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Browns rookie safety T.J. Ward was the 38th pick in the 2010 NFL Draft and has his eyes locked on the starting free safety position. T.J., whose first name is Terrell, is a product of the famed De La Salle (Calif.) high school program where he didn't start until his senior year, and then suffered a season-ending knee injury. During his career at Oregon he struggled with knee and ankle injuries, but ...

All-Pro pass rushing linebacker Elvis Dumervil signed his first and third round restricted free agent tender Monday. Unless a long term contract extension can be negotiated, he will play for $3.168 million in 2010. Had Dumervil refused to sign his tender, the Broncos had the option of reducing his upcoming salary to 110 percent of his 2009 pay or approximately $630,000. Dumervil, who was drafted out of Louisville in the fourth round ...

The Cleveland Browns restricted free agents are playing with fire if they don't sign their tenders by June 15th. In all but one case, the tender amounts are raises of over a million dollars. It's obvious no other teams are willing to make significant offers for their services, so they should be grateful, sign their tenders, and come to camp. On the 15th, the Browns can reduce the tender amounts to ...

Undrafted rookie wide receiver Johnathan Haggerty continues to turn heads, including the most important one of all, Coach Eric Mangini. Haggerty, whom Cleveland's The Plain Dealer calls this year's "it" undrafted rookie, caught three touchdowns in seven red zone drills and grabbed a few passes from Seneca Wallace in the two minute drill yesterday. According to Mangini, "He's another guy that has an outstanding work ethic, is bright, very bright, and he ...

Cleveland Browns middle linebacker D'Qwell Jackson led the NFL in 2008 with 154 tackles and was seemingly on his way to stardom under Coach Romeo Crennel's 3-4 defense. Promises were allegedly made by General Manager Phil Savage's front office regarding a long-term contract. But suddenly everything changed when both Savage and Crennel were fired and replaced by Head Coach Eric Mangini and General Manager George Kokinis. Mangini hired Defensive Coordinator Rob Ryan, who ...

It's summer, which is the hardest season of all for the die-hard NFL fans. Last season is in the books, The bulk of free agency has swept by, and the NFL draft came and went like a treasured lover in the night. While we wait for the Browns next minicamp, I decided to unfurl my early projection of the Browns 53-man roster. So, here it is Browns lovers. Let's take a look ...

The St. Louis Rams have acquired Isaac Bruce from the San Francisco 49ers and have announced his intention to retire at a press conference on June 9. For 14 years Bruce gracefully glided down the sidelines of St. Louis making routine catches look easy and hard catches look routine. Bruce retires in 5th place with 1,024 receptions and second in career yards with 15,208. He had 91 career touchdowns for a career ...

Considering the state of the Cleveland Browns offense last year, Mohamed Massqauoi had a very successful rookie season. Mohamed had 34 catches for 624 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Browns' receivers. Massaquoi averaged 18.4 yards per catch and was often the only Browns vertical threat. Pittsburgh's Mike Wallace, also a rookie, led the league with 19.6, but had a much better quarterback playing catch with him. Massaquoi compiled that average ...

Since the Chicago Bears have hired Mike Martz to bring his high powered offense to Jay Cutler and company, it will be fascinating to see how it works out. Martz orchestrated "The Greatest Show on Turf" while he was with the St.Louis Rams, and developed Kurt Warner into a potential Hall of Fame quarterback. Martz was a former head coach at St. Louis who was fired while on medical leave for ...

Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll has yet to publicly pronounce his plans for an offensive identity this season, but with offensive coordinator Jeremy Bates running the show, expect it to be both exciting and productive. Bates is familiar with the West Coast offense the Seahawks have been running for years, but expect him try his own variation on the construct. The Seattle Seahawks' new offensive coordinator says the 2010 Seahawks ...