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• FOX Sports - Browns Team Report, Insider Slant

  Browns coach Eric Mangini says players generally make their biggest improvement between their rookie season and their second year in the NFL. Second-year linebacker David Veikune certainly hopes that applies to him....

  Posted: 6/17/2010 1:16:01 PM

  Topics: DavidVeikune BrandonMcDonald CarltonMitchell PhilDawson PeytonHillis

  
  
• Cleveland Browns cornerback Brandon McDonald earns big league bonus | cleveland.com

  Either Brandon McDonald is grossly underpaid or he shouldn't be on the field as much as he is....

  Posted: 3/23/2010 1:18:42 PM

  Topics: brandonmcdonald

  
  
• Chronicle-Telegram - Cornerback McDonald demoted, not even a backup

  Cornerback Brandon McDonald thought things were bad when he was demoted from starter to backup two games ago. They’ve gotten worse....

  Posted: 12/4/2009 11:08:18 AM

  Topics: brandonmcdonald

  
  
• Lake County News-Herald - Rough year for Browns corners

  Last year in training camp, Eric Wright made one of those brash statements one might expect from a cornerback who looks in the mirror and sees flamboyant Deion Sanders reflecting back at him....

  Posted: 11/20/2009 9:54:37 AM

  Topics: ericwright brandonmcdonald BrodneyPool EricMangini derekanderson bradyquinn joshcribbs

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Browns can't turn corner

  Brandon McDonald's resilience is being put to the test. Again....

  Posted: 11/20/2009 9:39:59 AM

  Topics: brandonmcdonald EricMangini AbramElam

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Browns: Secondary a primary cause of concern

  The Browns secondary is in a state of emergency....

  Posted: 10/31/2009 9:51:35 AM

  Topics: EricMangini AbramElam MikeAdams MikeFurrey CoyeFrancies brandonmcdonald ericwright RobRyan

  
  
• 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

  
  
• Canton Repository - Browns notebook

  The previous regime seldom practiced outside when it rained....

  Posted: 8/8/2009 9:17:31 PM

  Topics: EricMangini RobaireSmith braylonedwards brandonmcdonald derekanderson JeromeHarrison JamalLewis JamesDavis shaunsmith AhtybaRubin TrainingCamp

  
  
• Warren Tribune Chronicle Blog - Heating up

  The quarterback competition is starting to heat up as the Browns finished day three of training camp....

  Posted: 8/3/2009 7:01:29 PM

  Topics: bradyquinn derekanderson EricMangini LanceLeggett DavidPatten MikeFurrey BrianRobiskie MohamedMassaquoi brandonmcdonald 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: Joshua Cribbs wants to play, but also wants a new deal

  Joshua Cribbs reported to Browns camp on time and practiced Saturday. His next move remains a mystery - even to hi...

  Posted: 8/2/2009 9:20:47 AM

  Topics: joshcribbs EricMangini GeorgeKokinis ryantucker SteveHeiden CoreyWilliams RobaireSmith KalukaMaiava braylonedwards DonteStallworth PhilDawson JoeThomas EricSteinbach HankFraley PorkChopWomack JohnSt.Clair C.J.Mosley KenyonColeman shaunrogers KamerionWimbley DavidBowens EricBarton D'QwellJackson ericwright brandonmcdonald AbramElam BrodneyPool 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

  
  
• Canton Repository Blog - Night moves: Quinn looks poised

  QBs coach Carl Smith had his boys doing a lot of throwing on the run in the morning practice. He stayed with that theme in the evening practice, from which I have just retreated....

  Posted: 8/1/2009 7:57:00 PM

  Topics: CarlSmith bradyquinn derekanderson EricMangini BrianDaboll brandonmcdonald BrianRobiskie RobRyan shaunrogers joshcribbs TrainingCamp

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle Telegram - Five players to watch as the Browns open training camp today

  The Browns open training camp this morning with a new head coach and coaching staff....

  Posted: 8/1/2009 7:40:39 AM

  Topics: TrainingCamp bradyquinn braylonedwards AbramElam joshcribbs ericwright brandonmcdonald

  
  
• Canton Repository - Browns hope adding vets help young guys Wright, McDonald

  Out of the mouths of cornerbacks, The Dawg Pound was born....

  Posted: 6/3/2009 2:26:53 AM

  Topics: ericwright brandonmcdonald davenholly EricMangini

  
  
• 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 - Quinn, Anderson toss interceptions

  If Eric Mangini was using historical examples from old Browns-Denver Broncos games for the two-minute drills run at practice Thursday, the Broncos won again....

  Posted: 5/28/2009 8:34:22 PM

  Topics: EricMangini BrianDaboll bradyquinn derekanderson D'QwellJackson CoyeFrancies HamzaAbdullah braylonedwards ericwright SyndricSteptoe DonCarey RichardBartel brandonmcdonald HankPoteat SteveHeiden JamalLewis PorkChopWomack

  
  
• Official Site - Hood here to compete, help Browns win

  There's the old, well-worn joke that NFL stands not just for the National Football League, but also for "not for long."...

  Posted: 5/28/2009 7:08:05 PM

  Topics: RoderickHood ericwright brandonmcdonald EricMangini

  
  
• 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

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Veteran Hood adds competition at cornerback

  Brandon McDonald has some competition. The Browns signed free-agent cornerback Rod Hood on Tuesday, and he’s expected to battle for the starting spot held by McDonald....

  Posted: 5/27/2009 10:02:05 AM

  Topics: RoderickHood brandonmcdonald ericwright

  
  
• Official Site - Rogers, McDonald looking ahead

  Brandon McDonald was the Good Guy. Shaun Rogers was the best guy....

  Posted: 5/18/2009 11:35:39 PM

  Topics: brandonmcdonald shaunsmith

  
  
• Pro Football Weekly - Browns CB Brandon McDonald aiming to be more consistent after up-and-down '08

  Browns CB Brandon McDonald prepares for the 2009 season with two major goals. The first goal, McDonald said, is “being more consistent.”...

  Posted: 4/23/2009 10:08:42 AM

  Topics: brandonmcdonald

  
  
• ABJ - Tickets on sale for Browns Backers Banquet

  Tickets are on sale for the 29th annual Akron Browns Backers Banquet May 18 at Tangier restaurant. The 2008 Legends Class, nose tackle Shaun Rogers and cornerback Brandon McDonald will be honored....

  Posted: 4/14/2009 12:33:39 AM

  Topics: shaunrogers brandonmcdonald

  
  
• Cleveland Plain Dealer - Terry's Talkin' ... about Browns' safeties, Indians' positive spring, the breaks of the NBA

  The Browns wisely declined to tag safety Sean Jones a "franchise" player, meaning he'd be paid about $6.3 million....

  Posted: 2/23/2009 11:39:02 AM

  Topics: seanjones BrodneyPool ericwright brandonmcdonald

  
  
• Official Site - McDonald can grow from ups, downs of '08

  Two months ago, as the Browns' 2008 season took a turn for the worse, Brandon McDonald found himself at the low point of his football career....

  Posted: 1/5/2009 3:42:20 PM

  Topics: BrandonMcDonald

  
  
• Lake County News-herald - Crennel will look at his options

  Browns coach Romeo Crennel will have options if, as expected, team owner Randy Lerner fires him at the beginning of next week....

  Posted: 12/27/2008 12:23:01 PM

  Topics: RomeoCrennel RandyLerner ShaunRogers BrandonMcDonald DaveZastudil MikeDragosavich KellenWinslow DarnellDinkins LeonWilliams Pissburgh WeekSeventeen

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Browns notes: Crennel to meet with Lerner next week

  Coach Romeo Crennel will get the chance to plead his case and try to save his job....

  Posted: 12/27/2008 12:19:28 PM

  Topics: RomeoCrennel RandyLerner ShaunRogers BrandonMcDonald BruceGradkowski RichardBartel DerekAnderson BradyQuinn KenDorsey JoshCribbs KellenWinslow DarnellDinkins LeonWilliams DaveZastudil MikeDragosavich Pissburgh WeekSeventeen

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - McGinest to go out fighting

  Willie McGinest was not ready to reflect or get sentimental....

  Posted: 12/27/2008 12:13:39 PM

  Topics: WillieMcGinest RomeoCrennel ShaunRogers AndraDavis MikeDragosavich DaveZastudil BrandonMcDonald KellenWinslow DarnellDinkins LeonWilliams JoshCribbs Pissburgh WeekSeventeen

  
  
• Canton Repository - Browns running back Lewis could still reach 1,000 yards

  It’s debatable whether a few milestones can keep the Browns warm this winter, but a few players are chasing them....

  Posted: 12/25/2008 1:59:57 AM

  Topics: JamalLewis BraylonEdwards BruceGradkowski BrandonMcDonald RobChudzinski BernieKosar RandyLerner Pissburgh WeekSeventeen

  
  
• Sacramento Bee - NFL Audible: Standings don't tell the whole story

  But in sticking with the rules of one entity per dreg, the Browns aren't too shabby. `...

  Posted: 12/21/2008 12:10:48 PM

  Topics: EricWright BrandonMcDonald BrodneyPool SeanJones

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Focus on record, not race

  Browns wide receiver Braylon Edwards doesn't get it, and you have to wonder whether he ever will....

  Posted: 12/21/2008 11:42:16 AM

  Topics: BraylonEdwards BrandonMcDonald

  
  
• Official Site - McDonald sets franchise record

  Last Monday night, Browns cornerback Brandon McDonald stole the ball....

  Posted: 12/20/2008 1:10:49 AM

  Topics: BrandonMcDonald BernieParrish Eagles WeekFifteen

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - McDonald shines in lackluster season

  When it comes to bouncing back from adversity in a disappointing season, Browns cornerback Brandon McDonald has succeeded where most of his teammates have failed....

  Posted: 12/18/2008 1:43:16 AM

  Topics: BrandonMcDonald RomeoCrennel TravisDaniels BrodneyPool EricWright SeanJones Eagles WeekFifteen Bengals WeekSixteen

  
  
• Lake County News-Herald - Browns land two in Hawaii

  It was revealed Tuesday that for the second straight year, Joe Thomas is headed to Hawaii as a representative of the Browns and the AFC in the Pro Bowl....

  Posted: 12/17/2008 11:47:27 AM

  Topics: JoeThomas ShaunRogers JoshCribbs PhilDawson RomeoCrennel SteveHeiden BeauBell BrandonMcDonald ShaunSmith LeonWilliams KellenWinslow DaveZastudil JeromeHarrison LawrenceVickers Eagles WeekFifteen Bengals WeekSixteen

  
  
• Lake County News-Herald - Recession hurts: Browns can't find paydirt

  This is a work of staggering ineptitude....

  Posted: 12/17/2008 11:42:09 AM

  Topics: JeromeHarrison BrandonMcDonald Eagles WeekFifteen Bengals WeekSixteen

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Browns notes: Heiden slated for knee surgery

  The Browns’ worst fears about tight end Steve Heiden were realized Tuesday when medical tests revealed a torn right anterior cruciate ligament and a strained medial collateral ligament....

  Posted: 12/17/2008 11:29:38 AM

  Topics: SteveHeiden RomeoCrennel KellenWinslow DarnellDinkins MartinRucker BeauBell BraylonEdwards BrandonMcDonald BernieParrish SeanJones ShaunRogers LawrenceVickers JoshCribbs ShaunSmith CoreyWilliams DaveZastudil JeromeHarrison BruceGradkowski KenDorsey Eagles WeekFifteen Bengals WeekSixteen

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal Blog - Heiden out for season

  The carnage continues to pile up for the depleted Browns, as tight end Steve Heiden's season came to a premature end in Monday's game after tearing his ACL and straining his MCL....

  Posted: 12/17/2008 11:22:08 AM

  Topics: SteveHeiden KellenWinslow RomeoCrennel JoshCribbs BrandonMcDonald ShaunRogers ShaunSmith LeonWilliams DaveZastudil JeromeHarrison LawrenceVickers BeauBell PhilDawson BraylonEdwards Eagles WeekFifteen

  
  
• Canton Repository - Todd Porter: Two more weeks of this Browns torture? Painful, isn't it?

  Yawn. A guy could develop a bad case of sleep apnea watching these Browns....

  Posted: 12/17/2008 12:07:56 AM

  Topics: RomeoCrennel MartinRucker BeauBell BrandonMcDonald BraylonEdwards DerekAnderson JoeThomas JoshCribbs KellenWinslow BradyQuinn Eagles WeekFifteen

  
  
• Official Site - Heiden, Bell done for season

  Steve Heiden will have surgery to repair a torn ACL on Thursday, Browns coach Romeo Crennel said....

  Posted: 12/17/2008 12:03:26 AM

  Topics: SteveHeiden RomeoCrennel BeauBell KellenWinslow DarnellDinkins MartinRucker JoshCribbs BrandonMcDonald ShaunRogers ShaunSmith DaveZastudil LawrenceVickers Bengals WeekSixteen

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Davis content right where he is

  If this is the twilight of his time in Cleveland, Andra Davis could count it down in days and minutes, were he into that sort of thing....

  Posted: 12/16/2008 12:33:09 PM

  Topics: AndraDavis LeonWilliams RomeoCrennel D'QwellJackson PhilDawson MattStover LouGroza SeanJones BrandonMcDonald ShaunRogers SteveHeiden LawrenceVickers Eagles WeekFifteen

  
  
• Official Site - Pair of picks

  It was a night to remember for Browns cornerback Brandon McDonald....

  Posted: 12/16/2008 12:23:22 PM

  Topics: BrandonMcDonald Eagles WeekFifteen

  
  
• Official Site - McDonald nearly sets team record

  Brandon McDonald nearly made Browns history at the end of the first half of Monday night's game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field....

  Posted: 12/16/2008 12:22:45 PM

  Topics: BrandonMcDonald Eagles WeekFifteen

  
  
• New Philadelphia Times-Reporter - There are some Browns' defenders worth keeping

  Don’t think for a minute the Browns’ defense hasn’t improved....

  Posted: 12/12/2008 3:20:47 AM

  Topics: ToddGrantham ShaunRogers EricWright D'QwellJackson BrodneyPool DaveZastudil KamerionWimbley BrandonMcDonald ShaunSmith SeanJones AndraDavis WillieMcGinest CoreyWilliams RobaireSmith AntwanPeek AlexHall RomeoCrennel LeonWilliams LouisLeonard MikeAdams DavenHolly BeauBell GerardLawson AhtybaRubin

  
  
• Pro Football Weekly - Browns CB McDonald responds well after Denver debacle

  After enduring likely the worst game of his professional career in Week 10 vs. Denver, Browns CB Brandon McDonald has bounced back impressively....

  Posted: 12/5/2008 4:05:27 PM

  Topics: BrandonMcDonald LeighBodden ShaunRogers RomeoCrennel

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Browns notes: Crennel warns players in wake of Burress incident

  New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress never played for the Browns...

  Posted: 12/5/2008 11:04:47 AM

  Topics: RomeoCrennel BrandonMcDonald AndraDavis BraylonEdwards HankFraley D'QwellJackson JamalLewis ShaunRogers JoeThomas CoreyWilliams KamerionWimbley EricWright CharlesAli KellenWinslow BeauBell DarnellDinkins ShaunSmith SyndricSteptoe BradyQuinn BruceGradkowski DonteStallworth EarnestByner Titans WeekFourteen

  
  
• Official Site - Cousin enjoys role as teacher

  There are only four players on the Browns active roster that have spent ten or more years in the NFL....

  Posted: 12/4/2008 5:54:51 PM

  Topics: TerryCousin EricWright BrandonMcDonald RomeoCrennel

  
  
• Lake County News-Herald - For Browns' McDonald, it only gets worse with Manning on tap

  Whatever Brandon McDonald bowed his head and gave thanks for before feasting on Thursday, he was not thanking the Lord for the chance to face the real No. 18 on Sunday....

  Posted: 11/28/2008 10:45:34 AM

  Topics: BrandonMcDonald Colts WeekThirteen

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Browns notes: Revenge won’t be a factor against Colts

  The Indianapolis Colts prevented the Browns from making the playoffs by losing the final NFL game of 2007...

  Posted: 11/27/2008 11:51:06 AM

  Topics: BrandonMcDonald HankFraley DarnellDinkins RomeoCrennel LawrenceVickers CharlesAli SeanJones ShaunRogers CoreyWilliams ShaunSmith KellenWinslow JeromeHarrison BradyQuinn TitusBrown SteveSanders RichardBartel Colts WeekThirteen

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Browns notes: Lewis less than thrilled with his lack of activity

  When Jamal Lewis carries the football 20 times in a game, the Browns almost always win....

  Posted: 11/24/2008 11:03:26 AM

  Topics: JamalLewis RomeoCrennel RobChudzinski ShaunRogers BrodneyPool SeanJones BraylonEdwards KellenWinslow BrandonMcDonald KamerionWimbley Texans WeekTwelve

  
  
• Lake County News-Herald - Tough test follows restart for McDonald

  It turns out Brandon McDonald never needed to meet with Dr. Phil or some other therapist to get his head straight after playing poorly against the Ravens and Broncos....

  Posted: 11/22/2008 9:53:25 AM

  Topics: BrandonMcDonald RomeoCrennel TravisDaniels D'QwellJackson SteveHeiden KellenWinslow BradyQuinn Texans WeekTwelve

  
  
• Lake County News Herald - Browns notes: Winslow will undergo MRI

  Tight end Kellen Winslow Jr. paid a price Monday night when he caught a pass for a 16-yard gain to put Phil Dawson in position to kick the game-winning field goal against the Bills....

  Posted: 11/19/2008 9:45:36 AM

  Topics: KellenWinslow PhilDawson ShaunSmith JeromeHarrison EricSteinbach SeanJones JasonWright ShaunRogers CoreyWilliams LawrenceVickers TravisDaniels KamerionWimbley BrandonMcDonald Bills WeekEleven

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Browns: McDonald finds redemption against Bills

  Maybe Romeo Crennel should bench all of the defensive starters for the first play Sunday against Houston....

  Posted: 11/19/2008 9:37:44 AM

  Topics: RomeoCrennel BrandonMcDonald PhilDawson Bills WeekEleven

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - 'Mr. Automatic' keeps faith with saving kick for Browns

  Flirting with infamy, about to become the first NFL team to blow leads of 13 points or more in three consecutive games, the Browns were saved by ''Mr. Automatic.''...

  Posted: 11/19/2008 9:30:14 AM

  Topics: PhilDawson RomeoCrennel DaveZastudil AndraDavis BrandonMcDonald Bills WeekEleven

  
  
• Official Site - Crennel hopes Browns grow from victory

  Tuesday, as his players nursed their bruises and his assistant coaches crammed for the Texans, Romeo Crennel let out at least a bit of a smile....

  Posted: 11/18/2008 8:49:48 PM

  Topics: RomeoCrennel PhilDawson JoshCribbs JeromeHarrison ShaunRogers BrandonMcDonald BradyQuinn ShaunSmith KellenWinslow SeanJones CoreyWilliams JasonWright LawrenceVickers Bills WeekEleven

  
  
• Warren Tribune Chronicle - Daniels takes over for McDonald

  As expected, Travis Daniels started at cornerback in place of Brandon McDonald for the Browns....

  Posted: 11/18/2008 5:08:04 PM

  Topics: TravisDaniels BrandonMcDonald RomeoCrennel SeanJones KamerionWimbley ShaunRogers AndraDavis PhilDawson CoreyWilliams Bills WeekEleven

  
  
• Lake County News Herald - Browns notes: Williams plays through pain

  Not long after the season ends, Corey Williams will have surgery on his left shoulder,...

  Posted: 11/18/2008 1:02:02 PM

  Topics: CoreyWilliams RomeoCrennel D'QwellJackson RobaireSmith ShaunSmith TravisDaniels BrandonMcDonald BraylonEdwards BradyQuinn KellenWinslow PhilDawson DerekAnderson JoshCribbs CharlesAli BrodneyPool Bills WeekEleven

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Browns notes: Dawson keeps getting better with age

  Kicker Phil Dawson doesn’t want to discuss his solid start to the season....

  Posted: 11/18/2008 12:52:25 PM

  Topics: PhilDawson TedDaisher DonCockroft LouGroza BrandonMcDonald TravisDaniels RomeoCrennel MikeAdams SeanJones BrodneyPool LeonWilliams AndraDavis D'QwellJackson ShanteeOrr WillieMcGinest KamerionWimbley AlexHall JimBrown JoshCribbs KellenWinslow CharlesAli LawrenceVickers ShaunRogers ShaunSmith Bills WeekEleven

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - McDonald deals with demotion

  Brandon McDonald might be out, but he's not down....

  Posted: 11/18/2008 12:24:39 PM

  Topics: BrandonMcDonald RomeoCrennel TravisDaniels BraylonEdwards KellenWinslow DonteStallworth CoreyWilliams JoshCribbs BrodneyPool CharlesAli KamerionWimbley ShaunRogers AndraDavis PhilDawson LawrenceVickers Bills WeekEleven

  
  
• Warren Tribune Chronicle - McDonald trying to erase mistakes

  One of Brandon McDonald's talents that is not widely known is his singing ability....

  Posted: 11/15/2008 12:24:43 PM

  Topics: BrandonMcDonald MelTucker RomeoCrennel EricWright TravisDaniels SamRutigliano Bills WeekEleven

  
  
• Lake County News Herald - Browns notes: Smith says he's no quitter

  Profootballtalk.com speculated a player Jamal Lewis was referring to when he said some of his teammates quit against the Broncos was defensive lineman Shaun Smith....

  Posted: 11/15/2008 11:45:29 AM

  Topics: ShaunSmith JamalLewis LawrenceVickers SteveHeiden EricSteinbach CoreyWilliams DarnellDinkins ShaunRogers RomeoCrennel BrandonMcDonald TravisDaniels Bills WeekEleven

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Browns’ McDonald ready to put mistakes behind him and get back to making plays

  Brandon McDonald can still see Eddie Royal streaking past him for a 93-yard touchdown....

  Posted: 11/15/2008 11:40:19 AM

  Topics: BrandonMcDonald RomeoCrennel TravisDaniels TerryCousin DavenHolly Bills WeekEleven

  
  
• Warren Tribune Chronicle - Browns plan defensive changes

  There are changes coming to the Browns on the defensive side....

  Posted: 11/13/2008 9:15:43 AM

  Topics: RomeoCrennel SeanJones MikeAdams NickSorensen BradyQuinn AlexHall BeauBell TravisDaniels BrandonMcDonald EricSteinbach LawrenceVickers DarnellDinkins ShaunRogers Bills WeekEleven

  
  
• Massillon Independent - McDonald will get help from veteran

  After a nightmarish game against Denver that included giving up a 93-yard touchdown, Brandon McDonald’s role will be adjusted....

  Posted: 11/12/2008 8:46:52 PM

  Topics: BrandonMcDonald RomeoCrennel TravisDaniels BraylonEdwards KellenWinslow DonteStallworth BradyQuinn ShaunRogers EricSteinbach LawrenceVickers CoreyWilliams DarnellDinkins Bills WeekEleven

  
  
• Lake County News Herald - Browns notes: Changes could start at corner

  Brandon McDonald might pay for giving up three touchdown passes in the last two games with his job as the starting right cornerback....

  Posted: 11/12/2008 8:39:09 PM

  Topics: BrandonMcDonald TravisDaniels RomeoCrennel DonteStallworth BraylonEdwards SeanJones MikeAdams BrodneyPool NickSorensen AlexHall KamerionWimbley KrisGriffin BeauBell AndraDavis D'QwellJackson LeonWilliams ShaunRogers DarnellDinkins LawrenceVickers CoreyWilliams EricSteinbach Bills WeekEleven

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Browns notes: McDonald gets demoted, could lose starting cornerback job to Daniels

  Defensive back Travis Daniels has spent the entire season waiting for his opportunity with the Browns....

  Posted: 11/12/2008 8:29:04 PM

  Topics: TravisDaniels BrandonMcDonald RomeoCrennel MelTucker EricSteinbach LawrenceVickers DarnellDinkins ShaunRogers CoreyWilliams SeanJones RyanTucker BeauBell Bills WeekEleven

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Crennel claims team not quitters

  Embattled Browns coach Romeo Crennel vigorously is trying to dispel the notion he's leading a team of quitters....

  Posted: 11/12/2008 8:23:46 PM

  Topics: RomeoCrennel JamalLewis JoshCribbs PhilDawson RandyLerner BrandonMcDonald TravisDaniels ShaunRogers EricSteinbach LawrenceVickers CoreyWilliams DarnellDinkins Bills WeekEleven

  
  
• Official Site - Daniels says he'll be ready

  Cornerback Travis Daniels will be in familiar territory on Monday night when the Browns travel to meet the Buffalo Bills....

  Posted: 11/12/2008 7:59:22 PM

  Topics: TravisDaniels RomeoCrennel BrandonMcDonald DonteStallworth BraylonEdwards Bills WeekEleven

  
  
• Warren Tribune Chronicle - Nice guy

  It's hard not to feel sorry for Browns cornerback Brandon McDonald, who had a night to forget in the 34-30 loss to the Denver Broncos...

  Posted: 11/12/2008 7:02:58 PM

  Topics: BrandonMcDonald Broncos WeekTen

  
  
• Patrick McManamon Blog - First and 10: How much more can the Browns ask of fans?

  Just a guess, but this does not seem to be a good time of the season for a team to be questioning each other's hearts....

  Posted: 11/11/2008 4:30:07 PM

  Topics: RobaireSmith CoreyWilliams HankFraley KevinShaffer EricSteinbach BraylonEdwards BradyQuinn JoshCribbs RomeoCrennel PhilSavage D'QwellJackson TerryCousin BrandonMcDonald JohnCollins GerardWarren

  
  
• Lake County News-Herald - Crennel hints at lineup changes

  Lineup changes might be made before the Browns play their next game, Coach Romeo Crennel hinted Monday....

  Posted: 11/11/2008 10:17:55 AM

  Topics: RomeoCrennel RexHadnot DerekAnderson BradyQuinn KamerionWimbley BraylonEdwards BeauBell LeonWilliams AndraDavis KrisGriffin BrandonMcDonald TravisDaniels JeromeHarrison EricSteinbach JoshCribbs NickSorensen Bills WeekEleven

  
  
• Lake County News-Herald - Fallen Browns are now divided

  Coach Romeo Crennel says the only way the Browns can salvage success over the last seven games is to play as a unit, even as criticism mounts...

  Posted: 11/11/2008 10:14:36 AM

  Topics: RomeoCrennel JamalLewis JoshCribbs BrandonMcDonald ShaunSmith AndraDavis Bills WeekEleven

  
  
• FOX Sports.com - Some Browns tagged quitters

  Back from a rare, football-free weekend, the Cleveland Browns resumed a season that has faded from promising to problematic....

  Posted: 11/10/2008 9:23:32 PM

  Topics: JamalLewis JoshCribbs AndraDavis ShaunSmith RomeoCrennel BradyQuinn DerekAnderson KamerionWimbley BrandonMcDonald Bills WeekEleven

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Browns ability to finish? A little dull

  Where to begin when discussing the Browns’ frustrating finishes?...

  Posted: 11/10/2008 9:22:05 AM

  Topics: JamalLewis DerekAnderson BrandonMcDonald BradyQuinn BraylonEdwards KellenWinslow WillieMcGinest CoreyWilliams RomeoCrennel RyanTucker JoeJurevicius RobaireSmith OrpheusRoye AntwanPeek LeighBodden ToddGrantham

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - It's academic: Browns below the curve

  The loss Thursday night to the Denver Broncos left Pro Bowl returner Joshua Cribbs talking about tears for the second time in the past four games....

  Posted: 11/9/2008 11:24:15 AM

  Topics: JoshCribbs RomeoCrennel DerekAnderson BradyQuinn PhilSavage JamalLewis JeromeHarrison JasonWright BraylonEdwards DonteStallworth SyndricSteptoe JoeJurevicius KellenWinslow SteveHeiden DarnellDinkins OffensiveLine ShaunRogers CoreyWilliams RobaireSmith ShaunSmith AndraDavis D'QwellJackson KamerionWimbley WillieMcGinest AlexHall AntwanPeek BeauBell BrandonMcDonald EricWright BrodneyPool SeanJones MikeAdams TerryCousin RobChudzinski MelTucker RandyLerner

  
  
• Warren Tribune Chronicle - It’s all about the finish

  The word that keeps creeping up in conversations about the Browns is "finish."...

  Posted: 11/8/2008 11:07:27 AM

  Topics: KellenWinslow RomeoCrennel BrandonMcDonald DerekAnderson BradyQuinn Broncos WeekTen

  
  
• Lake County News-Herald - Browns notes: Corner had night to forget

  Coach Romeo Crennel won't give up on Brandon McDonald, the second-year cornerback who has had back-to-back bad games....

  Posted: 11/8/2008 9:41:02 AM

  Topics: RomeoCrennel BrandonMcDonald ShaunRogers SeanJones LawrenceVickers EricSteinbach Broncos WeekTen

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Romeo on Browns’ defense .. wherefore art thou?

  Several hours of sleep did nothing to make Browns coach Romeo Crennel feel any better about the way his defense played down the stretch in a 34-30 loss to Denver on Thursday night....

  Posted: 11/8/2008 9:35:14 AM

  Topics: RomeoCrennel BradyQuinn BrandonMcDonald EricWright MikeAdams MelTucker RobChudzinski ShaunRogers DarnellDinkins SeanJones CoreyWilliams EricSteinbach LawrenceVickers JoshCribbs JamalLewis KellenWinslow OzzieNewsome Broncos WeekTen Bills WeekEleven

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Loss has Browns in black mood

  The black shirt Romeo Crennel wore matched his mood and was fitting of the pall hanging over Browns headquarters Friday....

  Posted: 11/8/2008 9:29:37 AM

  Topics: RomeoCrennel BrandonMcDonald EricWright JamalLewis ShaunRogers DarnellDinkins EricSteinbach Broncos WeekTen Bills WeekEleven

  
  
• ESPN - Kevin Seifert fear factors

  Cleveland Browns cornerback Daven Holly was another one of Ward's victims....

  Posted: 10/30/2008 7:44:07 PM

  Topics: DavenHolly BrandonMcDonald DonteStallworth KellenWinslow

  
  
• Lorain Morning Journal - Heiden impresses during stint as starter

  Now that Kellen Winslow is back with the team, Steve Heiden will likely return to the role of backup....

  Posted: 10/28/2008 11:46:37 AM

  Topics: KellenWinslow RomeoCrennel SteveHeiden ShaunRogers JoshCribbs WillieMcGinest EricWright BrandonMcDonald D'QwellJackson AndraDavis SeanJones DonteStallworth Jaguars WeekEight

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Shaun Rogers displays Pro Bowl skills for Browns

  When the game had finally ended after a pressure-packed defensive stand by the Browns, nose tackle Shaun Rogers had to take a knee....

  Posted: 10/27/2008 7:12:02 AM

  Topics: ShaunRogers PhilSavage RobaireSmith ShaunSmith RomeoCrennel DerekAnderson RobChudzinski CharlesAli SteveHeiden BrandonMcDonald DonteStallworth DennisNorthcutt DaveZastudil LawrenceVickers JoshCribbs Jaguars WeekEight

  
  
• Lake County News-Herald - Picking their spots: Browns are fourth in NFL in interceptions

  One of the best ball-hawking secondaries in the NFL is taking on the only starting quarterback not to throw an interception this season when the Browns meet the Redskins Sunday in Landover, Md....

  Posted: 10/15/2008 8:20:00 PM

  Topics: EricWright SeanJones BrodneyPool TerryCousin MikeAdams BrandonMcDonald D'QwellJackson DefensivePlayerOfTheWeek RomeoCrennel Redskins WeekSeven

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Young secondary praised for victory

  Eric Wright's bravado was back even before his 94-yard interception return for a touchdown clinched the Browns' 35-14 victory over the New York Giants Monday night....

  Posted: 10/15/2008 9:15:39 AM

  Topics: EricWright DerekAnderson BrandonMcDonald BrodneyPool AndraDavis WillieMcGinest BraylonEdwards KellenWinslow ShaunSmith DarnellDinkins Giants WeekSix Redskins WeekSeven

  
  
• The Columbus Dispatch - Browns: A great night does not make a season

  It was a glorious night, a night of rebirth, a night of hope. But it was only one night, one game....

  Posted: 10/14/2008 8:58:48 PM

  Topics: AndraDavis KellenWinslow DonteStallworth RomeoCrennel BraylonEdwards RyanTucker JamalLewis BrandonMcDonald Giants WeekSix Redskins WeekSeven

  
  
• Lake County News-Herald - Pick three proves to be a winner for Browns

  Cornerback Eric Wright and his mates in the Browns’ defensive backfield had larceny in their hearts in Monday night’s 35-14 victory over the New York Giants....

  Posted: 10/14/2008 11:51:42 AM

  Topics: EricWright BrandonMcDonald BrodneyPool RomeoCrennel Giants WeekSix

  
  
• Canton Rep - Browns cornerback McDonald has come a long way from Memphis

  Time flies when you're covering Chad Ocho Cinco. Two years ago, Brandon McDonald didn't even make first-team all-conference while playing at Memphis. Four games into 2008, he has covered world-class wideouts Terrell Owens and the former Chad Johnson....

  Posted: 10/3/2008 7:29:30 AM

  Topics: BrandonMcDonald

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Browns-Bengals five things to watch

  Bengals receivers Chad Ocho Cinco and T.J. Houshmandzadeh vs. Browns cornerbacks Brandon McDonald and Eric Wright....

  Posted: 9/28/2008 12:18:54 PM

  Topics: EricWright BrandonMcDonald BraylonEdwards BradyQuinn RomeoCrennel DerekAnderson ShaunRogers RandyLerner Bengals WeekFour

  
  
• ESPN - QB one of many problems for Cleveland

  It's too difficult to change the No. 1 receiver, who is struggling to get open and catch the football this season....

  Posted: 9/23/2008 3:40:19 PM

  Topics: DerekAnderson BradyQuinn RomeoCrennel BraylonEdwards KevinShaffer KamerionWimbley EricWright BrandonMcDonald Bengals WeekFour

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal Blog - Pat McManamon: Random thoughts from a wandering mind

  The Browns had receivers catching footballs with numbers on them....

  Posted: 9/17/2008 11:04:15 PM

  Topics: BraylonEdwards DonteStallworth SyndricSteptoe BrandonMcDonald MikeAdams TerryCousin RomeoCrennel

  
  
• Lake County News-Herald - Browns defense still has work to do

  It’s still early, so early half the teams in the NFL are still undefeated, but after one game the Browns’ secondary isn’t scaring anybody....

  Posted: 9/9/2008 8:45:03 PM

  Topics: BrandonMcDonald EricWright DerekAnderson BraylonEdwards JamalLewis SteveHeiden BrodneyPool MikeAdams Cowboys WeekOne Pissburgh WeekTwo

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Browns analysis: Win over Steelers close to a must-one

  Must-wins don’t exist in Week 2. But Sunday night versus the Steelers is about as close as it gets....

  Posted: 9/9/2008 8:40:29 PM

  Topics: WillieMcGinest RomeoCrennel DonteStallworth BraylonEdwards SyndricSteptoe SteveSanders EricWright BrandonMcDonald BrodneyPool MikeAdams SeanJones PaulHubbard AllenPatrick OmarCuff PracticeSquad Cowboys WeekOne Pissburgh WeekTwo

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Browns' defense in need of fast fix

  At times Sunday, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo had enough time in the pocket to order dinner and eat it....

  Posted: 9/10/2008 7:07:24 AM

  Topics: WillieMcGinest KamerionWimbley RomeoCrennel ShaunRogers CoreyWilliams EricWright BrandonMcDonald PaulHubbard AllenPatrick OmarCuff PracticeSquad Cowboys WeekOne Pissburgh WeekTwo

  
  
• Warren Tribune-Chronicle - A bright spot: Cribbs to be ready Sunday

  Joshua Cribbs plans to be ready to play Sunday when the Browns host the Pittsburgh Steelers....

  Posted: 9/9/2008 9:41:23 AM

  Topics: JoshCribbs SyndricSteptoe BraylonEdwards GerardLawson RomeoCrennel PhilDawson RandyLerner BernieKosar DonteStallworth BrandonMcDonald AndraDavis Cowboys WeekOne Pissburgh WeekTwo

  
  
• Erie Times-News - Browns say they'll bounce back in Week 2 against rival Steelers

  Difficult as it is to believe, there is news coming out of the NFL's opening weekend that doesn't involve Tom Brady's knee....

  Posted: 9/8/2008 8:49:15 PM

  Topics: AndraDavis DerekAnderson BraylonEdwards DonteStallworth JamalLewis BrandonMcDonald MikeAdams Pissburgh WeekTwo

  
  
• Massillon Independent - Browns ‘D’ regrouping in a hurry after rout

  Brandon McDonald’s first day as the Browns’ new full-time right cornerback ebbed into night. The dawn of his career as a starter had collided with the latter days of T.O....

  Posted: 9/8/2008 10:34:22 PM

  Topics: BrandonMcDonald MelTucker ToddGrantham WillieMcGinest RomeoCrennel MikeAdams EricWright JamalLewis Cowboys WeekOne

  
  
• FOX Sports (AP) - Browns look ahead after Dallas debacle

  For kicker Phil Dawson, it was a Monday like so many others over the past decade....

  Posted: 9/8/2008 10:31:02 PM

  Topics: PhilDawson RomeoCrennel BraylonEdwards AndraDavis BrodneyPool BrandonMcDonald DerekAnderson DonteStallworth JoshCribbs SteveSanders SyndricSteptoe Cowboys WeekOne Pissburgh WeekTwo

  
  
• Official Site - McDonald up for the challenge

  How would you defend Terrell Owens? Double-team him? Play off and test his patience? Use your linebackers underneath? Try to play press coverage and knock him off his route?...

  Posted: 9/5/2008 7:16:56 PM

  Topics: BrandonMcDonald EricWright Cowboys WeekOne

  
  
• ESPN - Can the Browns stop T.O.?

  Cleveland Browns second-year cornerback Brandon McDonald knew this day was coming....

  Posted: 9/3/2008 9:42:04 PM

  Topics: BrandonMcDonald Cowboys GameOne