stunned by Browns' 34-14 upset in 2010

  Teams such as New England own the Super Bowl....

  Posted: 2/2/2012 10:57:15 AM

  Topics: JoshCribbs

  
  
• Cleveland Scene - The Custodian

  Randy Lerner is wearing a Browns Backers Sri Lanka T-shirt and khakis when he greets me at the team's headquarters in Berea late in August....

  Posted: 2/2/2012 10:54:45 AM

  Topics: RandyLerner

  
  
• Yahoo! Sports - Report: Greg Schiano wants to add Butch Davis to staff

  Greg Schiano is working to put his coaching staff together on the fly and he’s got one former NFL head coach in mind....

  Posted: 1/31/2012 12:24:22 PM

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• ProFootballTalk.com - Browns have renewed interest in keeping Peyton Hillis

  Halfway through the 2011 season, Peyton Hillis appeared to be on his way out of Cleveland. His disastrous 2011 season included injuries, poor play, and finger-pointing from his teammates....

  Posted: 1/31/2012 12:23:40 PM

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• Canton Repository - Coaches gives Browns tie to Super Bowl

  This won’t even come close to keeping Browns fans warm as they winter through another year out of the Super Bowl. But ......

  Posted: 1/31/2012 12:23:08 PM

  Topics: BillBelichick ChrisPalmer

  
  
• Ole Miss tackle in Ohio to improve standing

  Bobby Massie hopes to shape up by working out at LeCharles Bentley's Academy...

  Posted: 1/30/2012 6:39:44 PM

  Topics: FOXSportsOhio

  
  
• ESPN.com - Reid confident in Shurmur-Childress pairing

  While I'm not sold on the Cleveland Browns' hiring of Brad Childress as their offensive coordinator, Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid certainly is....

  Posted: 1/30/2012 10:33:50 AM

  Topics: BradChildress PatShurmur

  
  
• Browns reunion in Indianapolis?

  There's a Browns reunion taking place in Indianapolis - and it may be only starting....

  Posted: 1/29/2012 3:08:49 PM

  Topics: FOXSportsOhio

  
  
• Browns hire Childress as offensive coordinator

  Given the Browns offensive rankings last season, adding Brad Childress cannot hurt....

  Posted: 1/27/2012 7:09:55 PM

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• Browns hire Brad Childress to run offense

  Pat Shurmur hired former Minnesota coach Brad Childress as his first offensive coordinator on Friday...

  Posted: 1/27/2012 5:08:28 PM

  Topics: FOXSportsOhio

  
  
• Penn State's Lynn digging NFL path of his own

  Penn States D'Anton Lynn has great NFL genes and an even better work ethic....

  Posted: 1/27/2012 1:08:30 AM

  Topics: FOXSportsOhio

  
  
• Penn St.'s Lynn digging NFL path of his own

  Penn States D'Anton Lynn has great NFL genes and an even better work ethic....

  Posted: 1/26/2012 8:53:26 PM

  Topics: FOXSportsOhio

  
  
• WhatzGonnaHappen.com: 2012 Super Bowl XLVI Pick and Attack Ad

  This 2012 Super Bowl XLVI pick is an attack ad on my flip-flopping opponent, who once said that Colt McCoy would be the hero of Super Bowl XLVI....

  Posted: 1/26/2012 7:21:16 PM

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• ProFootballTalk.com - Browns won’t comment on removal of Grossi from Plain Dealer beat

  Browns spokesman Neal Gulkis tells PFT that the Browns have no comment on the situation....

  Posted: 1/26/2012 4:03:57 PM

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• FoxSportsOhio.com - Browns should consider Weeden

  My colleague Zac Jackson spent the week at the Senior Bowl, and while there he spent a lot of time watching and talking to quarterback Brandon Weeden of Oklahoma State....

  Posted: 1/26/2012 3:26:26 PM

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• CBSSports.com - Boise State's McClellin impressing scouts with versatility at Senior Bowl

  With the winningest quarterback in NCAA history generating most of the limelight at Boise State, attention has been tough to come by for pass rusher Shea McClellin....

  Posted: 1/26/2012 11:36:58 AM

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• Dayton Daily News - Another ex-Brown makes good

  Highlights tend to happen for players, coaches and even franchises when they leave Cleveland....

  Posted: 1/26/2012 11:36:11 AM

  Topics: GerardWarren GregPruitt PaulWarfield ShaunO'Hara

  
  
• Canton Repository - Butch and Big Money; at least somebody is collecting

  Gerard Warren certainly wasn’t worth the No. 3 pick Butch Davis spent on him in 2003....

  Posted: 1/26/2012 11:35:14 AM

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• Crain's Cleveland Business - Plain Dealer managing editor says Tony Grossi 'crossed the line' with Randy Lerner tweet

  Plain Dealer managing editor Thom Fladung, under fire after reports surfaced on Wednesday of the newspaper's decision to remove long-time Cleveland Browns beat reporter Tony Grossi from the beat after an inflammatory tweet, said on Thursday morning that Mr. Grossi had “crossed the line.”...

  Posted: 1/26/2012 11:34:50 AM

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• The Associated Press - NFL extends Goodell’s contract through 2018 season

  NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s contract was extended Wednesday through the 2018 season....

  Posted: 1/26/2012 11:33:26 AM

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• ESPN.com - All-AFC North team: Special teams

  It's time to unveil my All-AFC North team, which is based on performance this season, and not past reputation....

  Posted: 1/26/2012 11:32:32 AM

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• Jackson's five: Senior Bowl thoughts

  NFL tidbits from beautiful Mobile, Alabama......

  Posted: 1/25/2012 6:59:09 PM

  Topics: FOXSportsOhio

  
  
• Boston Globe - Colts begin new era with Ryan Grigson as GM

  D’Qwell Jackson didn’t get a lot of national attention thanks to the Browns’ 4-12 record, but there may not have been a more inspiring story this season than the return of the Cleveland middle linebacker....

  Posted: 1/24/2012 11:22:58 AM

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• News-Herald - Pat Shurmur-Jim Harbaugh comparisons are off

  Whenever the theory the 2011 lockout hurt the Browns by eliminating NFL offseason programs last year is presented in a story, readers bash Coach Pat Shurmur by pointing out 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh produced a division champion with the same handicap....

  Posted: 1/24/2012 11:21:01 AM

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• Akron Beacon Journal - Marla Ridenour: Browns trading up in NFL Draft wouldn’t fit Tom Heckert’s profile

  Could the Browns trade up to draft Robert Griffin III?...

  Posted: 1/24/2012 11:18:06 AM

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• FOX Sports Ohio - Weeden raises the age-old question ...

  Weeden might end up as the Senior Bowl's biggest riser — and winner — when it comes to eventual NFL draft standing....

  Posted: 1/24/2012 10:49:25 AM

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• Weeden raises the age-old question...

  Brandon Weeden is the resident senior citizen at this week's Senior Bowl....

  Posted: 1/24/2012 3:38:14 AM

  Topics: FOXSportsOhio

  
  
• Weeden raises the age-old question...

  Brandon Weeden is the resident senior citizen at this week's Senior Bowl....

  Posted: 1/24/2012 2:53:15 AM

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• Jackson's Five - Future Browns draft picks?

  Senior Bowl practices begin Monday afternoon, and listed below are five players who — before stepping foot on to the Senior Bowl practice fields — figure as most intriguing to the Browns' coaches and scouts in attendance based on the team's needs and the respective players' college resumes....

  Posted: 1/23/2012 7:06:14 PM

  Topics: SeniorBowl draft