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On April 2, the Cleveland Browns swung a deal to bring former Pro Bowler and Philadelphia Eagles starting cornerback Sheldon Brown, in an effort to upgrade a secondary that was downright dreadful in 2009. Brown was expected to be paired with starter Eric Wright, finally giving the Browns two quality cornerbacks and seemingly wiping the position off of the 2010 draft wish list. However, just a few weeks later on April 22, ...

Is was a forgone conclusion that the Cleveland Browns needed to make improvements to an inconsistent defense following the 2009 season. The unit gave up an average of 389.3 yards a game, second to last in the NFL. The secondary couldn't cover, the linebackers couldn't tackle, and the defense finished ranked 29th and 28th against the pass and run, respectively. Everyone knows the front office in Cleveland has put much of its ...

Much has been made recently of the situation involving the five unsigned restricted free agents of the Cleveland Browns. Safety Abram Elam, RB Jerome Harrison, FB Lawrence Vickers, and LBs D'Qwell Jackson and Matt Roth were all given a second round tender by Browns management. The players have until June 15th to sign their tenders. So far none have signed while Jackson Roth and Elam decided to boycott mandatory mini camp. The three defenders have ...

When the Cleveland Browns released aging veteran RB Jamal Lewis in February, it opened up a spot in the backfield that Cleveland hopes to fill this offseason. The Browns are hoping to find a physical back to complement the speedy and elusive Jerome Harrison. Harrison, a four year veteran, emerged late last season and rushed for 571 yards in the final three games. He has shown his play making ability in limited ...

For fans of the Cleveland Browns, recent years have often been filled with failure and disappointment. With few bright spots and even fewer wins since the Browns' reintroduction to the league, it can sometimes be very difficult to be a Browns fan. However, Browns fans are a resilient bunch. Just as the low points bring them down, fans ride high when things do go right for the Browns. It seems ...

Sunday may go down as one of the most memorable days in Cleveland Browns history. At least for the fans and a couple of guys named Josh Cribbs and Jerome Harrison. Ten days after a home win over the Pittsburgh Steelers ended a 12-game losing streak to the hated rivals, the Cleveland Browns picked up their third win of the season in a wild 41-34 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. ...

The offense in Cleveland again showed signs of life Sunday in a 30-23 loss to the San Diego Chargers. Brady Quinn again made a strong case for being a legitimate NFL quarterback with 271 yards passing and three touchdowns. However, that is not the only thing that stuck out at Browns fans during the game. In his NFL regular season debut, TE Evan Moore played extremely well, finishing the day with ...

When the 2008 NFL season ended, it was no big secret that the Cleveland Browns were about to embark on another rebuilding mission. When new coach Eric Mangini was hired, one of his first statements about the situation was that ILB D'Qwell Jackson was going to be a big piece of the foundation upon which to build. Now that piece is missing. On Tuesday, the Cleveland Browns placed Jackson on injured reserve ...

With running back Jamal Lewis listed as doubtful for the Oct. 4 game against the Cincinnati Bengals, the Cleveland Browns are looking to turn to some younger players to get the ground attack going. Jerome Harrison is likely to make his second start of the season, and was expected to be helped by the promising and talented rookie James Davis. Only now, Davis has been placed on IR and is done for ...

Watching the Cleveland Browns this preseason, I couldn't help but to think to myself that this was the same old defense: bland, unaggressive, and uninspired. After Adrian Peterson's first run up the middle netted less than a yard, and the Browns defense forced a three-and-out, I couldn't help but think to myself that this defense was not the same old defense. The Browns, of course, went on to lose (and it wasn't ...