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• ESPN.com - Meet the replacements

  First-year Browns coach Eric Mangini is familiar with Royal after battling the former AFC East division rival Buffalo Bills during Maginin's days with the New York Jets....

  Posted: 3/11/2009 2:55:39 PM

  Topics: EricMangini RobertRoyal kellenwinslow SteveHeiden martinrucker DavidBowens AndraDavis williemcginest

  
  
• Pro Football Weekly - Browns assembling coaching staff as time to hire GM approaches

  Head coach Eric Mangini has begun to assemble his coaching staff, hiring Brian Daboll as offensive coordinator, Rob Ryan as defensive coordinator and Brad Seely as special-teams coordinator and assistant head coach....

  Posted: 1/16/2009 2:02:02 PM

  Topics: EricMangini BrianDaboll RobRyan BradSeely GeorgeKokinis JamesHarris T.J.McCreight AndraDavis seanjones williemcginest bradyquinn derekanderson joshcribbs

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Browns analysis: Tough decisions greet new regime

  Browns owner Randy Lerner got his man in coach Eric Mangini, but is only halfway done with his offseason to-do list....

  Posted: 1/12/2009 6:52:44 AM

  Topics: RandyLerner EricMangini GeorgeKokinis NickCaserio CharleyCasserly TedSundquist ChrisPolian TomHeckert RichMcKay BradyQuinn DerekAnderson KellenWinslow PhilSavage SteveHeiden BraylonEdwards JamalLewis RobChudzinski JeromeHarrison SeanJones AndraDavis WillieMcGinest ShaunSmith

  
  
• Lake County News-Herald - Mangini should start with the linebackers

  Eric Mangini had been on the Browns' payroll less than 24 hours when he met with reporters on Thursday, so he hadn't had time to go over the roster player by player....

  Posted: 1/11/2009 10:31:24 AM

  Topics: EricMangini PhilSavage RobRyan KamerionWimbley WillieMcGinest AndraDavis RomeoCrennel LeonWilliams AlexHall JoeJurevicius KellenWinslow RyanTucker DerekAnderson BradyQuinn SteveHeiden DavenHolly AntwanPeek RobaireSmith RandyLerner

  
  
• Canton Repository - Another former ball boy may end up coaching Browns

  It’s a natural for Eric Mangini to want Rob Ryan as defensive coordinator in Cleveland....

  Posted: 1/11/2009 10:25:54 AM

  Topics: EricMangini RobRyan RandyLerner SteveMariucci MartySchottenheimer JoshMcDaniels JimSchwartz RomeoCrennel WillieMcGinest

  
  
• Canton Repository - Mangini hire might depend on his ally; Cowher won't coach this year

  The Browns begin Week 2 of The Great Chase leaving hints that Eric Mangini is their man, but with no deal in place....

  Posted: 1/5/2009 3:28:27 PM

  Topics: EricMangini GeorgeKokinis RandyLerner PhilSavage ScottPioli BillParcells JoshMcDaniels MikeShanahan JasonGarrett WillieMcGinest

  
  
• Dayton Daily News - Browns need a proven winner as next head coach

  Retiring Cleveland Browns linebacker Willie McGinest had this to say on an NFL Network show over the weekend:...

  Posted: 1/5/2009 12:11:05 PM

  Topics: WillieMcGinest RomeoCrennel RandyLerner MikeShanahan BrianBillick EricMangini

  
  
• SI.com - Don Banks: Snap Judgements

  So long and farewell, Willie McGinest....

  Posted: 12/29/2008 1:26:15 AM

  Topics: WillieMcGinest PhilSavage ScottPioli

  
  
• Cleveland Plain Dealer - It's the Pitts: Browns woeful in finale rout as off-season housecleaning begins

  There are two ways to look at the Browns' 31-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday....

  Posted: 12/29/2008 1:12:40 AM

  Topics: PhilSavage RandyLerner BillCowher RomeoCrennel KamerionWimbley AndraDavis JoshCribbs JamalLewis WillieMcGinest D'QwellJackson BruceGradkowski JeromeHarrison DonteStallworth MartinRucker BraylonEdwards CharlesAli PhilDawson DaveZastudil Pissburgh WeekSeventeen

  
  
• Official Site - McGinest focused on the present

  It has always seemed fitting that since outside linebacker Willie McGinest's breakout game as a rookie in 1994 came against the Browns in a playoff game, his last contest should also be for them....

  Posted: 12/27/2008 10:15:01 PM

  Topics: WillieMcGinest RomeoCrennel Pissburgh WeekSeventeen

  
  
• Lake County News-Herald - McGinest near end of the road

  Dec. 28 seemed a long way off on a sunny day in June when Willie McGinest said this would probably be the final season of his football career....

  Posted: 12/27/2008 12:21:11 PM

  Topics: WillieMcGinest RomeoCrennel AndraDavis Pissburgh WeekSeventeen

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - McGinest focusing on finale, not retirement decision

  Willie McGinest was in no mood to get sentimental Friday....

  Posted: 12/27/2008 12:16:53 PM

  Topics: WillieMcGinest RomeoCrennel MelTucker AndraDavis AntwanPeek AlexHall 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

  
  
• Browns notes: Willie's last stand

  Willie McGinest strongly hinted before the season that this would be his last in the NFL....

  Posted: 12/27/2008 12:14:45 AM

  Topics: WillieMcGinest RomeoCrennel BruceGradkowski DaveZastudil MikeDragosavich Pissburgh WeekSeventeen

  
  
• 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

  
  
• New Philadelphia Times-Reporter - Now’s time for Browns to experiment

  With playoff hopes long gone, it seems foolish for the Browns not to get what they can from the remains of 2008....

  Posted: 12/3/2008 5:27:15 AM

  Topics: RomeoCrennel JeromeHarrison JamalLewis JoeThomas PhilSavage MartinRucker KellenWinslow SteveHeiden DarnellDinkins KenDorsey BradyQuinn DerekAnderson DonteStallworth SyndricSteptoe JoshCribbs BeauBell AlexHall WillieMcGinest AhtybaRubin Titans WeekFourteen

  
  
• Lake County News-Herald - McGinest: Blame the players, not Crennel

  Nobody in the Browns locker room knows Coach Romeo Crennel better than linebacker Willie McGinest....

  Posted: 12/2/2008 5:21:32 PM

  Topics: RomeoCrennel WillieMcGinest DerekAnderson MelTucker KellenWinslow CharlesAli BradyQuinn

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Browns play hard on Crennel's behalf

  If holding the Indianapolis Colts without an offensive touchdown for the first time in five years proved anything...

  Posted: 12/2/2008 5:17:08 PM

  Topics: RomeoCrennel DerekAnderson WillieMcGinest AndraDavis

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Browns notes: Players rallying around Crennel

  As the losses mount and the likelihood of coach Romeo Crennel returning for 2009 shrinks, the players in the locker room continue to voice their support....

  Posted: 12/2/2008 5:08:10 PM

  Topics: RomeoCrennel WillieMcGinest DerekAnderson KevinShaffer D'QwellJackson KellenWinslow MartinRucker DarnellDinkins BradyQuinn CharlesAli SyndricSteptoe CoreyWilliams ShaunRogers

  
  
• FOX Sports - 10 players who may not be around in '09

  After 15 seasons and three Super Bowl rings, the 36-year-old Cleveland outside linebacker already has said he will be retiring at the end of 2008....

  Posted: 11/29/2008 4:18:38 PM

  Topics: WillieMcGinest

  
  
• Patrick McManamon Blog - Perhaps the most embarrassing Browns loss of the season …

  Talk about a thud. That loss to Houston was about as bad as any I can remember, and I've been covering the Browns since 1999....

  Posted: 11/24/2008 10:24:02 AM

  Topics: BraylonEdwards DerekAnderson BradyQuinn WillieMcGinest RomeoCrennel RandyLerner PhilSavage Texans WeekTwelve

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Pat's Beside the Point

  Two Phils have been in the news for the Browns lately, one for positive doings, the other for . . . well . . . let's start with the positive....

  Posted: 11/23/2008 9:57:04 AM

  Topics: PhilDawson PhilSavage BradyQuinn DerekAnderson EricWright WillieMcGinest ShaunRogers MelTucker KamerionWimbley JeromeHarrison Texans WeekTwelve

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Browns notes: Winslow says sprained shoulder won’t keep him out of Sunday’s game

  Tight end Kellen Winslow lined up with the starters Friday in the 30 minutes of practice open to reporters, and looked ready for Sunday’s visit by the Houston Texans....

  Posted: 11/22/2008 9:48:26 AM

  Topics: KellenWinslow RomeoCrennel SteveHeiden DarnellDinkins ShaunSmith SantonioThomas SeanJones JeromeHarrison LawrenceVickers AndraDavis BradyQuinn JasonWright CoreyWilliams EricSteinbach JoshCribbs MartinRucker WillieMcGinest MelTucker Texans WeekTwelve

  
  
• New Philadelphia Times-Reporter - Quinn hopes to play with broken finger

  News of Brady Quinn’s fractured tip on his right index finger — on his throwing hand — prompted some Browns fans to pick up a football....

  Posted: 11/21/2008 12:14:24 PM

  Topics: BradyQuinn RomeoCrennel WillieMcGinest KamerionWimbley KellenWinslow SeanJones MikeAdams Texans WeekTwelve

  
  
• Lake County News Herald - Browns join McNabb in not knowing OT rule

  Donovan McNabb, you are not alone....

  Posted: 11/20/2008 11:25:44 AM

  Topics: ROTMFFLMMFAO WillieMcGinest BraylonEdwards BradyQuinn KellenWinslow RomeoCrennel Texans WeekTwelve

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Browns notes: Winslow’s status uncertain for Sunday

  The Browns are set to take on a team with a worse record than theirs for the first time this season, but they might have to do it without one of their best players....

  Posted: 11/20/2008 11:22:59 AM

  Topics: KellenWinslow RomeoCrennel RobChudzinski BraylonEdwards JeromeHarrison JasonWright LawrenceVickers SeanJones ShaunRogers ShaunSmith CoreyWilliams WillieMcGinest JoshCribbs DarnellDinkins BradyQuinn Texans WeekTwelve

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Rules regarding ties lost on players

  Count Browns receiver Braylon Edwards and linebacker Willie McGinest among the growing number of players admitting they didn't know an NFL game could end in a tie....

  Posted: 11/20/2008 11:13:21 AM

  Topics: ROTMFFLMMFAO BraylonEdwards WillieMcGinest RomeoCrennel KellenWinslow JasonWright JeromeHarrison LawrenceVickers ShaunRogers CoreyWilliams ShaunSmith SeanJones EricSteinbach JoshCribbs JamalLewis Texans WeekTwelve

  
  
• 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

  
  
• Lake County News Herald - Browns notes: Plan calls for more Harrison

  Romeo Crennel has said this before, but maybe this time he means it;...

  Posted: 11/14/2008 11:16:26 AM

  Topics: RomeoCrennel JeromeHarrison RobChudzinski JamalLewis ShanteeOrr KamerionWimbley WillieMcGinest AlexHall PhilDawson Bills WeekEleven

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Browns notes: Crennel says Winslow has to stay focused, ignore physical defenses

  Tight end Kellen Winslow has been called for a pass interference penalty in each of the last two losses — both in the fourth quarter as the Browns tried to avoid blowing large second-half leads...

  Posted: 11/14/2008 11:04:38 AM

  Topics: KellenWinslow RomeoCrennel BradyQuinn RobaireSmith ShaunSmith CoreyWilliams JeromeHarrison ShanteeOrr KamerionWimbley WillieMcGinest AlexHall TravisDaniels MikeAdams Bills WeekEleven

  
  
• New Philadelphia Times-Reporter - Time may be running out on Browns' LB Davis

  The little girl in the family section of Cleveland Browns Stadium gets taller and taller....

  Posted: 11/12/2008 1:56:28 AM

  Topics: AndraDavis WillieMcGinest SteveHeiden PhilDawson RyanTucker LeonWilliams BeauBell ButchDavis RomeoCrennel JamalLewis

  
  
• 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

  
  
• Lake County News-Herald - Lewis calls some Browns quitters

  For three years, Romeo Crennel never used injuries as an excuse, even when things were at their bleakest for the Browns....

  Posted: 11/8/2008 9:39:07 AM

  Topics: RomeoCrennel DerekAnderson JamalLewis JoshCribbs BrodneyPool WillieMcGinest BraylonEdwards DonteStallworth JoeJurevicius Broncos WeekTen Bills WeekEleven

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Quinn's debut flashy

  Brady Quinn's first play of his first practice as the Browns' starting quarterback Tuesday seemed as orchestrated as the machinations some believe surrounded it....

  Posted: 11/5/2008 10:55:06 AM

  Topics: BradyQuinn DerekAnderson BraylonEdwards WillieMcGinest Broncos WeekTen

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Browns notes: Baltimore Raven and Elyria native Nakamura ready to play in front of the hometown fans

  Haruki Nakamura will be one of the enemies Sunday at Cleveland Browns Stadium, but he can’t wait to see some friendly faces....

  Posted: 10/31/2008 11:34:04 AM

  Topics: JoshCribbs WillieMcGinest RomeoCrennel Rats WeekNine

  
  
• 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

  
  
• Pat McManamon Blog - First and 10: Wisdom (?) from a taxi driver

  So I'm walking to the car in Jacksonville after the game on Sunday and I run across Chris Gardocki...

  Posted: 10/28/2008 10:49:52 AM

  Topics: SteveHeiden KellenWinslow BraylonEdwards WillieMcGinest JamalLewis PhilSavage Jaguars WeekEight Ratbirds WeekNine

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Browns notes: NT Rogers has monster game

  The game was over, the win finally preserved, and Shaun Rogers was spent....

  Posted: 10/27/2008 7:20:11 AM

  Topics: ShaunRogers WillieMcGinest RobaireSmith ShaunSmith BeauBell JoshCribbs PhilDawson DonteStallworth SyndricSteptoe LawrenceVickers CharlesAli CoreyWilliams Jaguars WeekEight

  
  
• 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

  
  
• Detroit Free Press - Ex-Lion and Spartan Charles Rogers provides lesson in excess

  What's wrong with athletes speaking up and taking a public stand?...

  Posted: 10/12/2008 10:46:11 AM

  Topics: RomeoCrennel WillieMcGinest BradyQuinn JoeThomas

  
  
• Miami Herald - Greg Cote's Week 6 NFL picks

  Clevers host Monday game for first time since '03, are coming off a bye, and are healthy, with LB Willie McGinest and WR Donte Stallworth back...

  Posted: 10/10/2008 1:42:35 PM

  Topics: WillieMcGinest DonteStallworth DerekAnderson Giants WeekSix Predictions

  
  
• 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

  
  
• Lorain Morning Journal - Browns' bye comes at rough time

  Just as the Browns finally started getting their act together offensively, what happens?...

  Posted: 10/2/2008 11:27:49 AM

  Topics: BraylonEdwards DerekAnderson MartinRucker WillieMcGinest RyanTucker SeanJones RomeoCrennel PhilSavage SyndricSteptoe JoeJurevicius ShaunRogers KevinShaffer KellenWinslow JasonWright

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Browns notes: Stallworth, Tucker plan to play against Giants

  The Browns expect to be at their healthiest so far this season when they return from the bye to face the Giants on “Monday Night Football” on Oct. 13....

  Posted: 10/2/2008 11:17:30 AM

  Topics: DonteStallworth RyanTucker KevinShaffer WillieMcGinest JoshCribbs D'QwellJackson RomeoCrennel ShaunRogers KellenWinslow JasonWright ShaunSmith SeanJones JoeJurevicius PhilSavage DerekAnderson BraylonEdwards JamalLewis BradyQuinn MartinRucker Giants WeekSix

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Just what doctor ordered

  NFL bye weeks are about two things: Getting healthy and getting your bearings....

  Posted: 10/2/2008 11:03:24 AM

  Topics: DerekAnderson BraylonEdwards KellenWinslow JamalLewis DonteStallworth RobChudzinski LawrenceVickers PhilSavage SeanJones ShaunRogers KevinShaffer ShaunSmith JasonWright MartinRucker WillieMcGinest JoeJurevicius

  
  
• Official Site - Notes: Division, injuries and improving

  The Browns got a win last Sunday, then watched Monday night as the Steelers slugged out an overtime win over the Ravens to get to 3-1 on the year and drop the Ravens to 2-1....

  Posted: 10/1/2008 11:27:04 AM

  Topics: PhilSavage RomeoCrennel WillieMcGinest DonteStallworth MartinRucker ShaunRogers KevinShaffer KellenWinslow JasonWright ShaunSmith SeanJones

  
  
• Warren Tribune Chronicle - Steinbach plays against old team

  Not even an injured shoulder could keep Cleveland Browns guard Eric Steinbach from playing against his former employer....

  Posted: 9/29/2008 1:00:51 PM

  Topics: EricSteinbach JoeThomas JamalLewis EricWright KellenWinslow DerekAnderson JoshCribbs DonteStallworth SyndricSteptoe AlexHall WillieMcGinest MikeAdams SeanJones BraylonEdwards LouisLeonard CoreyWilliams KevinShaffer IsaacSowells Bengals WeekFour

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Browns notes: Steinbach back to practice, but still questionable to play Sunday

  Left guard Eric Steinbach walked through the locker room Friday morning with a spring in his step....

  Posted: 9/27/2008 10:48:18 AM

  Topics: EricSteinbach AndraDavis DonteStallworth WillieMcGinest KamerionWimbley RyanTucker KrisGriffin KevinShaffer Bengals WeekFour

  
  
• Lake County News-Herald - Browns notes: Crennel fields questions about future

  No one expected Browns coach Romeo Crennel to be answering questions about his job security after finishing 10-6 last year, but that’s what happens in a season like this....

  Posted: 9/26/2008 10:59:25 AM

  Topics: RomeoCrennel MartySchottenheimer PhilSavage AndraDavis LeonWilliams BrodneyPool WillieMcGinest KamerionWimbley DonteStallworth ShaunRogers 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

  
  
• Official Site - Getting Cribbs going could be key

  There are all kinds of theories from all kinds of people about how to correct what ails the Browns....

  Posted: 9/25/2008 7:29:02 PM

  Topics: PhilDawson DaveZastudil JoshCribbs EricSteinbach WillieMcGinest RyanTucker SethMcKinney RomeoCrennel ShaunRogers DonteStallworth SeanJones MartinRucker Bengals WeekFour

  
  
• Lake County News-Herald - Browns notes: Steinbach sits again; status is in doubt

  Eric Steinbach was forced to sit out practice again on Wednesday, and unless his sore shoulder heals quickly, Steinbach will miss the game against his former team Sunday in Cincinnati....

  Posted: 9/25/2008 10:53:05 AM

  Topics: EricSteinbach RomeoCrennel SethMcKinney DerekAnderson RyanTucker RexHadnot WillieMcGinest ShanteeOrr ShaunRogers 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

  
  
• Lake County News-Herald - Commentary: You can make a case injuries, not Crennel, are to blame

  I’m no attorney, but if I were counsel for Browns coach Romeo Crennel, I would begin preparing my opening argument quickly in the event he is put on trial for incompetence soon like, say, next week if the Browns lose in Cincinnati on Sunday....

  Posted: 9/24/2008 10:38:00 AM

  Topics: RomeoCrennel RandyLerner PhilSavage JamalLewis BraylonEdwards SyndricSteptoe JoeJurevicius DonteStallworth TimCarter KellenWinslow AntwanPeek WillieMcGinest KamerionWimbley ShaunRogers RyanTucker LennieFriedman EricSteinbach DerekAnderson

  
  
• Official Site - Injuries create opportunity for Hall

  Sometimes the best things are borne out of desperate situations....

  Posted: 9/23/2008 4:21:40 PM

  Topics: AlexHall AntwanPeek WillieMcGinest ShanteeOrr KamerionWimbley

  
  
• Lake County News-Herald - Browns notes: No position is secure

  Derek Anderson could be one more Charlie Frye-like quarter away from losing his job as the Browns’ starting quarterback....

  Posted: 9/23/2008 11:49:53 AM

  Topics: DerekAnderson CharlieFrye RomeoCrennel BradyQuinn JeromeHarrison WillieMcGinest AntwanPeek AlexHall KamerionWimbley EricSteinbach SethMcKinney DonteStallworth ShanteeOrr PhilSavage JoeHorn Bengals WeekFour

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Angry Browns fans clamor for changes

  The Browns are 0-3. Which comes darn near close to meaning the team's playoff chances are done....

  Posted: 9/23/2008 11:29:53 AM

  Topics: RomeoCrennel RobChudzinski JoeJurevicius DonteStallworth BraylonEdwards KellenWinslow JamalLewis WillieMcGinest AndraDavis DerekAnderson BradyQuinn Rats WeekThree Bengals WeekFour

  
  
• Warren Tribune Chronicle - Browns’ Tucker cleared for practice

  Browns offensive lineman Ryan Tucker has been cleared to participate in all practice drills, but that doesn't mean he'll be available to play Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens....

  Posted: 9/19/2008 7:27:59 AM

  Topics: RyanTucker RomeoCrennel EricSteinbach SethMcKinney PhilDawson KrisGriffin WillieMcGinest MartinRucker DonteStallworth JoshCribbs DaveZastudil RobaireSmith AhtybaRubin Rats WeekThree

  
  
• New Philadelphia Times-Reporter - Browns' lineman Tucker getting close to being ready to play

  Ryan Tucker, the Browns’ most distinguished offensive lineman since the old Browns left for Baltimore, is ready for his 2008 season to begin....

  Posted: 9/19/2008 7:14:42 AM

  Topics: RyanTucker EricSteinbach SethMcKinney PhilSavage WillieMcGinest AlexHall BraylonEdwards JoshCribbs Rats WeekThree

  
  
• 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

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Browns notes: Tucker close to returning?

  Left guard Eric Steinbach missed his second straight practice Thursday with a shoulder injury and will likely be a gametime decision Sunday....

  Posted: 9/19/2008 6:56:36 AM

  Topics: RyanTucker RomeoCrennel SethMcKinney RexHadnot KevinShaffer DonteStallworth WillieMcGinest KrisGriffin JamalLewis BraylonEdwards ShaunSmith PhilDawson DaveZastudil Rats WeekThree

  
  
• Official Site - Cribbs will practice, six others won't

  Joshua Cribbs will practice Thursday afternoon, but the Browns will still be without six other injured players....

  Posted: 9/18/2008 12:39:25 PM

  Topics: JoshCribbs EricSteinbach WillieMcGinest KrisGriffin DonteStallworth RomeoCrennel MartinRucker SeanJones RyanTucker Rats WeekThree

  
  
• Warren Tribune Chronicle - Stallworth might not be ready for Ravens

  Receiver Donte Stallworth, who missed the first two games with a strained quadriceps, doesn't sound confident about playing Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens....

  Posted: 9/18/2008 11:40:21 AM

  Topics: DonteStallworth JoshCribbs ShaunSmith KrisGriffin WillieMcGinest MartinRucker EricSteinbach BraylonEdwards JamalLewis MikeAdams AndraDavis LeonWilliams RomeoCrennel Rats WeekThree

  
  
• Lorain Morning Journal - BROWNS NOTES: Drops not lost on Edwards

  Braylon Edwards is catching a football with a tip painted in bright colors and etched in numbers to aid his concentration....

  Posted: 9/18/2008 10:44:52 AM

  Topics: BraylonEdwards RomeoCrennel JoeJurevicius DonteStallworth WillieMcGinest AntwanPeek JoshCribbs EricSteinbach KrisGriffin MikeAdams RyanTucker Rats WeekThree

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Browns notes: Defense ready for Ravens run

  Browns defensive end Shaun Smith has been around the NFL long enough to know what the Baltimore Ravens will try to do Sunday when the teams meet at M&T Bank Stadium....

  Posted: 9/18/2008 10:40:09 AM

  Topics: ShaunSmith RobaireSmith ShaunRogers CoreyWilliams RomeoCrennel LouisLeonard AhtybaRubin EricSteinbach JoshCribbs DonteStallworth WillieMcGinest KrisGriffin MikeAdams JamalLewis BraylonEdwards LawrenceVickers RyanTucker Rats WeekThree

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Sprain still nagging Stallworth

  It sounds likely that a strained quadriceps will keep Browns receiver Donte' Stallworth out for at least a third consecutive week....

  Posted: 9/18/2008 10:34:02 AM

  Topics: DonteStallworth JoeJurevicius JoshCribbs KrisGriffin WillieMcGinest EricSteinbach MikeAdams BraylonEdwards JamalLewis ShaunSmith DerekAnderson RobChudzinski Rats WeekThree

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Browns notebook: Sprain still nagging Stallworth

  It sounds likely that a strained quadriceps will keep Browns receiver Donte' Stallworth out for at least a third consecutive week....

  Posted: 9/17/2008 8:30:40 PM

  Topics: DonteStallworth JoeJurevicius JoshCribbs KrisGriffin WillieMcGinest EricSteinbach MikeAdams BraylonEdwards JamalLewis ShaunSmith RobaireSmith RyanTucker SteveSanders DerekAnderson RobChudzinski Rats WeekThree

  
  
• Official Site - Stallworth, others won't practice Wednesday

  The banged-up Browns will practice Wednesday afternoon without five key injured players....

  Posted: 9/17/2008 11:56:53 AM

  Topics: RomeoCrennel JoshCribbs WillieMcGinest DonteStallworth EricSteinbach KrisGriffin RyanTucker MikeAdams BrodneyPool SeanJones

  
  
• Dayton Daily News Blog - Nothing hurts more than injuries

  It would be wrong to blame the Browns’ 0-2 start entirely on injuries. I mean, every team has them....

  Posted: 9/16/2008 9:10:55 PM

  Topics: Injuries DerekAnderson DonteStallworth BraylonEdwards JoshCribbs SeanJones MikeAdams AntwanPeek LeCharlesBentley WillieMcGinest JoeJurevicius JamalLewis RyanTucker DavenHolly RobaireSmith BrodneyPool BeauBell MartinRucker RomeoCrennel

  
  
• Lorain Morning Journal - Smith finished? Another Browns player hurt

  The 2008 season is starting to resemble the first eight years of the Browns being back in more ways than losing games....

  Posted: 9/16/2008 9:39:33 AM

  Topics: RobaireSmith SeanJones AntwanPeek WillieMcGinest RomeoCrennel ShaunSmith ShaunRogers CoreyWilliams LouisLeonard AhtybaRubin MelilaPurcell NickSorensen Pissburgh WeekTwo

  
  
• Official Site - Offense still looking for a spark

  The Browns scored 51 points in Week 2 last year en route to totaling 402 points for the season, nearly a team record....

  Posted: 9/15/2008 3:47:25 PM

  Topics: RomeoCrennel PhilDawson DerekAnderson KellenWinslow DaveZastudil ShaunRogers JoshCribbs D'QwellJackson WillieMcGinest Pissburgh WeekTwo

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Browns notes: Pool says he’ll be ready to go Sunday against Steelers, but he won’t change the way he plays the game

  Safety Brodney Pool declared himself recovered from a concussion and ready for the Steelers game. “I’m fine,” he said Friday. “I’m gonna play.”...

  Posted: 9/13/2008 10:45:11 AM

  Topics: BrodneyPool KamerionWimbley KrisGriffin DonteStallworth RyanTucker JoshCribbs RexHadnot WillieMcGinest RobChudzinski Pissburgh WeekTwo

  
  
• Warren Tribune Chronicle - McGinest to play in 200th game Sunday

  To Willie McGinest, it seems like only yesterday when he was picked in the first round of the 1994 draft by the New England Patriots....

  Posted: 9/12/2008 11:12:28 AM

  Topics: WillieMcGinest RomeoCrennel BraylonEdwards LeBronJames DonteStallworth BrodneyPool JoshCribbs RexHadnot KrisGriffin Pissburgh WeekTwo

  
  
• Lake County News-Herald - McGinest set for milestone 200th game

  Willie McGinest has had an amazing career in the NFL, especially considering a coach regarded as one of the best in the history of the league thought he wouldn’t amount to much....

  Posted: 9/12/2008 9:34:01 AM

  Topics: WillieMcGinest AndraDavis BeauBell RomeoCrennel Pissburgh WeekTwo

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Browns notes: Stallworth doubtful for Steelers game, but Crennel not ruling him out

  Starting receiver Donte Stallworth worked outside with a trainer Thursday, but didn’t join his teammates for practice. Coach Romeo Crennel said he’s doubtful to play Sunday night against the Steelers....

  Posted: 9/12/2008 9:31:44 AM

  Topics: DonteStallworth RomeoCrennel JoshCribbs SyndricSteptoe SteveSanders WillieMcGinest BraylonEdwards LeBronJames KamerionWimbley RexHadnot BrodneyPool AlLerner ErnieDavis Pissburgh WeekTwo

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - A must-win game already? Browns GM Savage turns up the heat, calls Steelers game critical

  The Browns defense may have trouble applying pressure, but not general manager Phil Savage. During his weekly radio interview Thursday, Savage raised the stakes for Sunday night’s game with the Steelers....

  Posted: 9/12/2008 9:29:08 AM

  Topics: PhilSavage BraylonEdwards RomeoCrennel WillieMcGinest KamerionWimbley AlexHall Pissburgh WeekTwo

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Cribbs feels good enough to return

  To help cure what ailed them in the season opener, the Browns might be looking for some flash....

  Posted: 9/12/2008 9:22:54 AM

  Topics: JoshCribbs DonteStallworth RomeoCrennel GerardLawson SyndricSteptoe BraylonEdwards LeBronJames WillieMcGinest ErnieDavis JimBrown RossFichtner BobGain JimHouston JohnBrown DickSchafrath BobbyMitchell KamerionWimbley AlLerner Pissburgh WeekTwo

  
  
• Official Site - McGinest on brink of 200 Club

  Sunday night will be special for veteran outside linebacker Willie McGinest....

  Posted: 9/11/2008 8:02:19 PM

  Topics: WillieMcGinest 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

  
  
• 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

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Browns rookie Alex Hall ready to step up, fill in for injured Peek

  Rookie Alex Hall has already beaten the odds by making it to the NFL. Now, he’s going to have to try to beat the Dallas Cowboys....

  Posted: 9/5/2008 7:40:59 AM

  Topics: AlexHall AntwanPeek KamerionWimbley WillieMcGinest RomeoCrennel ShanteeOrr

  
  
• The National Football Post - National Football Post Tavern Talk

  I like the Browns team and feel badly about the players they keep losing that they are counting on to make a significant contribution to their team....

  Posted: 9/4/2008 7:12:37 PM

  Topics: AntwanPeek AlexHall ShanteeOrr WillieMcGinest

  
  
• 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

  
  
• 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

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Cowboys will face prayerful Browns

  Warm-ups were over and the kickoff-return drill complete Monday, when coach Romeo Crennel called his team together for an unusual start....

  Posted: 9/2/2008 11:14:27 AM

  Topics: RomeoCrennel ShaunRogers DerekAnderson BraylonEdwards DonteStallworth KenDorsey SteveHeiden JamalLewis BrodneyPool RexHadnot JoshCribbs AntwanPeek WillieMcGinest BeauBell SeanJones RyanTucker SethMcKinney ScottYoung NathanBennett PracticeSquad TravisWilson KrisGriffin Cowboys GameOne

  
  
• Official Site - Browns trying to get healthy, ready

  The Browns have been practicing almost every day for almost six weeks....

  Posted: 9/2/2008 11:03:56 AM

  Topics: DerekAnderson BraylonEdwards SeanJones RyanTucker WillieMcGinest AntwanPeek BeauBell JoshCribbs JamalLewis BrodneyPool MartinRucker RexHadnot RomeoCrennel SethMcKinney ScottYoung Cowboys GameOne

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Injury list grows with opener nearing for Browns

  Sometimes teams have seasons when injuries seem to be a plague. The Browns best hope that 2008 is not one of those years. One might wonder....

  Posted: 8/29/2008 10:17:29 AM

  Topics: Injuries BradyQuinn BrandonMcDonald SyndricSteptoe JoshCribbs RexHadnot RomeoCrennel DerekAnderson RyanTucker ChasePittman DarnellDinkins KrisGriffin BraylonEdwards JamalLewis WillieMcGinest BrodneyPool SeanJones Preseason Bears

  
  
• USA Today - Browns' McGinest still strong as NFL's most senior LB

  It is not so typical to encounter a veteran NFL player who opts to practice in training camp rather than accept his coach's offer to take a day off....

  Posted: 8/27/2008 8:27:55 PM

  Topics: WillieMcGinest

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Browns notes: Anderson takes field for a bit

  As has become the norm this season, the Browns got some good news and some bad on the health front Tuesday....

  Posted: 8/27/2008 11:38:13 AM

  Topics: DerekAnderson RomeoCrennel JamalLewis BraylonEdwards WillieMcGinest BrodneyPool SeanJones JoeJurevicius KevinKasper DamonJenkins BrianSchaefering AustinScott RyanTucker BeauBell MartinRucker TyLaw BradyQuinn JoshCribbs SyndricSteptoe

  
  
• Warren Tribune-Chronicle - Peek, McGinest show signs of improvement

  There were a couple of positive signs on the injury front during Monday's practice....

  Posted: 8/26/2008 7:26:18 AM

  Topics: AntwanPeek WillieMcGinest LouisLeonard SteveHeiden RyanTucker BraylonEdwards JoshCribbs KevinKasper JamalLewis BeauBell SeanJones BrodneyPool DamonJenkins MikeAdams NickSorensen RomeoCrennel BradyQuinn

  
  
• Canton Repository - Browns LB Peek is closer to return

  In a preseason that has looked so sick amid injury woes, Antwan Peek's recovery from arthroscopic knee surgery is going well....

  Posted: 8/26/2008 7:18:40 AM

  Topics: AntwanPeek KamerionWimbley WillieMcGinest AlexHall SeanJones RomeoCrennel JamalLewis LennieFriedman BraylonEdwards BradyQuinn RobChudzinski MikeAdams NickSorensen DamonJenkins

  
  
• Lake County News-Herald - Browns notes: Starting safeties likely out

  Starting safeties Brodney Pool and Sean Jones are likely to miss their second preseason game when the Browns host the Bears on Thursday....

  Posted: 8/26/2008 6:58:03 AM

  Topics: BrodneyPool SeanJones RomeoCrennel NickSorensen MikeAdams PhilDawson AntwanPeek WillieMcGinest JamalLewis KevinKasper LennieFriedman DerekAnderson JoshCribbs BraylonEdwards DamonJenkins

  
  
• Elyria Chronicle-Telegram - Browns notes: Injuries piling up

  Coach Romeo Crennel started to update reporters on the status of his injured players but abruptly stopped....

  Posted: 8/26/2008 6:51:42 AM

  Topics: RomeoCrennel DerekAnderson BraylonEdwards JamalLewis SeanJones BrodneyPool JoshCribbs WillieMcGinest LennieFriedman KevinKasper LouisLeonard AntwanPeek LeCharlesBentley DamonJenkins TravisWilson GerardLawson BrandonMitchell

  
  
• Akron Beacon Journal - Have a backup plan

  Perhaps the Browns are just being cautious with Derek Anderson's and Brodney Pool's concussions....

  Posted: 8/26/2008 6:36:34 AM

  Topics: DerekAnderson BrodneyPool JamalLewis SeanJones BradyQuinn MikeAdams NickSorensen EricWright BrandonMcDonald TerryCousin BraylonEdwards JoshCribbs WillieMcGinest AntwanPeek Preseason Bears Cowboys

  
  
• FOX Sports.com - Browns QB Anderson still not cleared to practice

  Browns quarterback Derek Anderson wasn't cleared to return to practice Monday, so Brady Quinn likely will start his second straight game Thursday night in the preseason finale against the Chicago Bears....

  Posted: 8/25/2008 8:50:59 PM

  Topics: DerekAnderson RomeoCrennel JoshCribbs BraylonEdwards JamalLewis SeanJones BrodneyPool WillieMcGinest Preseason Bears

  
  
• SI.com - Peter King's MMQB

  Brady Quinn: six series, six points. Not a good first NFL start....

  Posted: 8/24/2008 8:55:00 PM

  Topics: BradyQuinn ShaunRogers WillieMcGinest