Published on: 7th June, 2010
The saga of Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson is one with a cautionary moral at the center of the tale: Don't mix business and family. According to a Yahoo! Sports article , Johnson will lose an estimated $20 million over the life of his career because of the contract extension he ...Published on: 31st May, 2010
Head Coach Eric Mangini has had an interesting ride in Cleveland through his first year and now well into his second. Mangini’s hiring came with a lot of skepticism over the process, but a no-nonsense attitude earned him a lot of fans through the off-season workouts and training camp. A 1-11 ...Published on: 27th May, 2010
Cleveland Browns rookie prospect Joel Reinders has survived his first month with the team. For someone who was discovered on YouTube, that's saying something. Reinders is 6'7", 320 pounds, and can be seen just destroying defensive lineman on his audition tape, which you can watch here . What's even more amazing is this ...Published on: 27th May, 2010
The NFL recently changed the rules for overtime in the playoffs, but declined this week to make the same changes for the regular season. The change in overtime rules, now preventing the game from ending in a first-possession field goal, came after Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre never touched the ball ...Published on: 18th May, 2010
As predicted, players have become conspicuous by their absence at the Cleveland Browns OTAs. While D’Qwell Jackson, Abram Elam, Lawrence Vickers, and Jerome Harrison skipped the workouts while jockeying for new contracts, kicker Phil Dawson also declined to participate. Dawson also skipped voluntary workouts last year in what was believed to be ...Published on: 16th May, 2010
Cleveland Browns running back Jerome Harrison is one of the five unsigned restricted free agents holding out for a better contract. Harrison was stuck on the bench for most of 2009 while Jamal Lewis got most of the carries, even though Lewis obviously was slower from his first carry in preseason. It ...Published on: 14th May, 2010
While the controversy seemingly has raged nonstop for the past 11 years, the Browns actually have had some top-rated quarterbacks behind center since their inception in 1946 as part of the All American Football Conference. The Browns haven't had much luck with draft picks or free agents since their return to ...Published on: 12th May, 2010
Safety Abram Elam revealed on his Web site today that he has yet to sign the second-round tender Cleveland offered him back in March. Elam said he is seeking a multi-year contract from the team. Good luck with that, considering the Browns drafted two safeties after the defense finished 31st last year, ...Published on: 12th May, 2010
A little more than a year ago, I took a look at the Cleveland Browns and the (then) upcoming 2009 season. You can read that here . In that article, I noted the organization looked to be more professional, but I was unhappy with the process that put the front office in ...Published on: 11th May, 2010
There are a lot of good coaches in the NFL, whether their fan base believes it or not. Over the years, there has been more than one coach who never was able to win the "big game" despite winning just about everything else. Marty Schottenheimer would be one of the poster boys ...