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• Dayton Daily News - Browns release offensive lineman Hank Fraley

  Hank Fraley was happy to fill in anywhere the Cleveland Browns needed him. Center, guard, even tight end. He went wherever. On Wednesday, he was told the Browns no longer had a spot for him....

  Posted: 3/4/2010 6:19:36 PM

  Topics: HankFraley

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Browns pick seventh in April draft

  After finishing the season tied with the Seattle Seahawks and Oakland Raiders at 5-11, the Browns will pick seventh in the April 22-24 NFL Draft....

  Posted: 1/4/2010 9:23:31 PM

  Topics: 2010Draft HankFraley CoreyWilliams

  
  
• Canton Repository - Browns notebook: Browns in a tight spot with Heiden out

  Talk about a tight spot. With starting tight end Robert Royal and backup Steve Heiden injured and out of the Green Bay game, the Browns’ tight end corps included:...

  Posted: 10/29/2009 9:52:06 AM

  Topics: RobertRoyal SteveHeiden HankFraley GregEstandia MichaelGaines derekanderson BrianRobiskie MohamedMassaquoi MikeFurrey EricMangini ChansiStucky BrianDaboll CarlSmith KalukaMaiava DavidVeikune JeromeHarrison CoyeFrancies KamerionWimbley RexHadnot DavidBowens

  
  
• Official Site - Fraley finding ways to fit, help

  Hank Fraley's next trick may or may not include a touchdown catch....

  Posted: 10/29/2009 9:47:25 AM

  Topics: HankFraley

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Fraley, Gaines step in to fill holes at tight end

  Fighting the flu and a hamstring strain and trying to get by with a mangled finger, Browns tight end Robert Royal couldn't play last week against the visiting Green Bay Packers....

  Posted: 10/29/2009 9:46:43 AM

  Topics: RobertRoyal SteveHeiden HankFraley MichaelGaines EricMangini derekanderson D'QwellJackson KalukaMaiava philsavage MikeFurrey DarnellJenkins CedricPeerman DavidBowens PhilDawson

  
  
• Lake County News-Herald - Browns notes: Lewis sits out again

  Jamal Lewis on Thursday was forced to sit out practice for the second straight day with a hamstring injury....

  Posted: 9/24/2009 8:59:54 PM

  Topics: JamalLewis EricMangini JamesDavis JeromeHarrison HankFraley

  
  
• Lorain Morning Journal - BROWNS NOTES: Elam's bottled water cost him $1,700

  Without naming names, Browns coach Eric Mangini came close to confirming that he fined a player $1,700 for taking a bottle of water....

  Posted: 9/22/2009 6:42:31 PM

  Topics: EricMangini AbramElam braylonedwards PorkChopWomack HankFraley BrianRobiskie D'QwellJackson PhilDawson joshcribbs

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal Blog - Monday, Aug. 17: No starter named

  Coach Eric Mangini said it was too early to name a starting quarterback, even though Brady Quinn put the Browns in position for 10 points in a 17-0 preseason-opening loss to Green Bay Saturday night....

  Posted: 8/17/2009 7:45:08 PM

  Topics: EricMangini bradyquinn derekanderson HankFraley PhilDawson braylonedwards MikeFurrey EricBarton LanceLeggett JordanNorwood MarcusBernard BrianRobiskie MohamedMassaquoi KalukaMaiava BretLockett NickSorensen shaunrogers JeromeHarrison martinrucker DavidBowens ryantucker BoRuud

  
  
• 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 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 - 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

  
  
• 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

  
  
• Lake County News-Herald - Buddy Ryan stops for a visit

  Buddy Ryan, famed defensive coordinator of the Chicago Bears' 1985 Super Bowl team and father of Browns defensive coordinator Rob Ryan, was on the field for practice Sunday afternoon, taking notes and talking to his son in "Ryanese."...

  Posted: 8/3/2009 10:25:17 AM

  Topics: BuddyRyan RobRyan shaunrogers DonCarey CoyeFrancies braylonedwards EricMangini EricSteinbach ryantucker RexHadnot HankFraley PorkChopWomack JoeThomas derekanderson bradyquinn 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

  
  
• Lorain Morning Journal - Let the games begin

  For the first time since the never-ending story of the quarterback derby began in January, it appears one winner will emerge rather than one loser and one survivor....

  Posted: 8/2/2009 9:23:57 AM

  Topics: bradyquinn derekanderson EricMangini JoeThomas EricSteinbach HankFraley PorkChopWomack JohnSt.Clair MikeAdams RobertRoyal SyndricSteptoe BrianRobiskie 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

  
  
• Cleveland Plain Dealer Blog - Browns have one practice in the books

  Observations from the first Browns practice of training camp ......

  Posted: 8/1/2009 3:26:56 PM

  Topics: SteveHeiden RobaireSmith joshcribbs PhilDawson braylonedwards JoeThomas EricSteinbach HankFraley PorkChopWomack JohnSt.Clair bradyquinn ryantucker beaubell JeromeHarrison LawrenceVickers BradSeely D'QwellJackson EricBarton MattEberflus TrainingCamp

  
  
• 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 - 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

  
  
• 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

  
  
• 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

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Edwards, Quinn, Anderson on field

  Two months ago, the scene Thursday would have been unthinkable....

  Posted: 5/22/2009 10:20:36 AM

  Topics: braylonedwards bradyquinn derekanderson EricMangini joshcribbs PhilDawson DonteStallworth JoeThomas HankFraley 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

  
  
• Lorain Morning Journal - NFL Insider: ‘They’re not as bad as Detroit’

  An NFL advance scout recently offered what he must have thought were encouraging words when I asked him to assess the Browns:...

  Posted: 12/28/2008 2:54:59 AM

  Topics: RomeoCrennel KamerionWimbley JoeThomas EricSteinbach HankFraley RexHadnot KevinShaffer DerekAnderson BradyQuinn BraylonEdwards KenDorsey JamalLewis EricWright RandyLerner BillCowher RexRyan SteveSpagnuolo JoshMcDaniels

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Scott Petrak: Charting the dismantling of Browns offense

  By now, anyone still paying attention to the Browns knows they haven’t scored an offensive touchdown in nearly 21 quarters....

  Posted: 12/26/2008 12:41:15 PM

  Topics: JeromeHarrison BradyQuinn DerekAnderson KenDorsey RobChudzinski BraylonEdwards RomeoCrennel JamalLewis RyanTucker EricSteinbach HankFraley JoeThomas DonteStallworth JoeJurevicius JasonWright

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Browns are downplaying reports of a Smith-Quinn confrontation

  Teammates and opponents have been targets of Browns defensive lineman Shaun Smith's abrasive personality....

  Posted: 12/23/2008 3:27:05 AM

  Topics: ShaunSmith RomeoCrennel BradyQuinn ShanteeOrr HankFraley DarnellDinkins

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Lewis' milestone gets lost in defeat

  Nearing the end of what he called the worst season of his career in terms of victories, Browns running back Jamal Lewis didn't revel over his milestone....

  Posted: 12/22/2008 10:37:07 AM

  Topics: JamalLewis JimBrown RandyLerner BraylonEdwards HankFraley KenDorsey JoshCribbs LawrenceVickers EricSteinbach ShaunSmith RomeoCrennel EricWright DaveZastudil Bengals WeekSixteen

  
  
• Lake County News-Herald - Zastudil nursing right knee

  Normally, a team does not have to worry about the health of its punter...

  Posted: 12/20/2008 12:05:29 PM

  Topics: DaveZastudil RomeoCrennel PhilSavage TedDaisher ChrisCaminiti KellenWinslow PhilDawson HankFraley KenDorsey MikeSullivan LeonWilliams ShaunSmith JoshCribbs EricSteinbach JeromeHarrison ShaunRogers LawrenceVickers CoreyWilliams Bengals WeekSixteen

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Browns: Fraley returns to Philly, hoping for a win

  The Philly fanatics will be howling, the blitz coming and chaos reigning. But at least Ken Dorsey can look to center Hank Fraley for a sense of calm....

  Posted: 12/15/2008 12:13:20 PM

  Topics: KenDorsey HankFraley BraylonEdwards RomeoCrennel Eagles WeekFifteen

  
  
• New Philadelphia Times-Reporter - Fraley fired up about playing former team

  It doesn’t matter that the Browns are 4-9. It wouldn’t matter if Hank Fraley Jr. was stuck in an even colder part of Siberia, say, Detroit....

  Posted: 12/13/2008 12:11:19 PM

  Topics: HankFraley Eagles WeekFifteen

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Better chance ahead for Lewis

  After being held to just seven carries for seven yards last week against a Tennessee Titans defense ranked 12th in the league against the run...

  Posted: 12/13/2008 11:56:48 AM

  Topics: JamalLewis RomeoCrennel HankFraley RexHadnot JeromeHarrison CoreyWilliams KellenWinslow CharlesAli BeauBell ShanteeOrr LouisLeonard ShaunRogers ShaunSmith JoshCribbs Eagles WeekFifteen

  
  
• Official Site - Fraley looks forward to facing Eagles

  Unlike the situation from 1950-70, when they regularly played twice a year as members of the same conference...

  Posted: 12/12/2008 4:53:54 PM

  Topics: HankFraley Eagles WeekFifteen

  
  
• Philadelphia Daily News - Former Eagle Fraley talks about life with Browns

  While he didn't come right out and say it, the thought has crossed Hank Fraley's mind. But how could it not?...

  Posted: 12/12/2008 1:29:21 PM

  Topics: HankFraley RomeoCrennel Eagles WeekFifteen

  
  
• New Philadelphia Times-Reporter - Expect the Browns to shuffle the deck on offense in ’09

  It wasn’t supposed to be this way....

  Posted: 12/11/2008 4:17:53 AM

  Topics: BradyQuinn JoeThomas JamalLewis BraylonEdwards EricSteinbach LawrenceVickers JoshCribbs JeromeHarrison MartinRucker KellenWinslow RyanTucker KevinShaffer RexHadnot IsaacSowells DerekAnderson DonteStallworth HankFraley SteveHeiden KenDorsey JasonWright SethMcKinney BruceGradkowski CharlesAli ScottYoung SyndricSteptoe DarnellDinkins Eagles WeekFifteen

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Dorsey can’t provide any relief for Browns’ touchdown drought

  Ken Dorsey shouldn’t feel bad. Brady Quinn and Derek Anderson couldn’t score a touchdown, either....

  Posted: 12/8/2008 10:41:57 AM

  Topics: KenDorsey BradyQuinn DerekAnderson RomeoCrennel JoshCribbs HankFraley BraylonEdwards Titans WeekFourteen

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Browns choke again

  The depths of despair have come to this: Three Browns games without a touchdown and no end in sight....

  Posted: 12/8/2008 10:27:46 AM

  Topics: BradyQuinn DerekAnderson KenDorsey RomeoCrennel JoshCribbs BraylonEdwards EricMetcalf DennisNorthcutt JeromeHarrison D'QwellJackson HankFraley EricWright DonteStallworth Titans WeekFourteen

  
  
• 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

  
  
• New Philadelphia Times-Reporter - Browns still feel they can make a run

  Romeo Crennel won’t back down from the finger pointing. He points the finger at himself....

  Posted: 11/28/2008 12:49:11 AM

  Topics: RomeoCrennel RandyLerner BillCowher UrbanMeyer HankFraley

  
  
• 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

  
  
• Lake County News-Herald - Sound but no fury: Browns players rally behind Crennel

  Romeo Crennel stuttered Monday while responding to the last question of a news conference that lasted about 17 minutes...

  Posted: 11/25/2008 10:03:22 AM

  Topics: RomeoCrennel PhilSavage RobChudzinski MelTucker PhilDawson HankFraley SeanJones JoshCribbs

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Romeo’s still the man, for now

  As the minutes passed and Romeo Crennel wasn’t behind the microphone for his scheduled news conference, the speculation swirled....

  Posted: 11/25/2008 9:57:34 AM

  Topics: RomeoCrennel RandyLerner PhilSavage RobChudzinski JamalLewis D'QwellJackson ButchDavis HankFraley KellenWinslow JoshCribbs SeanJones BillCowher ShaunSmith

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Browns notes: Quinn to get second opinion on finger

  ESPN’s Michael Smith reported Monday night that quarterback Brady Quinn will visit renowned surgeon Dr. James Andrews in Alabama today...

  Posted: 11/25/2008 9:54:17 AM

  Topics: BradyQuinn RomeoCrennel DerekAnderson JamalLewis RobChudzinski JeromeHarrison CharlesAli DarnellDinkins HankFraley ShaunRogers LawrenceVickers KellenWinslow Colts WeekThirteen

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Quinn to start against Colts

  Browns quarterback Brady Quinn's fractured index finger also involves a tendon and affects how he can spin the ball, coach Romeo Crennel said Monday....

  Posted: 11/25/2008 9:50:10 AM

  Topics: BradyQuinn RomeoCrennel DerekAnderson CharlesAli DarnellDinkins HankFraley Colts WeekThirteen

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Crennel shoulders blame

  At this point in 2004, a hearse was parked across the street from Browns headquarters....

  Posted: 11/25/2008 9:48:40 AM

  Topics: ButchDavis RomeoCrennel RandyLerner BradyQuinn DerekAnderson BillCowher JoshCribbs BraylonEdwards HankFraley

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - LOL? Not over Browns GM Savage’s e-mail response to fan

  The bumpy season for Browns general manager Phil Savage hit a new and unusual pothole this week....

  Posted: 11/21/2008 12:01:43 PM

  Topics: PhilSavage RandyLerner RomeoCrennel HankFraley

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Fan defends Savage for angry e-mail

  Browns General Manager Phil Savage does not deserve to be punished or fired because of an angry e-mail he sent a fan after the 29-27 victory over the Buffalo Bills on Monday night...

  Posted: 11/21/2008 11:54:17 AM

  Topics: PhilSavage RandyLerner RomeoCrennel HankFraley Texans WeekTwelve

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Quinn has broken finger

  Browns backup quarterback Derek Anderson was flinging bullets Thursday during warmups, perhaps releasing a little frustration....

  Posted: 11/21/2008 11:50:15 AM

  Topics: DerekAnderson BradyQuinn RomeoCrennel HankFraley Texans WeekTwelve

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Browns: Lewis expected to carry load for depleted backfield

  Browns running back Jamal Lewis has spent the entire season lobbying for more carries...

  Posted: 11/20/2008 11:18:53 AM

  Topics: JamalLewis JeromeHarrison JasonWright BraylonEdwards HankFraley JoeThomas Texans WeekTwelve

  
  
• 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

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Quinn is in at QB: Browns turn to backup to start vs. Broncos, send Anderson to bench

  The booing, Brady-chanting fans finally got their wish....

  Posted: 11/4/2008 11:02:03 AM

  Topics: BradyQuinn DerekAnderson RomeoCrennel HankFraley Broncos WeekTen

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Quinn debuts on Thursday

  Brady Quinn's NFL career began with a long wait, a free-fall to No. 22 in the first round of the draft that enabled the team he rooted for growing up in suburban Columbus to make a trade to get him....

  Posted: 11/4/2008 10:45:25 AM

  Topics: BradyQuinn DerekAnderson HankFraley RomeoCrennel Broncos WeekTen

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Goal-line failures fueling Browns

  ''Leverage, leverage'' barked an assistant coach as the Browns' goal-line offense assembled Friday under a cloudless blue sky....

  Posted: 11/1/2008 10:35:36 AM

  Topics: RobChudzinski PhilDawson DerekAnderson BraylonEdwards EricSteinbach JamalLewis HankFraley Rats WeekNine

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Browns notes: MNF win one for history as Browns become just fourth time to achieve offensive ‘perfection’

  Not only was the Browns’ 35-14 home victory over the New York Giants impressive on Monday night, it was historic....

  Posted: 10/15/2008 8:12:42 PM

  Topics: HankFraley BraylonEdwards DerekAnderson KellenWinslow ShaunSmith BernieKosar RyanTucker BrodneyPool KevinShaffer SeanJones Redskins WeekSeven

  
  
• Lake County News-Herald - Browns notes: Winslow expected to practice today

  Barring any setbacks, Kellen Winslow Jr. should be back on the practice field today when the Browns begin their preparation for the game against the Redskins on Sunday....

  Posted: 10/15/2008 9:34:23 AM

  Topics: KellenWinslow RomeoCrennel SteveHeiden ShaunSmith LouisLeonard KamerionWimbley SeanJones MikeAdams JoeThomas EricSteinbach HankFraley BraylonEdwards LawrenceVickers RexHadnot DerekAnderson Giants WeekSix Redskins WeekSeven

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Crennel cuts celebration short, said Browns have a lot of work to do

  Romeo Crennel opted against any celebratory backflips, cartwheels or somersaults....

  Posted: 10/15/2008 9:29:00 AM

  Topics: RomeoCrennel BraylonEdwards DerekAnderson JeromeHarrison DarnellDinkins SyndricSteptoe HankFraley Giants WeekSix

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Now that's more like it

  While observers and fans were speculating whether Monday night would be Derek Anderson's final game as Browns starting quarterback and if coach Romeo Crennel really would yank him on national television...

  Posted: 10/15/2008 9:11:00 AM

  Topics: DerekAnderson RomeoCrennel HankFraley BradyQuinn BraylonEdwards RyanTucker DonteStallworth KevinShaffer SteveHeiden Giants WeekSix

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Crennel warns Browns players to keep politics to themselves

  Free speech may be protected by the First Amendment, but it’s not the No. 1 priority in the Browns locker room....

  Posted: 10/10/2008 12:12:38 PM

  Topics: RomeoCrennel BradyQuinn JoeThomas KrisGriffin ShaunSmith PhilDawson WillieMcGinest DonteStallworth HankFraley Giants WeekSix

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Coach wants Browns to block political distractions

  Browns backup quarterback Brady Quinn introduced Republican presidential hopeful John McCain at a packed rally Wednesday in Strongsville, calling him ''a real hero.''...

  Posted: 10/10/2008 11:34:02 AM

  Topics: BradyQuinn JoeThomas WillieMcGinest RomeoCrennel PhilDawson ShaunSmith HankFraley LennieFriedman Giants WeekSix

  
  
• Lake County News-Herald - Savage sticks to his guns

  Do not expect the Browns to make any dramatic changes during their bye week....

  Posted: 9/30/2008 11:17:27 AM

  Topics: DerekAnderson RomeoCrennel PhilSavage CharlieFrye BradyQuinn JamalLewis HankFraley JoeThomas BraylonEdwards

  
  
• Lake County News-Herald -

  All those spread formations, precise routes and dazzling catches are great for an offense, but sometimes football just comes down to grass stains and grime on the uniforms of offensive linemen after a hard-nosed day of run blocking....

  Posted: 9/26/2008 10:57:09 AM

  Topics: DerekAnderson CharlieFrye BradyQuinn JamalLewis RobChudzinski EricSteinbach RyanTucker RomeoCrennel KevinShaffer JoeThomas HankFraley Bengals WeekFour

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Browns’ Crennel holds steady under rain of criticism

  Romeo Crennel is in his fourth season as Browns coach. Without fail, he’s opened his daily news conference by asking how the media are doing, then followed with a weather report....

  Posted: 9/26/2008 10:54:06 AM

  Topics: RomeoCrennel MartySchottenheimer PhilSavage PhilDawson ShaunSmith HankFraley BradyQuinn JimBrown Bengals WeekFour

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - NFL finds in favor of Browns

  No fines were levied after Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh accused the Browns of intentionally gouging running back Willis McGahee's eyes Sunday....

  Posted: 9/26/2008 10:50:13 AM

  Topics: AndraDavis RomeoCrennel BrodneyPool LeonWilliams WillieMcGinest EricSteinbach BraylonEdwards DonteStallworth KrisGriffin KamerionWimbley ShaunRogers ShaunSmith HankFraley Bengals WeekFour

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Crennel back in line of fire

  A year ago, the Browns' 10-6 season earned their coach, Romeo Crennel, a contract extension....

  Posted: 9/26/2008 10:47:11 AM

  Topics: RomeoCrennel DerekAnderson JimBrown BradyQuinn PhilSavage HankFraley Bengals WeekFour

  
  
• FOX Sports.com (AP) - Browns coach not sweating slow start

  Romeo Crennel can't erase Cleveland's rough start. He can't make the silly penalties, dropped passes, turnovers or his team's 0-3 record go away....

  Posted: 9/25/2008 7:33:04 PM

  Topics: RomeoCrennel BillCowher PhilSavage PhilDawson HankFraley DerekAnderson BradyQuinn JimBrown Bengals WeekFour

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Browns notes: Offensive linemen still hurting

  Browns left guard Eric Steinbach may miss a second straight game with an injured shoulder, but the team won’t be able to plug Ryan Tucker into his spot Sunday in Cincinnati....

  Posted: 9/25/2008 10:47:51 AM

  Topics: EricSteinbach RyanTucker RomeoCrennel HankFraley SethMcKinney JimBrown DerekAnderson ShaunRogers KrisGriffin WillieMcGinest SeanJones MartinRucker BraylonEdwards DonteStallworth Bengals WeekFour

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Browns sticking with Anderson as starting QB

  Derek Anderson will be the Browns’ starting quarterback Sunday in Cincinnati. Whether he or backup Brady Quinn finishes the game against the Bengals remains to be seen....

  Posted: 9/25/2008 10:44:47 AM

  Topics: BradyQuinn RomeoCrennel DerekAnderson JamalLewis HankFraley BraylonEdwards Bengals WeekFour

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Sticking his neck out

  With his neck already on the chopping block, Browns coach Romeo Crennel extended it another few inches Wednesday....

  Posted: 9/25/2008 10:39:21 AM

  Topics: RomeoCrennel JimBrown DerekAnderson BradyQuinn RyanTucker HankFraley BraylonEdwards JamalLewis Bengals WeekFour

  
  
• Lake County News-Herald - Browns notes: Tucker trying to work back

  Fighting back to play again after fracturing his hip in May has not been easy for Browns offensive lineman Ryan Tucker....

  Posted: 9/19/2008 7:00:59 AM

  Topics: RyanTucker EricSteinbach HankFraley PhilDawson WillieMcGinest ShanteeOrr DonteStallworth KrisGriffin BraylonEdwards JoshCribbs JamalLewis ShaunSmith Rats WeekThree

  
  
• New Philadelphia Times-Reporter - Browns' Anderson discusses tough start

  This isn’t the dream ride the brass imagined when Derek Anderson was handed the keys to the Browns’ season....

  Posted: 9/17/2008 10:41:08 PM

  Topics: DerekAnderson HankFraley RomeoCrennel RobChudzinski PhilDawson JamalLewis KellenWinslow joej DonteStallworth JoshCribbs Rats WeekThree

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal Blog - Steelers post-mortem

  After dropping a 10-6 loss to Pittsburgh Sunday night, Cleveland will try to become one of 19 teams since 1990 to rebound from an 0-2 start to make the playoffs....

  Posted: 9/15/2008 8:06:01 PM

  Topics: ShaunSmith HankFraley DerekAnderson RomeoCrennel DaveZastudil RobaireSmith Pissburgh WeekTwo

  
  
• Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Fraley maintains fondness for city

  Playing the Steelers always has special meaning for Cleveland Browns center Hank Fraley....

  Posted: 9/11/2008 7:32:05 AM

  Topics: HankFraley Pissburgh WeekTwo

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Browns put faith in rookie

  Last year, Alex Hall was playing defensive end at Division II Saint Augustine's College and getting ready for the season opener against Mars Hill....

  Posted: 9/5/2008 7:02:56 AM

  Topics: AlexHall AntwanPeek LeCharlesBentley GaryBaxter ShanteeOrr TripMacCracken HankFraley AndraDavis PhilSavage

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Browns notes: Anderson feeling fine, named a team captain

  A year ago, Derek Anderson was Charlie Frye’s backup. A week ago, Anderson wasn’t allowed to go through a full practice....

  Posted: 9/4/2008 7:27:20 AM

  Topics: DerekAnderson CharlieFrye BraylonEdwards JamalLewis BrodneyPool RomeoCrennel JoshCribbs KrisGriffin RexHadnot MartinRucker SeanJones RyanTucker AntwanPeek BeauBell HankFraley PhilDawson Cowboys GameOne

  
  
• Official Site - Players elect six team captains

  The Browns have announced their team captains for the 2008 season, as voted by the players...

  Posted: 9/3/2008 5:55:45 PM

  Topics: Captains WillieMcGinest AndraDavis DerekAnderson HankFraley JoshCribbs PhilDawson RomeoCrennel

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Patrick McManamon: Expect Owens to humble Browns cornerbacks

  Humble. The dictionary says it means ''not proud or arrogant; modest.'' Clearly, this is not a word one would expect to hear referring to Terrell Owens, the standout receiver for the Dallas Cowboys....

  Posted: 9/3/2008 4:20:34 PM

  Topics: JamalLewis EricWright BrandonMcDonald HankFraley Cowboys GameOne

  
  
• Official Site - Injury update; Browns captains named

  There's still no official word on their status for Sunday, but Romeo Crennel is expecting to have almost his full roster on the field for Wednesday afternoon's practice....

  Posted: 9/3/2008 2:00:17 PM

  Topics: KrisGriffin RexHadnot RomeoCrennel JamalLewis DerekAnderson BraylonEdwards JoshCribbs BrodneyPool Captains WillieMcGinest AndraDavis HankFraley PhilDawson

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Back in the game: Anderson, Edwards return to practice for Browns, expected to play in Sunday’s opener

  Quarterback Derek Anderson dropped back, looked left and fired....

  Posted: 9/2/2008 11:17:41 AM

  Topics: DerekAnderson BraylonEdwards JamalLewis BrandonMcDonald WillieMcGinest AntwanPeek SeanJones BrodneyPool RexHadnot RyanTucker JoshCribbs SteveHeiden HankFraley RomeoCrennel ShaunSmith Cowboys GameOne

  
  
• Warren Tribune-Chronicle - Browns not in a good mood at practice

  Browns coach Romeo Crennel was far from his jovial self during a press conference after Wednesday's practice....

  Posted: 8/20/2008 8:35:43 PM

  Topics: RomeoCrennel AndraDavis BradyQuinn DerekAnderson HankFraley JoeThomas Preseason Giants

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Browns not happy about ugly loss to Giants, but they’re not ready to panic yet either

  Disappointed? Yes. Disheartened? No....

  Posted: 8/20/2008 8:16:22 PM

  Topics: RomeoCrennel AndraDavis DerekAnderson JamalLewis BraylonEdwards JoshCribbs BrodneyPool WillieMcGinest HankFraley PhilDawson JoeThomas DaveZastudil Preseason Giants Lions

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Six starters on sidelines for Lions

  Traditionally, NFL coaches play their starters extensively in the third preseason game to fine-tune them for the opener....

  Posted: 8/20/2008 8:11:39 PM

  Topics: RomeoCrennel DerekAnderson JamalLewis WillieMcGinest BrodneyPool JoshCribbs Injuries BraylonEdwards RyanTucker BradyQuinn KenDorsey JasonWright MikeAdams AlexHall SyndricSteptoe DaveZastudil BradCieslak KamerionWimbley ShanteeOrr D'QwellJackson SeanJones NickSorensen EfremHill HankFraley JoeThomas Preseason Lions

  
  
• FOX Sports.com - Injury-plagued Browns recovering from loss

  Quarterback Derek Anderson and five teammates did not practice on Wednesday and weren't expected to play against the Detroit Lions on Saturday....

  Posted: 8/20/2008 11:07:59 PM

  Topics: DerekAnderson JamalLewis BraylonEdwards JoshCribbs BrodneyPool WillieMcGinest BradyQuinn HankFraley PhilDawson DaveZastudil Preseason Lions

  
  
• Official Site - Fraley: Browns failed test

  In his ninth season in the NFL, Browns center Hank Fraley has been around the block a few times and seen just about everything....

  Posted: 8/20/2008 11:05:45 PM

  Topics: HankFraley Preseason Giants

  
  
• Cincinnati Enquirer - Browns happy to have Rogers on their side

  The Bengals tried to work out an offseason trade with Detroit for defensive tackle Shaun Rogers, who ended up with Cleveland....

  Posted: 8/10/2008 10:06:02 AM

  Topics: ShaunRogers HankFraley

  
  
• Warren Tribune-Chronicle Blog - Helping Hand

  Sometimes reporters need a little help from the players to get a chance to talk to a player that doesn't like to be interviewed....

  Posted: 7/31/2008 9:44:06 AM

  Topics: ShaunRogers ShaunSmith WillieMcGinest HankFraley

  
  
• Warren Tribune-Chronicle - Fraley’s sweet dream

  When Shaun Rogers was almost traded to the Cincinnati Bengals last March, it was like a nightmare scenario to Browns center Hank Fraley....

  Posted: 7/31/2008 9:42:20 AM

  Topics: HankFraley ShaunRogers

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Browns notes: Adams has been putting in the work

  Of all the people in the Browns organization, backup safety Mike Adams seems among the unlikeliest to hold the parking space next to owner Randy Lerner in a prime position at team headquarters....

  Posted: 7/27/2008 11:05:33 AM

  Topics: MikeAdams RandyLerner BradyQuinn RomeoCrennel KellenWinslow RobaireSmith WillieMcGinest CoreyWilliams SteveHeiden SethMcKinney RexHadnot JasonWright WesChandler PaulHubbard ShaunSmith DarnellDinkins NathanBennett HankFraley AlexHall TerryCousin

  
  
• Warren Tribune-Chronicle - Cribbs has rough day

  Joshua Cribbs will need to have better practices if he wants to claim the spot as the third receiver on the Browns’ roster....

  Posted: 6/11/2008 10:45:00 AM

  Topics: JoshCribbs BraylonEdwards DonteStallworth JoeJurevicius KellenWinslow SteveHeiden RomeoCrennel BrandonMcDonald HankFraley LennieFriedman BradyQuinn MartinRucker DerekAnderson

  
  
• Dayton Daily News - Bentley . . . at long last

  Not sure where LeCharles Bentley fits exactly. Is it center? Is it guard? Some sort of Lennie Friedman-type backup role?...

  Posted: 6/10/2008 3:26:44 PM

  Topics: LeCharlesBentley KellenWinslow RexHadnot HankFraley

  
  
• NFL.com - Pat Kirwin: Key camp battles on offense

  Bentley isn't even back yet from injury, but there is a strong possibility he makes it back this summer....

  Posted: 6/2/2008 3:29:14 PM

  Topics: LeCharlesBentley RexHadnot HankFraley

  
  
• Canton Repository - Browns offense solid, but some areas need help

  Browns General Manager Phil Savage caught the big fish he needed in last year's draft....

  Posted: 4/9/2008 7:46:50 AM

  Topics: JoeThomas PhilSavage BraylonEdwards DonteStallworth KellenWinslow JoeJurevicius JoshCribbs RobChudzinski JamalLewis JasonWright JeromeHarrison KevinShaffer LawrenceVickers EricSteinbach DerekAnderson SethMcKinney RyanTucker RexHadnot HankFraley

  
  
• Official Site - Browns among 'unwanted' players

  Gregg Easterbrook, in his "Tuesday Morning Quarterback" column for ESPN.com, has unveiled his 2007 All-Unwanted All-Pros and seven Browns are included...

  Posted: 1/23/2008 6:10:31 PM

  Topics: JoshCribbs JamalLewis LeighBodden PhilDawson DerekAnderson HankFraley EthanKelly

  
  
• Dayton Daily News - Browns prepared to win, wait

  Hank Fraley's routine won't change. Shortly after the Browns end the regular season today against the San Francisco 49ers, their center plans to be tailgating in a parking lot adjacent to Cleveland Browns Stadium....

  Posted: 12/29/2007 8:43:30 PM

  Topics: HankFraley PhilDawson RomeoCrennel Wildcard 49ers WeekSeventeen

  
  
• The PD - There's no debate: It's D.A.

  One final home game, against 5-10 San Francisco. The Browns' playoff implications are practically nil....

  Posted: 12/27/2007 11:40:49 AM

  Topics: DerekAnderson BradyQuinn RomeoCrennel BraylonEdwards HankFraley 49ers WeekSeventeen

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Browns fans shouldn’t expect rookie Quinn to play in regular-season finale

  Browns fans fuming over Derek Anderson’s four interceptions in the loss to Cincinnati shouldn’t expect to see Brady Quinn play Sunday in the regular-season finale....

  Posted: 12/27/2007 2:52:56 AM

  Topics: BradyQuinn DerekAnderson HankFraley 49ers WeekSeventeen