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• Baltimore Sun - The Curse of Art Modell

  The Ravens play the hapless Cleveland Browns on Monday night, but these struggles aren't new to the Browns....

  Posted: 11/11/2009 3:57:33 PM

  Topics: UncleScum TimCouch CourtneyBrown kellenwinslow lecharlesbentley AlexMack BrianRobiskie MohamedMassaquoi DavidVeikune EricMangini EricBarton D'QwellJackson

  
  
• Lake County News-Herald - Early results mixed for Browns' draft-day trade

  The Browns reach the halfway point of the season today, making this a good time to look back at the draft-day trade they made with the Jets and analyze how it has worked for them....

  Posted: 11/1/2009 11:45:19 AM

  Topics: KenyonColeman AbramElam BrettRatliff AlexMack DavidVeikune derekanderson bradyquinn EricMangini MikeAdams MikeFurrey HankPoteat RobRyan

  
  
• Canton Repository - Browns' top pick sick of losing

  Alex Mack said he was in a bad mood. That’s probably a good thing for the Cleveland Browns....

  Posted: 10/29/2009 8:04:17 PM

  Topics: AlexMack

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Mangini likes Mack's progress

  Browns coach Eric Mangini has seen rookie center Alex Mack make strides in the past few weeks....

  Posted: 10/15/2009 10:10:09 PM

  Topics: EricMangini AlexMack

  
  
• NFL.com - One month into '09 season, Steelers and Cardinals not so super

  This is how a former NFL executive described what has gone wrong with the hapless Cleveland Browns:...

  Posted: 9/29/2009 12:53:36 PM

  Topics: kellenwinslow JamalLewis AlexMack bradyquinn derekanderson

  
  
• Lake County News-Herald - Pro attack new to Browns' Mack

  Alex Mack is looking forward to the day he is as anonymous as the position he plays on the Browns' offensive line....

  Posted: 9/24/2009 8:57:09 PM

  Topics: AlexMack

  
  
• ABJ - Mack makes progress

  "I hate running laps. I hate messing up," Mack said Thursday. "I'm trying to get it over with, get back in there and get it right. Lately I think I've been doing better, I'm getting more comfortable with the offense and with new snap counts. I look forward to completely eliminating that."...

  Posted: 8/14/2009 11:33:22 PM

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• Lorain Morning Journal - Edwards former coach make appearances at practice

  Former University of Michigan coach Lloyd Carr was at practice Tuesday and as he walked off the field gave a quick assessment of Braylon Edwards, one of his former stars now playing for the Browns....

  Posted: 8/12/2009 7:59:30 AM

  Topics: braylonedwards brandonmcdonald JamesDavis EdwardWilliams SyndricSteptoe derekanderson bradyquinn EricMangini AlexMack MohamedMassaquoi BrianRobiskie joshcribbs ericwright CharlesAli LanceLeggett FredWeary TrainingCamp

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Browns camp: Ratliff waiting in wings at QB

  As an undrafted rookie with the New York Jets in 2007, Brett Ratliff survived what some would have considered the ultimate slap in the face....

  Posted: 8/12/2009 7:20:58 AM

  Topics: BrettRatliff EricMangini bradyquinn derekanderson braylonedwards brandonmcdonald DavidPatten MikeFurrey HankFraley DavidBowens AlexMack BrianRobiskie RoderickHood D'QwellJackson LanceLeggett CharlesAli JohnMadsen SyndricSteptoe EdwardWilliams JamesDavis TrainingCamp

  
  
• Canton Repository - Rogers takes Browns' rookie Mack to school

  Sympathy for the rookie. It could be a song title....

  Posted: 8/11/2009 7:27:47 AM

  Topics: AlexMack shaunrogers derekanderson EricMangini HankFraley LanceLeggett bradyquinn MikeAdams AbramElam brandonmcdonald MikeFurrey DavidPatten RexHadnot NoahHerron FredWeary TrainingCamp

  
  
• Lorain Morning Journal - Rogers takes Mack to school

  Rookie Alex Mack got another lesson from Shaun Rogers on Sunday....

  Posted: 8/10/2009 9:11:56 AM

  Topics: AlexMack shaunrogers derekanderson EricMangini NoahHerron JamesDavis BretRatliff RichardBartel DavidPatten DaveZastudil shaunsmith FredWeary SyndricSteptoe scrimmage

  
  
• Canton Repository - Browns Notebook: Anderson throws pick, but wins

  Just when Derek Anderson’s training camp mojo seemed to find its way to Cleveland Browns Stadium, D’Qwell Jackson wrecked the mood....

  Posted: 8/10/2009 9:07:17 AM

  Topics: derekanderson D'QwellJackson RobertRoyal EricMangini PhilDawson bradyquinn shaunrogers AlexMack MikeFurrey BrettRatliff DavidPatten RichardBartel CoyeFrancies BrianRobiskie ericwright scrimmage

  
  
• Canton Repository - Browns Notebook for Aug. 7: Rucker feeling his oats in second season

  Martin Rucker is psyched. The 24-year-old tight end hit training camp cautiously optimistic, but a week of mostly strong practices has widened his smile into a glow....

  Posted: 8/8/2009 6:22:34 AM

  Topics: martinrucker BrettRatliff derekanderson joshcribbs PhilDawson bradyquinn EricMangini DonCarey BrandonAnderson AlexMack RexHadnot TrainingCamp

  
  
• Cleveland Plain Dealer Blog - Browns QBs not scoring in two-minute drills

  Observations from the morning practice on Day 7 of training camp ......

  Posted: 8/7/2009 1:50:24 PM

  Topics: braylonedwards bradyquinn derekanderson JeromeHarrison EricMangini RexHadnot RobertRoyal AbramElam JordanNorwood PaulHubbard SantonioThomas DavidPatten CharlesAli PhilDawson AhtybaRubin AlexMack AlexHall JohnMadsen ryantucker LouisLeonard NoahHerron JamesDavis TrainingCamp

  
  
• Canton Repository - Browns Notebook for Aug. 6: Hadnot hurt

  Last year’s starting right guard, Rex Hadnot, was carted off with a leg injury late in Thursday’s practice....

  Posted: 8/7/2009 5:18:40 AM

  Topics: RexHadnot AlexMack HankFraley EricSteinbach LouisLeonard DavidVeikune GeorgeFoster BrianRobiskie DougDieken EricMangini AlexHall DaveZastudil RobertRoyal CoyeFrancies TrainingCamp

  
  
• NFL.com - Pat Kirwin: No doubting who’s in charge with Browns

  I got a real good feel for the Browns after my visit. Here are some observations I took away:...

  Posted: 8/6/2009 12:48:34 PM

  Topics: EricMangini bradyquinn derekanderson D'QwellJackson JoeThomas JamalLewis JimBrown PaulWarfield KamerionWimbley AlexHall CoreyWilliams KenyonColeman shaunrogers RobaireSmith shaunsmith AlexMack HankFraley BrianRobiskie TrainingCamp

  
  
• Cleveland Plain Dealer Blog - Cleveland Browns Braylon Edwards shines in first practice

  Observations from Wednesday's morning practice at Browns training camp ......

  Posted: 8/5/2009 12:35:49 PM

  Topics: braylonedwards GerardLawson derekanderson EricMangini JamalLewis EricBarton shaunrogers bradyquinn LawrenceVickers JamesDavis MarcusBernard LouisLeonard HamzaAbdullah KamerionWimbley CoreyWilliams AlexHall DavidBowens DonCarey CharlesAli JeromeHarrison MohamedMassaquoi CoyeFrancies PaulHubbard JoeThomas RexHadnot AlexMack ryantucker JohnSt.Clair EricSteinbach AbramElam RobertRoyal TrainingCamp

  
  
• Cleveland Plain Dealer - Frantic rookie no more, receiver Hubbard boosts confidence with every catch

  They say the biggest jump in an NFL player's growth is between his first and second season. Paul Hubbard is hoping to prove it true....

  Posted: 8/4/2009 9:39:48 PM

  Topics: PaulHubbard BrianRobiskie MohamedMassaquoi AlexMack EricMangini RobaireSmith derekanderson bradyquinn shaunrogers HankFraley KamerionWimbley TrainingCamp

  
  
• Warren Tribune Chronicle - Heiden back in full pads after knee surgery

  There was a time when Jamal Lewis held most of the career rushing records at Frederick Douglass High School in Atlanta....

  Posted: 8/4/2009 7:27:34 AM

  Topics: SteveHeiden RobertRoyal martinrucker JohnMadsen AaronWalker EricMangini braylonedwards shaunrogers ericwright DonCarey bradyquinn LanceLeggett JamesDavis KamerionWimbley derekanderson BrianRobiskie MikeAdams ryantucker PorkChopWomack AlexMack EricSteinbach JoeThomas TrainingCamp

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal Blog - Monday PM Aug. 3: Hubbard's Day

  Second-year receiver Paul Hubbard, a sixth-round pick from Wisconsin, showed he wants to be considered in the mix for the No. 2 wide receiver job with his best day as a Brown....

  Posted: 8/3/2009 9:13:14 PM

  Topics: PaulHubbard bradyquinn RichardBartel NickSorensen GerardLawson derekanderson SyndricSteptoe RoderickHood HamzaAbdullah AbramElam AaronWalker DavidBowens braylonedwards shaunrogers ericwright AlexMack TrainingCamp

  
  
• Cleveland Plain Dealer Blog - Browns QBs stymied in two-minute drills

  Observations from the morning workout on Day 3 of Browns training camp ......

  Posted: 8/3/2009 2:08:09 PM

  Topics: derekanderson bradyquinn KenyonColeman JeromeHarrison CoreyIvy JohnMadsen PaulHubbard LanceLeggett HamzaAbdullah RobertRoyal MohamedMassaquoi braylonedwards shaunrogers DonCarey CharlesAli SteveHeiden AlexMack HankFraley JoeThomas EricSteinbach PorkChopWomack ryantucker JamesDavis RoderickHood brandonmcdonald ericwright joshcribbs MikeFurrey KamerionWimbley TrainingCamp

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Browns notes: Mangini lays down the law

  Coach Eric Mangini had seen enough....

  Posted: 8/3/2009 10:20:44 AM

  Topics: EricMangini KurtQuarterman HankFraley IsaacSowells EricSteinbach derekanderson RexHadnot CoreyIvy AlexMack bradyquinn LanceLeggett D'QwellJackson JamesDavis KenyonColeman JamalLewis MikeAdams BrianRobiskie BoRuud shaunrogers DonCarey CharlesAli CoyeFrancies TitusBrown EricBarton GeorgeKokinis braylonedwards RobertRoyal joshcribbs TrainingCamp

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Mangini punishes offense with laps

  Last season, the only significant jogging in Browns' training camp came when Donte' Stallworth spiked Braylon Edwards while he was trotting on the field in socks....

  Posted: 8/3/2009 10:14:35 AM

  Topics: braylonedwards DonteStallworth EricMangini D'QwellJackson AlexMack derekanderson HankFraley KurtQuarterman CoreyIvy GeorgeFoster EricSteinbach BuddyRyan RobRyan shaunrogers DonCarey CoyeFrancies BrianDaboll RobertRoyal bradyquinn LanceLeggett joshcribbs EricBarton RobaireSmith TrainingCamp

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Drill, baby, drill: New Browns coach Eric Mangini opens camp with focus on working players hard, building cohesion

  On the eve of the first practice of his first training camp as Browns coach, Eric Mangini got a surprise on his drive out of the team complex....

  Posted: 8/2/2009 9:16:07 AM

  Topics: EricMangini bradyquinn AlexMack derekanderson MikeAdams RobertRoyal joshcribbs PhilDawson braylonedwards LanceLeggett BrianRobiskie ryantucker TrainingCamp

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal Blog - Saturday PM Aug. 1

  With the extensive renovation in Berea, the Browns may as well have added a running track around the practice field. The second practice of training camp turned into a lap-fest....

  Posted: 8/1/2009 9:04:39 PM

  Topics: EricMangini shaunrogers CoreyWilliams MelilaPurcell bradyquinn derekanderson AlexMack LanceLeggett JamesDavis JamalLewis JeromeHarrison brandonmcdonald RobertRoyal AaronWalker martinrucker JohnMadsen TrainingCamp

  
  
• Lake County News-Herald - Mack signs with Browns

  If any holdout drama remains when training camp for the Browns starts for real next Saturday, it won't involve first-round pick Alex Mack....

  Posted: 7/26/2009 7:33:28 AM

  Topics: AlexMack

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Browns sign first-round pick Mack; Cribbs won’t hold out

  Alex Mack signed on the dotted line Saturday and officially became a member of the Browns....

  Posted: 7/26/2009 7:32:08 AM

  Topics: AlexMack joshcribbs

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Browns sign Mack to a five-year deal

  Negotiations that began Friday night lasted into the wee hours of Saturday before Browns rookie center Alex Mack signed a five-year contract, a source confirmed....

  Posted: 7/26/2009 7:30:42 AM

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• Cleveland Plain Dealer - Cleveland Browns sign Alex Mack for five years

  The Browns signed their first first-round pick of the Eric Mangini era in time to not miss a practice....

  Posted: 7/25/2009 7:40:34 PM

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• ESPN.com - Who's on the AFC North hot seat?

  As players in the AFC North begin reporting to their teams as early as Friday, several will be feeling a great deal of pressure to perform....

  Posted: 7/22/2009 1:02:11 PM

  Topics: HankFraley AlexMack bradyquinn derekanderson

  
  
• Cleveland Plain Dealer - Hey, Tony: Tony Grossi answers your Cleveland Browns questions

  What's the latest on the status on Alex Mack? I haven't heard much about him so far, does he project to start at center this season?...

  Posted: 7/19/2009 1:54:58 PM

  Topics: AlexMack HankFraley JamalLewis joshcribbs DonteStallworth

  
  
• Cleveland Plain Dealer - Browns' top four draft picks remain unsigned as training camp nears

  The Browns are four-eighths of the way to having their rookie draft class under contract....

  Posted: 7/17/2009 11:02:20 AM

  Topics: AlexMack DavidVeikune BrianRobiskie MohamedMassaquoi

  
  
• Cleveland Plain Dealer - Cleveland Browns coach Eric Mangini is taking a gamble on offensive coordinator Brian Daboll

  When Eric Mangini named his three coordinators, two were obvious, experienced choices....

  Posted: 7/5/2009 10:21:23 AM

  Topics: EricMangini RobRyan BrianDaboll BradSeely JamalLewis JeromeHarrison JamesDavis PorkChopWomack ryantucker RexHadnot EricSteinbach JoeThomas AlexMack HankFraley GeorgeFoster braylonedwards

  
  
• Canton Repository Blog - Five sure things; five mysteries in the fire

  As they prepare for training camp, I’ll bet Eric Mangini and his right-hand men are...

  Posted: 6/26/2009 11:04:34 AM

  Topics: EricMangini EricBarton DavidBowens AbramElam D'QwellJackson AlexMack PhilDawson bradyquinn derekanderson DavidVeikune JamesDavis JeromeHarrison JamalLewis braylonedwards BrianRobiskie MikeFurrey ryantucker JohnSt.Clair PorkChopWomack RexHadnot GeorgeFoster

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Browns notebook: Rookie Carey shows he could be smart move

  Rookie defensive back Don Carey didn't take long to show Browns coach Eric Mangini the intelligence that earned him academic scholarship offers from Yale, Michigan, Colgate and Lehigh....

  Posted: 6/3/2009 2:23:15 AM

  Topics: DonCarey EricMangini JamalLewis bradyquinn derekanderson KenyonColeman LeonWilliams ericwright AlexMack GeorgeWarhop BrianRobiskie MohamedMassaquoi

  
  
• Lake County News-Herald - Fraley's benevolence could be a fault

  Hank Fraley made a promise to himself the first day of training camp when he was a rookie with the Steelers, and now he is fulfilling it, even though it might cost him his job....

  Posted: 5/29/2009 10:36:06 AM

  Topics: HankFraley AlexMack

  
  
• Canton Repository - Browns Notebook: Edwards works on going deep

  Braylon Edwards is getting plenty of work on deep routes....

  Posted: 5/28/2009 10:49:21 PM

  Topics: braylonedwards brandonmcdonald HamzaAbdullah derekanderson PorkChopWomack BrianDaboll EricMangini martinrucker bradyquinn HankFraley AlexMack DavidPatten BrianRobiskie EricSteinbach joshcribbs

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Browns minicamp leaves center questions

  Center Hank Fraley learned the Browns had drafted his successor from several text messages he received during Eric Steinbach's wedding....

  Posted: 5/28/2009 8:31:42 PM

  Topics: HankFraley EricSteinbach EricMangini AlexMack JoeThomas JamalLewis RexHadnot kevinshaffer PorkChopWomack JohnSt.Clair ryantucker

  
  
• Cleveland Plain Dealer - Cleveland Browns second minicamp winds down

  Jamal Lewis still isn't quite 100 percent back from offseason ankle surgery....

  Posted: 5/28/2009 2:56:22 PM

  Topics: JamalLewis EricMangini JeromeHarrison JamesDavis bradyquinn DonCarey CoyeFrancies derekanderson D'QwellJackson JoeThomas PorkChopWomack AlexMack RexHadnot ryantucker RoderickHood

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Hood had other offers, but likes Mangini’s vision

  The Bengals, Lions and Bears were reportedly interested in him, and the Rams made an offer. But cornerback Rod Hood chose the Browns, signed Tuesday and was at practice Wednesday as the team continued minicamp....

  Posted: 5/28/2009 5:29:09 AM

  Topics: RoderickHood EricMangini brandonmcdonald ericwright HankPoteat CoreyIvy derekanderson PhilDawson ParkerDouglass DonteStallworth bradyquinn LanceLeggett BrettRatliff SyndricSteptoe martinrucker NickSorensen RichardBartel DonCarey KenyonColeman AlexMack JamalLewis CoreyWilliams SteveHeiden KalukaMaiava braylonedwards Minicamps

  
  
• Canton Repository - Browns notebook for May 27

  Browns Head Coach Eric Mangini spent most of Wednesday’s practice positioned near key drills, taking notes, saying little....

  Posted: 5/27/2009 6:37:09 PM

  Topics: EricMangini derekanderson MohamedMassaquoi ryantucker AlexMack HankFraley PhilDawson ParkerDouglass JamalLewis bradyquinn LanceLeggett Minicamps

  
  
• ESPN.com - AFC North position battles

  The Mangini era in Cleveland, in large part, will depend on his decision at quarterback....

  Posted: 5/20/2009 12:03:28 PM

  Topics: bradyquinn derekanderson AlexMack HankFraley

  
  
• Alliance Review - Browns president gets the cold shoulder at HOF Luncheon Club

  If a few members in the audience at the Pro Football Hall of Fame Luncheon Club's final 2008-09 meeting serve as any indication, the number of Cleveland Browns' diehards is shrinking....

  Posted: 5/11/2009 8:50:09 PM

  Topics: MikeKeenan EricMangini GeorgeKokinis bradyquinn derekanderson AlexMack

  
  
• The Lima News - Father of Browns' top pick a Lima Senior grad

  Cleveland Browns first-round draft choice Alex Mack's dad grew up in Lima, but that didn't mean Steve Mack spent a lot of time before the draft thinking about the possibility his son could return to the state he left after college in the late 1960s....

  Posted: 5/6/2009 9:04:44 PM

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• ESPN.com - Is Mack ready for the AFC North?

  There are two primary reasons center Alex Mack became the first pick of the Eric Mangini era with the Cleveland Browns....

  Posted: 4/29/2009 1:14:57 PM

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• SI.com - Mark Sanchez, Donald Brown will be impact NFL rookies in 2009

  After Cleveland went to all the trouble to trade down three times in the first round -- from No. 5 to No. 21 -- and finally select Mack, he darn well better show up as a rookie this season....

  Posted: 4/29/2009 12:37:14 PM

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• Sandusky Register - Browns first-rounder has Ohio ties

  Alex Mack played in California, but knows Ohio. He has family in the Lima area, his dad played basketball at Baldwin-Wallace College and he used to spend summers in Lakeside....

  Posted: 4/26/2009 8:58:12 PM

  Topics: AlexMack 2009Draft

  
  
• The Daily Californian - Football Mack Headlines Cal's Draft Class of Three

  Alex Mack got a pleasant surprise early on the first day of the 2009 NFL Draft....

  Posted: 4/26/2009 8:19:17 PM

  Topics: AlexMack 2009Draft

  
  
• ESPN.com - Mack on Maualuga

  If there is any player in the AFC North who knows Cincinnati Bengals second-round pick Rey Maualuga well, it is Cal center and Cleveland Browns first-round pick Alex Mack....

  Posted: 4/26/2009 2:48:36 PM

  Topics: AlexMack 2009Draft

  
  
• Contra Costa Times - Cal's Mack: It was smart to stay in school

  Despite a warning that an obvious question was coming, former Cal center Alex Mack still struggled to come up with an original answer when he was asked if it paid off for him to return for his senior season....

  Posted: 4/26/2009 10:43:52 AM

  Topics: AlexMack 2009Draft

  
  
• Lake County News-Herald - Mack truck goes downhill for Browns

  One year ago, the offensive line was hailed as the Browns' strongest unit on a Browns team that finished 10-6 in 2007....

  Posted: 4/26/2009 9:57:27 AM

  Topics: AlexMack 2009Draft

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Mack a ’smart’ pick for Browns

  Alex Mack is big, strong and smart, which are three good qualities for a football player to have....

  Posted: 4/26/2009 9:56:10 AM

  Topics: AlexMack 2009Draft

  
  
• Canton Repository - Browns go truckin’ with Mack

  Late last season, Hank Fraley said he had plenty of life left at center....

  Posted: 4/26/2009 9:53:53 AM

  Topics: AlexMack 2009Draft