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Johnny Manziel receives attention wherever he goes because he's much more than a rookie competing to become the starting quarterback for the Browns. He's a celebrity who Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has labeled a modern-day Elvis Presley.
"Manzielmania" will invade Progressive Field on Wednesday, when Manziel and rookie cornerback Justin Gilbert will throw ceremonial first pitches before the Indians face the Boston Red Sox at 7:05 p.m. Browns running back Ben Tate will throw out the first pitch Tuesday night.
We're excited to welcome @BenTateRB on Tuesday, & @JGil_4 and @JManziel2 on Wednesday for ceremonial first pitches before games vs. Boston!
In the meantime, Manziel spent the weekend in Los Angeles for the 20th annual NFL Players Association Rookie Premiere. The event is designed to teach rookies the business of football and marketing.To read more or comment...
Browns All-Pro wide receiver Josh Gordon was issued a speeding ticket Sunday and a passenger in his vehicle received a citation for possession of marijuana in an amount less than 200 grams, WKYC.com first reported today.
It is yet another incident that raises concerns about Gordon's off-field behavior.
"We are gathering information regarding the situation," Browns General Manager Ray Farmer said in a statement. "We will not have any further comment until the appropriate time."
The NFL's leader in receiving yards in 2013, Gordon faces a potential season-long ban from the NFL stemming from a failed marijuana test, ESPN reported May 9. He is appealing in an effort to have the suspension reduced.To read more or comment...
The Browns waived backup cornerback Julian Posey, the team announced today.
The 5-foot-10, 190-pound Posey vacillated between the Browns' practice squad and active roster last season, his first in Cleveland.
He appeared in five games and started the season finale because the defense opened the game in the nickel package. He finished the season with six tackles, including one sack.
Posey is the younger brother of former Ohio State wide receiver DeVier Posey, a member of the Houston Texans. The younger Posey entered the NFL by signing with the New York Jets in 2011 as an undrafted free agent from Ohio University. He appeared in two games with the Miami Dolphins in 2012.To read more or comment...
The Akron Beacon Journal and Ohio.com podcast is back with Browns beat writer Nate Ulrich. On today's show, the latest on Johnny Manziel, on and off the field. We also look at the Browns' draft class as a whole and what it ultimately means for the direction of the franchise. Other topics include wide receiver Josh Gordon and the hiring of Morocco Brown as vice president of player personnel.
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Browns rookie quarterback Johnny Manziel isn't participating today in the team's sixth practice of voluntary organized team activities, but it's not because he's heading to Las Vegas for more partying.
Manziel left Northeast Ohio to attend the 20th annual NFL Players Association Rookie Premiere in Los Angeles, a Browns spokesman said. The collective bargaining agreement stipulates that rookies who are invited to the premiere cannot practice with their team for the duration of the event, so Manziel obviously has the Browns' blessing to attend the orientation.
NFL Players Inc., the NFLPA's marketing and licensing branch, hosts the three-day, invitation-only gathering, which is designed to teach rookies the business of football. It features seminars on financial planning, brand building, group player rights and social-media practices.
Those who attend will also sign trading cards, get their faces scanned for the new Madden video game and wear their official Nike team uniforms during photo shoots with trading card companies Panini America and Topps at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.To read more or comment...
All-Pro tight end Jimmy Graham has yet to sign the franchise tag the New Orleans Saints used on him in February. In the unlikely event Graham doesn't work out a new deal with the Saints, former agent and CBSSports.com contributor Joel Corry explained in a column published Thursday that he believes the Browns could be a suitor partly because All-Pro wide receiver Josh Gordon reportedly faces a potential season-long suspension from the NFL for another violation of its substance-abuse policy.
Graham could sign an offer sheet with another team, giving the Saints five days to match it. If the Saints declined to match an offer, they would receive two first-round picks, one in 2015 and another in 2016, as compensation for losing Graham.
The Browns have $25.1 million in salary-cap space, second most in the league, according to the NFL Players Association. They also have two first-round picks in next year's draft, including one acquired during this year's draft in a trade with the Buffalo Bills.
The NFLPA filed a grievance on Graham's behalf this month because he was listed as a tight end for purposes of the franchise tag, but he'll argue that he spent more time at wide receiver last season. According to ESPN.com, Graham's snaps were divided the following way: 45 percent as a slot receiver, 33 percent as an in-line tight end and 22 percent as a wide receiver. The franchise number for tight ends is $7.053 million compared to $12.132 million for wide receivers.To read more or comment...
The Browns formally named Morocco Brown vice president of player personnel, the team announced today. The hire was reported last week, and Brown has been working out of the team's headquarters for a couple of weeks.
Below is a news release from the Browns.
The Cleveland Browns on Thursday named Morocco Brown vice president of player personnel. General Manager Ray Farmer made the announcement.
"The Browns are better today because we've added an exceptional evaluator of talent," Farmer said. "In Morocco, we're getting a tireless worker who is clearly ready for this role, as he's had multiple GM interviews. I like that he's a former player that knows the culture of a locker room, and I like that he knows how to grow talent at the NFL level.To read more or comment...
Browns rookie quarterback Johnny Manziel has friends and business partners in high places, and one of them is LeBron James.
Manziel posted a photograph on Instagram Wednesday of James modeling Nike's new "Money Manziel" T-shirt, which carries a $30 price tag and is available for pre-sale on the apparel company's website.
In January, Manziel signed with LRMR Management, the marketing firm run by James' business partner, longtime friend and fellow Akron native Maverick Carter. LRMR and Fenway Sports Management, which partnered together in 2011, are representing Manziel jointly.
The phenom known as Johnny Football explained his decision to align with James' company Wednesday after the Browns' fifth practice of organized team activities.
"I was really close with Maverick Carter," Manziel said. "I got a chance to meet him on a trip to Toronto and got a chance to know him, a guy who I knew a lot about obviously knowing LeBron and a little bit about his story. And when it kind of came time toward the end of the season I didn't know what I'd be doing, but then really when I decided to go turn pro, I kind of got an offer from them. It wasn't like I was with a big group. It was really just LeBron and then Maverick extending the offer out to me. When you look at who the best player in the NBA is right now, you look at LeBron, somebody that is at the top of his game and does so much marketing-wise and so many good things. I felt like if I got the offer extended to me, it was really a no-brainer. And now when you look at it, them being in Akron and being from this area, it's even better."To read more or comment...
The Browns have agreed to terms with cornerback Pierre Desir on his rookie contract, the team announced this morning.
The Browns drafted six players three weeks ago, and Desir is the first one to strike a deal with the team. Financial terms were not immediately disclosed.
The Browns selected Desir in the fourth round (No. 127 overall) out of Division II Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo. He's expected to become an immediate special-teams contributor and provide depth behind cornerbacks Joe Haden, Justin Gilbert, the eighth overall pick in this year's draft, and Buster Skrine.
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On Browns LB Karlos Dansby not being at practice:
"We're in a voluntary phase of our offseason. He has something minor, injury-wise, that he's been dealing with, and prefers to deal with it out of town. He should be back we're anticipating next week."
On Browns QB Johnny Manziel's trip to Las Vegas potentially causing concerns about his commitment:
"It doesn't. We have a saying in the NFL: as long as it doesn't affect your job. He was a guy that was very proactive. He let us know that he was going, and my advice to him was have fun. He's a young guy. He's done everything that we've asked. The playbook has not been an issue for him. It's something that I know a big deal was made of it [publically], but internally, we have an expectation for all of our players outside of the building to act a certain way, and it's really a non-issue. Just like anybody else, he's a man, and we're going to treat our guys like that until they prove that they need to be treated otherwise."To read more or comment...
Browns rookie quarterback Johnny Manziel defended his choice to party in Las Vegas this past weekend and insisted the trip doesn't have any affect whatsoever on his commitment to an NFL career.
"I don't live my life according to you guys [in the media] or according to what other people think of me," Manziel said this afternoon following the Browns' fifth practice of organized team activities. "I'm going to live my life to the fullest and continue to be committed to this game and committed to what I need to be doing here and trying to earn my place in this locker room with these coaches, with this organization. If I want to go out and have some fun and it doesn't hinder what my main goals in life are, then I don't really care what anybody has to say."
The 22nd overall pick in this year's draft, Manziel is competing with incumbent Brian Hoyer for the starting quarterback job. Manziel took second-team reps today behind Hoyer and first-team reps while Hoyer sat out 11-on-11 drills for precautionary reasons as he continues his comeback attempt from a torn right anterior cruciate ligament he suffered last season. Last week, Manziel toiled with the third-team offense behind Hoyer and backup Tyler Thigpen.
Manziel's critics believe his Vegas vacation proves that he cares more about being a celebrity than a starting quarterback in the NFL. They argue he should have been focused on studying his playbook instead of partying, but Manziel is convinced unwinding in his free time doesn't mean he lacks dedication.To read more or comment...
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The circus surrounding Browns rookie quarterback Johnny Manziel reached a new level of absurdity this morning when a phony lawsuit filed against him in Florida district court May 16 went viral online.
The raunchy complaint accuses Manizel of sexual harassment and seeks a restraining order as well as $25 million. No lawyer is listed on the suit because, well, it's a hoax.
The complaint was filed under the name of Samantha Schacher, a CNN/HLN contributor and co-host of HLN's the Dr. Drew On Call show. The address listed for Schacher in the suit is the address for CNN's Atlanta headquarters, and the complaint includes a reference to Dr. Drew.To read more or comment...
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Miles Austin is new to Cleveland, but he has quickly formed a bond with legendary Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar.
Bracing for the NFL to possibly suspend All-Pro wide receiver Josh Gordon for a reported failed drug test, the Browns signed Austin and Earl Bennett last week to provide veteran reinforcements in their receiving corps.
Upon his arrival, Austin, a member of the Dallas Cowboys for the past eight seasons, wanted to wear jersey No. 19 like he had before. So out of respect for Kosar, who donned No. 19 when he helped the Browns reach back-to-back AFC Championship games during the 1986 and 1987 seasons, Austin contacted the former Pro Bowl quarterback this past weekend to ask for his blessing. The only Browns player to wear No. 19 since Kosar was cut in 1993 was wide receiver Frisman Jackson in 2004.
Kosar gave his approval and later met with Austin for dinner Thursday night.To read more or comment...
Browns coach Mike Pettine appeared as a guest on NFL Network's NFL AM this morning and addressed several topics.
The highlights of the interview, though, came when Pettine was asked about the team's plan for rookie Johnny Manziel, who's competing with veteran Brian Hoyer this offseason for the starting quarterback job.
Pettine said he's "not averse to playing a rookie," but he also made it clear that the Browns won't let Manziel's popularity pressure them into starting him if they feel Hoyer deserves the job. "We're not going to let jersey sales determine our depth chart," Pettine said.
You can read the entire transcript from the interview below and click here for our story from today's newspaper about Hoyer's quest to hold off Manziel.To read more or comment...
Browns coach Mike Pettine spoke to reporters today after the team's second practice of organized team activities. Below is a transcript from the news conference.
On his demeanor during practice and if he usually just observes: "That depends on how practice is going. It's early, but that's a typical day. I've always been of the mindset of let the coaches coach, and I'll make notes during the practice. Unless I feel the need to be outspoken about something then I'll usually stay pretty reserved during practice."
On why DL Ahtyba Rubin wasn't at practice: "I'm not going to go into the details, but he's got something. Again, this comes back to the injury thing that the NFL wants us to report on injuries that we consider serious. To me, serious is something that will cause him to miss the start of training camp. I'll just leave it at that it falls under that category. I'm not going to discuss a specific player."To read more or comment...
Johnny Manziel, Johnny Manziel, Johnny Manziel.
Everybody is talking about Browns rookie quarterback Johnny Manziel, and New Orleans Saints eight-time Pro Bowl quarterback Drew Brees joined the masses Tuesday night during an appearance on NFL Network's NFL Total Access.
Below are some quotes from Brees provided by the network.
On Manziel: "I was here when [Reggie Bush] got drafted in 2006. That's kind of who I equate it to just in regards to the excitement level with this player throughout the draft process. All people wanted to talk about back in 2006 was Reggie Bush and then we ended up getting him. You kind of saw all that came with that; all of the attention, all of the hype and everything else. It's kind of hard for a player in that situation because you're coming off that success from college and all of a sudden you're thrown into the NFL spotlight. He's in a situation where obviously he's going to have a strong chance to start; I'm not sure of the quarterback battle that's going to take place there, but I know he's got some weapons around him. There's no doubt the guy can win football games and he can make plays and all those things. I'm as much looking forward to watching him play as anybody."To read more or comment...
The Browns have signed former Ohio State linebacker Larry Grant.
His agent, David Canter, broke the news Tuesday night via Twitter. The Browns announced the move this morning.
The 6-foot-1, 251-pound Grant, a veteran of six NFL seasons, participated in the Browns' rookie minicamp this past weekend. He has primarily been a special-teams contributor and a backup inside linebacker throughout his career.
Grant has started 11 of the 68 regular-season games in which he has appeared since the San Francisco 49ers drafted him in the seventh round in 2008. He has played for the Chicago Bears, 49ers and St. Louis Rams.To read more or comment...
The Cleveland Browns signed K'Waun Williams, a defensive back from the University of Pittsburgh, the team announced.
Williams is a 5-9, 183-pound rookie out of Pittsburgh. He appeared in 48 games with the Panthers and registered 161 tackles, 17 pass breakups and seven interceptions.
He participated in the team's recent rookie minicamp.To read more or comment...
According to several reports, Miles Austin showed his knowledge and respect of Cleveland Browns history recently when he asked former Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar permission to wear the No. 19.
Austin, who wore the number as a member of the Dallas Cowboys, sent Kosar a text message with the request according to Mark "Munch" Bishop of ESPNCleveland (WKNR 850 AM).
Bottom line: Austin showed great class and making the request because he didn't have to. Only a wide receiver – Frisman Jackson – has worn the number since Kosar was released by then coach Bill Belichick, according to Fox Sports Ohio.To read more or comment...
Cleveland Browns general manager Ray Farmer began the process creating his staff Tuesday with the hiring of Morocco Brown as vice president of player personnel, according to multiple reports.
Brown, who held the title of director of player personnel, interviewed in recent years for several front office positions only to get passed over. According to the Washington Post, he's an up-and-coming NFL executive who proved his worth in signing free agents for the Washington Redskins.
With the Browns he'd be second in command of the football side of the organization, a promotion from Washington, an organization he'd been with since 2008.
Brown's hiring isn't the only front office change. The Browns released two college scouts – Matt Manocherian and Brent Blaylock – Tuesday, according to reports.To read more or comment...
The Johnny Manziel craze in Cleveland is vocal. Literally.
Cleveland hip hop group the Aubrey Taylor Experiment put out the song "Johnny Cleveland (Wreck This League)," and it's picking up steam online. After being released over the weekend, the song already has more than 22,000 plays on YouTube and nearly 56,000 plays on SoundCloud.
Here's are some lyrics about the song dedicated to Manziel, the Browns' second first-round pick in this year's draft:
"No. 2 on my back, man, you know the deal. He's gonna wreck this league just like he said he will. Make no mistake about it, Manziel is here to stay. Flash the money signs up, homey, lets make it rain."To read more or comment...
Wide receivers Anthony Armstrong and Taylor Gabriel, running back Jourdan Brooks, offensive lineman Randall Harris, defensive lineman Jacobbi McDaniel, defensive back Robert Nelson and tight end James Oboh signed with the Browns Monday.
All seven were among the 35 players invited to last week's rookie minicamp on a tryout basis.
Wide receivers Josh Cooper and Tori Gurley, running back Jamaine Cook, offensive linemen Anthony Dima and Michael Philipp, fullback Chris Pressley, tight end Andre Smith and defensive lineman Elhadji Ndiaye were waived.
Pressley was thought to be a significant addition for offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan's attack when he was signed on April 14. Pressley started for the Cincinnati Bengals in 2011 and 2012; an injury kept him on the physically unable to perform list last season.To read more or comment...
According to ProFootballTalk.com the Cleveland Browns have signed wide receiver Anthony Armstrong.
A journeyman, Armstrong started 11 games with the Washington Redskins in 2011, catching 44 passes for 871 yards. The 5-foor-11,175-pound receiver last played for the Miami Dolphins in 2012 eventually having his career interrupted by injury.
Armstrong was one of a few veterans who participated in the team's minicamp on a tryout basis this past weekend.To read more or comment...
The Cleveland Browns confirmed the hiring of former Jets defensive back Aaron Glenn as a coach.
He leaves his former position as a Jets scout to join the Browns as an assistant defensive backs coach. A three-time Pro-Bowl selection, he spent eight seasons with the Jets, Houston Texans, Dallas Cowboys, Jacksonville Jaguars and New Orleans Saints and owns 41 career interceptions.
"Aaron Glenn fits the mold of what we are looking for to lead our players," coach Mike Pettine said. "He's passionate, knowledgeable and relentless. His NFL experience and production, 205 games and 41 interceptions, gives him instant credibility in the room."
He played 15 years in the NFL and has been a Jets scout since 2012 when Browns coach Mike Pettine served as defensive coordinator for New York.To read more or comment...
Never has an itty bitty text message echoed so loudly across Northeast Ohio such as the one quarterback Johnny Manziel sent to his future quarterback coach on draft night.
When Cleveland Browns quarterback coach Dowell Loggains spoke on an ESPN affiliate radio station in Arkansas, it created a minor brouhaha.
In his first minicamp interview with the media, he downplayed it.
"I wouldn't exactly call it legendary," he said of the text message.To read more or comment...
Fifteen minutes into a rookie minicamp and what's known about Johnny Manziel, the phenom that Northeast Ohio is hanging its pigskin dreams?
Not a lot. He can hand the ball off. God knows that with his gaudy college stats (more than 7,000 yards passing, and more than 2,000 rushing) not a lot of that was seen in college. What is definitely noticeable is that we've returned to the LeBron James era in the region with respect to media coverage of a pro athlete.
Even with a restriction on national media, it's a full house in Berea and the national press is represented with the Associated Press and ESPN, who went on air live with Bob Holtzman and their Browns beat reporter Pat McManamon, former Beacon Journal sportswriter.
If this is representative of what's to come, hold on to your seats; the ride could be wild.To read more or comment...
Thursday apparently made Cleveland Browns wide receiver Greg Little expendable on Friday because the Cleveland Browns released the veteran wide receiver they drafted in the second round of the 2011 draft with the 59th overall pick, the team confirmed.
The Browns took steps to shore up their receiving corps Thursday when they signed former Dallas Cowboys star Miles Austin and Earl Bennett formerly of the Chicago Bears.
Despite the fact that the team doesn't yet know what will happen to wideout Josh Gordon regarding possibly being banned for the season for violation of the league's substance abuse policy, the moves along with the earlier addition of Nate Burleson and the signing of four undrafted free agents at the position earlier this week sealed Little's fate.
Little represents a case in what could have been, having never reached his potential with the Browns.To read more or comment...
The Cleveland Browns quarterback coach told an Arkansas radio station that team owner Jimmy Haslam pulled the trigger on the decision to draft quarterback Johnny Manziel.
Dowell Loggains said during an interview on SportsTalk with Bo Mattingly on ESPN Arkansas 96.3 that Manziel requested the Browns draft him as his draft status continued to fall.To read more or comment...
An old axiom exists for those anticipating bad news: hope for the best and prepare for the worst.
Clearly that's what Cleveland Browns general manager Ray Farmer is doing with respect to handling the wide receiver situation.
Earlier this week the Browns signed a group of undrafted free agents that included four wide receivers. Prior to that they signed Nate Burleson to a contract and just today, they added two more wide receivers to the roster with signings of free agents Miles Austin (Dallas Cowboys) and Earl Bennett (Chicago Bears).
Clearly the Browns are preparing for the worst with respect to the Josh Gordon situation. Gordon faces a year-long ban for a violation of the NFL's substance abuse policy. But Burleson broke the same arm that he injured when a member of the Detroit Lions last year. While he's expected to be 100 percent for training camp, logically speaking that had to play a role in today's signings. That is to Farmer's credit.To read more or comment...
The Cleveland Browns continue to take steps to work on their problem at the wide receiver position.
The team announced that they'd agreed to terms with former Dallas Cowboys receiver Miles Austin, even as that team's coach, Cleveland native Jason Garrett stated that they were still open to bringing the 29-year-old veteran back after releasing him.
Austin, provided he stays healthy, could represent an insurance policy if the Browns were to lose Pro Bowl wideout Josh Gordon for the season due to a ban for violation of the league's substance abuse policy.
Austin's production has slipped the past few seasons because of consistent hamstring injuries, according to reports. But when healthy, he can impact a game with his speed and ability to get open deep.To read more or comment...
The Cleveland Browns have invited former Cincinnati Bengal Jourdan Brooks to rookie mini-camp this weekend, the team confirmed Thursday.
Brooks, a fullback, played at Rutgers for two seasons before transferring to Morgan State for in his final two years of college football. He spent all of last season on the Bengals practice squad in 2012 and was signed to the regular roster in January of 2013.
Brooks is 6-foot, 230-pounds.To read more or comment...
No one should be surprised that the Cleveland Browns are taking steps to tamp down the media brouhaha brewing over recently drafted quarterback Johnny Manziel by limiting access of the national media at this weekend's rookie mini-camp.
For anyone paying attention the moves have been calculated beginning from the top with owner Jimmy Haslam offering this little nugget in a Pro Football Hall of Fame Luncheon Club appearance earlier this week:
"Mike Pettine says it very well: 'Johnny, right now you're our back-up quarterback and you need to act as such.'"
And Haslam added his thoughts about the Manziel's celebrity.To read more or comment...
The Browns are tackling Manzielmania. Containing it could be a lot tougher.
In an effort to minimize the frenzy around quarterback Johnny Manziel, the Browns are limiting media access to the first-round draft pick's appearance this weekend at the team's rookie minicamp.
The Browns are only allowing local reporters — and maybe some select national ones — to be at the former Texas A&M star's first practice as an NFL player.
The Browns selected Manziel in last week's draft, and already the 21-year-old has brought long-sought attention to a sleeping franchise that has had just two winning seasons in the past 15 years.To read more or comment...
On Haden's contract extension:
Browns General Manager Ray Farmer: "We're excited to have the man to my right sitting here. Joe has been a model citizen for us. He's the right guy. It's the right time. Everything that we talk about playing like a Brown, explained those attributes – being positive in the community, being positive with his teammates, working hard, demonstrating how he plays at a high level – definitely warranted are the things that have transpired in the last few hours. There is obviously a business element to it. We generally don't like to talk about contracts in the media, with regards to our players, but the business is done. We'll let him do all the talking behind what was accomplished through that. I definitely wanted to say we're very proud and happy to have Joe Haden be a long-term Brown, and that's what this contract extension was about."
Browns Head Coach Mike Pettine: "Defense is obviously something that we're going to pride ourselves on. It's going to be a cornerstone of this franchise moving forward, and we feel that we've taken a huge step in securing that in getting Joe locked up long-term. I couldn't be more thrilled. I know the defensive coaches were all fired up when they got the news. It was something from Day 1 after watching film and then got a chance to be around Joe and just to kind of see his passion for the game and how important it was, how much he loves being here in Cleveland, loves being a Brown, that's infectious. It was something that we put on the to-do list early on, and we're thrilled that we've been able to get it crossed off."
On the feeling he had when signing his contract extension:To read more or comment...
The Cleveland Browns will address their need at wide receiver with the signing of Earl Bennett, a free agent who most recently toiled for the Chicago Bears.
The 6-foot wide receiver will bolster a spot that looks increasingly suspect due to the loss of wide receiver Josh Gordon, who is facing a season-long ban for violation of the league's substance abuse policy.
His signing, reported by Jake Jones of KFBB in Helena, Mont., falls in line what general manager Ray Farmer has said about the spot should Gordon be lost. He said that the Browns don't need superstars at the position and pointed to the Seattle Seahawks as an example of that.
Another off season acquisition, Nate Burleson, recently underwent surgery for a broken arm, but should be ready for training camp. The Browns, however, signed four undrafted free agent receivers earlier this week.To read more or comment...
The New York Daily News reports that the Cleveland Browns have hired former Jets defensive back Aaron Glenn as a coach.
Currently a Jets scout, Glenn will leave to join the Browns as an assistant defensive backs coach. A three-time Pro-Bowl selection, he spent eight seasons with the Jets, Houston Texans, Dallas Cowboys, Jacksonville Jaguars and New Orleans Saints and owns 41 career interceptions.
He played 15 years in the NFL and has been a Jets scout since 2012 when Browns coach Mike Pettine served as defensive coordinator for New York.To read more or comment...
The Cleveland Browns invited former fullback Eric Kettani to this week's rookie minicamp, according to the National Football Post.
A native of Kirtland, Kettani played for Lake Catholic High School and Navy. He most recently was on the Kansas City Chiefs roster, but also has experience with offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan while with the Washington Redskins.
The Chiefs released him this week.To read more or comment...
It's clear that Cleveland Browns cornerback Joe Haden has matured – so much so that the team saw fit to convey a 5-year, $68 million contract extension on him.
There was a significant take away from Haden's press conference with the media that ended moments ago – he feels an obligation to the community.
Haden said in the press conference that he feels obligated to play like the best corner in the NFL. Yes, he's got 68 million reasons to do so, but one would suspect that after overcoming a couple of minor bumps in his career that he'd feel that way regardless.
The Browns, to their credit, understand that and his extension goes a long way toward showing Browns fans that they are serious about buffing off the layers of tarnish that grew on the franchise in the past 15 years.To read more or comment...
Browns Pro Bowl tight end Jordan Cameron has hired CAA Sports to serve as his agent.
Cameron is in the final year of his contract which pays him $645,000 and so far he and the Browns have been unable to come to an agreement on an extension.
If he and the Browns are unable to come to an agreement, he can become a free agent after next season if the team doesn't use its franchise or transition tag on him.
The latter was used for center Alex Mack recently and would allow Cameron to negotiate with teams next spring to test the free-agent market, but the Browns would have the right to match any offer.To read more or comment...
Minnesota Vikings rookie quarterback Teddy Bridgewater couldn't let draft rumors alone.
On The Dan Patrick Show Tuesday morning, Bridgewater, who the Browns passed on in the draft on Thursday, said that he didn't want to be in Cleveland.
The Browns took Johnny Manziel with the No. 22 overall pick and Bridgewater fell to the Vikings at No. 32.
"There was a chance but I actually told my agent that's not the place where I wanted to be," Bridgewater said on the show. "Throughout this entire process, I felt comfortable with the Minnesota Vikings through every visit I had with the team. It was a family environment. The players — great group of guys — so I felt comfortable wanting to play here."To read more or comment...
The Browns have signed Pro Bowl cornerback Joe Haden to a contract extension that will keep him in Cleveland through the 2019 season.
The contract is a five-year deal for $68 million with $45 million guaranteed.
"This is a great day for both Joe Haden and the Cleveland Browns," General Manager Ray Farmer said in a release. "Joe's a good, young player who's made a commitment to our organization, and he's somebody with whom we want to move forward in order to advance our football team. He's a great person. He's the right guy to both build with and build around as we attempt to become an elite football team."
The Browns picked Haden, 25, with the seventh pick in the 2010 NFL Draft. He made his first Pro Bowl after last season and was also named an All Pro by the Associated Press.To read more or comment...
Given the Josh Gordon situation, it's clear that wide receiver is a position of need for the Browns, especially considering they went the entire draft without selecting one.
They signed four undrafted free agents to make up for a perceived problem at that spot. General manager Ray Farmer said that he believes that there isn't an overwhelming problem and pointed to the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahwaks as a team who succeeded without a stable of top-line receivers.
Owner Jimmy Haslam said the Browns signed for UFAs who they believe can make the team this year. Perhaps they find a receiver here:
Ray Agnew (FB), Southern Illinois; Calvin Barnett (DL), Oklahoma State; Darwin Cook (DB), West Virginia; Isaiah Crowell (RB), Alabama State; Anthony Dima (OL), Massachusetts; Chandler Jones (WR), San Jose State; Jonathan Krause (WR), Vanderbilt; Michael Phillip (OL), Oregon State; Connor Shaw (QB), South Carolina; Kenny Shaw (WR), Florida State; Willie Snead (WR), Ball State.To read more or comment...
Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam quickly dispelled a Monday morning report that he was responsible for choosing Johnny Manziel.
According to a report from ESPN Cleveland (WKNR 850 AM), the Browns originally planned to draft Louisville quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, but just seconds before deadline a card with Bridgewater's name was replaced with a card with Manziel's.
Speaking at the Pro Football Hall of Fame Luncheon Club, Haslam denied it: "I thought it was very important that we take a quarterback this year," he said. "We picked the top-rated quarterback on our board when he was available. That was solely Ray's call, not my call."To read more or comment...
According to a report on ESPN.com, Browns rookie quarterback Johnny Manziel's No. 2 jersey has surpassed all others sold since April 1.
The league wouldn't say how many Manziel jerseys were sold, but it did say that the official website store sold nearly as many Manziel jerseys across draft weekend, from Thursday to Sunday, as it sold Robert Griffin III, Andrew Luck and Tim Tebow jerseys during their draft weekends combined.
Read the complete ESPN report here.To read more or comment...
Eleven final thoughts after a roller coaster three days in Berea, which ended with a whimper and one pick on Saturday. That by no means erased Thursday's and Friday's hysteria.
1. The Browns went into the draft with 10 picks and ended up with six players as new General Manager Ray Farmer earned the nickname "Trader Ray" from his peers in the league. Farmer made five trades and ended up with extra picks in the first, fourth and sixth rounds in 2015.
2. For those trying to nail Farmer's tendencies in his first draft, it appears that he regards late-round picks as trading chips to move up to get players he covets, like he did trading back into the third round to nab Towson running back Terrance West. So Farmer ended up with two more chips for next year.
3. I'm waffling on whether I believe Johnny Manziel will be the starter in the Sept. 7 season opener at Pittsburgh. On Friday I said no, on Saturday I thought yes. Sticking with yes for now, I believe this draft yielded three starters – Manziel, cornerback Justin Gilbert of Oklahoma State and guard/tackle Joel Bitonio of Nevada.To read more or comment...
Watching the NFL Draft Thursday night in Johnny Manziel's favorite bar in College Station, Texas proved to be a good decision for over 100 patrons.
According to the Dallas Morning News, Manziel bought Miller Lites and Fireball shots for about 122 of approximately 250 people in Chimy's Cerveceria.
The general manager told the newspaper that Manziel stopped in last week to set up the round and leave his credit card number. He said Manziel, who will wear his Texas A&M No. 2 with the Browns, planned to spend about $2,000.
Petro Robledo told the Morning News that Manziel originally wanted to appear via Facetime, but that plan was scuttled when he dropped to No. 22 in the first round.To read more or comment...
Bill Belichick wasn't interested in confirming whether or not the New England Patriots' leaked scouting report on Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel is authentic. In fact, the Patriots coach insists he never read all of the team's prep work on the draft.
"We probably have, I can't even imagine, 10,000 pages of information. It's a lot of information," Belichick said. "There's no way I can sit up here and tell you that I've read it all. I've read a fraction of it."
The Patriots' report on Manziel leaked to BroBible.com over the weekend ripped Manziel as an arrogant, spoiled brat with a fragile psyche – if coaches yelled or screamed at him, the report said Manziel would shut down. The Browns selected Manziel Thursday with the 22nd overall pick.
He was criticized in the report for not studying the game and never watching film, claimed he only knows about 60 percent of the playbook and said he attended four of 32 summer workouts last year. In addition, Texas A&M support staff members were "sick of him and ready for him to go."To read more or comment...
With their first pick on Saturday, No. 127 overall, the Browns selected cornerback/kick returner Pierre Desir of Lindenwood.
Desir, a native of Haiti, lost his grandfather and an eight-month old cousin in the 2010 earthquake. Desir emigrated from Haiti when he was four, his parents fleeing the country's political unrest to give their two children a better life.
Chosen for the Cliff Harris Award given to the top small college defensive player, Desir was a three-time NCAA Division II All-American. He played his first three years at Washburn before transferring.
Desir, 6-foot-1 and 198 pounds, finished his career with 25 interceptions, 13 last season. He also had 17 pass breakups and 3.5 tackles for losses. In his career, Desir totaled 27 pass breakups and nine tackles for losses.To read more or comment...
BEREA: Overlooked and underappreciated most of his life, Terrance West did his best to play at a Football Bowl Subdivision school. He even worked part-time at a shoe store while attending a military academy to gain attention from larger schools.
But after failed attempts to walk on at both Maryland and Clemson, West finally settled in at little-known Towson and made a big name for himself.
The Browns traded up Friday night to select West in the third round (94th overall), giving the San Francisco 49ers their picks in the fourth round and sixth round to move up 12 spots.
West set NCAA records with 2,509 yards and 41 rushing touchdowns last season. His 86 career scores are second all time to former Philadelphia Eagles running back Brian Westbrook, who scored 89 times at Villanova.To read more or comment...
BEREA: When asked what he knew about the Browns, linebacker Christian Kirksey never hesitated. The excitement in his voice burst through the phone line.
"Dawg pound! Dawg pound! Dawg pound!" he shouted. "I'm ready to get down there right now."
The Browns selected Kirksey, a two-time captain at Iowa, in the third round Friday (71st overall). They were apparently higher on him than most draft analysts that projected him to go in the fourth or fifth rounds. Now he could serve as a replacement for Craig Robertson at inside linebacker.
Kirksey played mostly outside at Iowa, but did play inside as an underclassman and believes that is where the Browns want him to play now.To read more or comment...
BEREA: Mike Pettine has talked about creating a tough football team since taking the Browns job. To that end, he believes they took a giant step forward with the selection of Nevada offensive lineman Joel Bitonio.
"You're not going to stand in front of a room and say, 'Hey, let's get tougher,'" Pettine said. "What you do is you get tough people in that room."
The Browns selected Bitonio in the second round (35th overall) on Friday. Bitonio has long been described as possessing a nasty streak, a reputation he embraces proudly as inherited from his late father.
Mike Bitonio was a bare-knuckled brawler who competed in the early days of Mixed Martial Arts. His day job was laying flooring, but he moonlighted as a fighter. His 1995 fight against the bigger, stronger and more accomplished Bart Vale remains legendary among early MMA fans. Vale bloodied Bitonio on a head butt during the first minute of the match, but Bitonio hung in for another six minutes while taking a severe beating that left him a crumpled, bloody mess.To read more or comment...
BEREA: Their star receiver could be facing a lengthy suspension and one of their newest receivers reportedly has a broken arm, but the Browns refused to address the position both during and after the draft on Friday.
Josh Gordon is expected to be suspended for the season following yet another failed drug test, according to ESPN, and Nate Burleson reportedly had surgery to repair the plate in his left arm after he injured it during a voluntary minicamp last week. Yet the Browns ignored what seemed like a pressing need during the second and third rounds of the draft, then refused to answer questions about either player during a 24-minute press conference that grew contentious at times.
Teams are prevented from commenting on suspensions until they are announced by the league, but there is nothing preventing them from confirming Burleson's injury. Burleson did so himself in a text to the Associated Press late Friday night.
"I'm just fine," Burleson told the AP. "I had minor surgery to fix the plate in my arm so I'll be ready well before training camp. If today were the playoffs, I would be playing."To read more or comment...
Ten final thoughts as the bizarre days in Berea just keep on coming.
1. All the energy from the drafting of quarterback Johnny Manziel Monday and his Tuesday press conference was sucked out of the building about three hours later with the report by ESPN's "Outside the Lines" that Browns receiver Josh Gordon faces a possible one-year suspension for another violation of the league's substance abuse policy. According to ESPN's Chris Mortensen, the Browns' front office learned of Gordon's failed test for marijuana two weeks ago. Mortensen said via Twitter that coach Mike Pettine and his staff learned about 90 minutes before the start of the draft Tuesday.
2. The fact that Gordon was one strike away from such a ban hung over his head during his record-setting season in 2013. On his last transgression, Gordon was able to bargain his suspension down from four to two games. Gordon blamed that failed test on using cough syrup that contained codeine. If the ESPN report is true, Gordon will surely appeal. But after getting a break a year ago, I can't see the league going easy on him for his third strike no matter if he is a rising star.To read more or comment...
The Browns selected Towson running back Terrance West with the No. 94 overall pick after trading back into the third round with the San Francisco 49ers.
The Browns gave up their fourth-round (No. 106 overall) and sixth-round (No. 180) in the deal.
Below is a transcript of West's teleconference:To read more or comment...
The Browns selected Iowa linebacker Christian Kirksey No. 71 overall in the third round Friday night.
Below is a transcript of Kirksey's teleconference with reporters:
On how much conversation he had with the Browns before the draft:To read more or comment...
The Browns traded back into the third round with the San Francisco 49ers and selected Terrance West, a running back from Towson, with the No. 94 overall pick.
The Browns traded a fourth-round (No. 106) and sixth-round (No. 180 overall) to move up to take West.
The Browns still haven't selected a wide receiver.To read more or comment...
ESPN's Adam Schefter and Chris Mortensen are reporting that Browns wide receiver Nate Burleson fractured his arm during voluntary minicamp.
Schefter, on Twitter, said that Burleson fractured it in "an accidental hit." It's the same arm Burleson injured last season.
Head coach Mike Pettine said Burleson was excused and "in good standing with us" on the last day of voluntary minicamp. Pettine was asked directly if Burleson was hurt and only said that they spoke and that he's OK and in good standing.
Per the report, the Browns expect Burleson to be ready by the start of training camp.To read more or comment...
The Browns selected Nevada offensive lineman Joel Bitonio with the No. 35 overall pick in the second round Friday night.
Here's a transcript of his teleconference with reporters:
On what position best suits him in the NFL:To read more or comment...
The Browns, for the fourth time in the draft, passed on a wide receiver to address their linebacking corps with the selection of Iowa linebacker Christian Kirksey with the No. 71 overall pick in the third round.
Kirksey is most often listed as an outside linebacker but said he believes the Browns will slide him to inside linebacker.
Kirksey has a quick first-step and good speed in pursuit and in open space. The Browns continued their dedication to pass coverage with this selection, as Kirksey is known as a linebacker who can hold his own covering slot receivers and tight ends. Kirksey is limited athletically in some ways but has a reputation for a consistent motor.To read more or comment...
The Browns drafted Nevada offensive lineman Joel Bitonio with the No. 35 overall selection in the second round tonight.
The Browns, even in the midst of the Josh Gordon suspension reports, chose for the third time to overlook the wide receiver position, this time to address the offensive line.
Bitonio is 6-foot-4, 302 pounds. Bitonio registered 38 career starts at tackle but due to his "mean streak" and ability to block "when in a phone booth," according to some, he best profiles as an offensive guard for the Browns.To read more or comment...
Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon could face a year-long suspension after a failed drug test, ESPN Outside The Lines is reporting.
Per the report, Gordon failed a drug test months ago for marijuana use. Gordon was reached by phone, per ESPN, and said, "That's something you're going to have to talk to [agent] Drew Rosenhaus about. I really don't know anything about it."
ESPN's Chris Mortensen is reporting that the Browns' front office has known about this for two weeks, but the coaching staff only found out 90 minutes ago.
Rosenhaus has reportedly said the report is "not true."To read more or comment...
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First-round picks Johnny Manziel and Justin Gilbert held their introductory news conference with Cleveland media today at the Browns' headquarters in Berea.
Here are some quick highlights on what was said:
Manziel on his game, going to the NFL: "I'm continuing to get better as a football player. I didn't go into this process thinking I had it all figured out. ... I know I need to put in an immense amount of time to be as good as I want to be."
Manziel on huge expectations: "I'm used to that."To read more or comment...
Browns general manager Ray Farmer and head coach MIke Pettine held a press conference with reporters following the first round of the NFL Draft.
The Browns selected Oklahoma State CB Justin Gilbert and Texas A&M QB Johnny Manziel in the first round, and made some trades, including one that nabbed the Buffalo Bills' 2015 first-round and fourth-round picks.
Below is a transcript.
On the Browns' reaction to drafting Manziel:To read more or comment...
1. Although I've covered the Browns since 1981, Thursday was the most stunning first round of the draft I've ever experienced. And that had nothing to do with the emotional ebb and flow as new Browns general manager Ray Farmer orchestrated three trades, then passed over quarterback Johnny Manziel with the eighth overall pick after the first two deals. Considering the lateness of the hour, it's a wonder I didn't scream like I did when the Browns selected University of Akron quarterback Charlie Frye right on deadline.
2. Not only did Farmer land Manziel at No. 22, but he picked up Oklahoma State cornerback Justin Gilbert to pair opposite Joe Haden, acquired the Buffalo Bills' first-round pick in 2015 and kept No. 35 in the second round. I thought any trade would cost them No. 35.
3. The Bills paid a hefty price for receiver Sammy Watkins, who will be EJ Manuel's go-to receiver, and that price also included a fourth-rounder in 2015. That seemed like a fleecing of the Bills.To read more or comment...
The Browns have already selected Oklahoma State cornerback Justin Gilbert and Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft.
Their next pick will be No. 35, the third pick of the second round.
Remaining needs include wide receiver, offensive guard, offensive tackle and possibly inside linebacker.
Here are the top available wide receivers still on the board:To read more or comment...
As expected, the first round of the 2014 NFL draft was a wild one, especially in Cleveland.
The first two picks went largely as expected, and then things got interesting very quickly.
Here's a review of the most notable headlines and selections from the first round, not including the Browns' selections at No. 8 and No. 22.
No. 1 Houston Texans — The Texans ultimately chose largely considered the draft's best talent, South Carolina defensive Jadeveon Clowney, with the No. 1 overall pick. They'll pair him along with J.J. Watt to form truly one of the best combinations not only as pass rushers but at any position in the league. How teams will block both Watt and Clowney will surely be a challenge.To read more or comment...
The Browns made a huge splash by picking Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel with the No. 22 overall selection in the first round of Thursday's NFL Draft. Manziel spoke with the media via conference call following the pick.
Below is a transcript:
On watching 21 players be drafted ahead of him:
"I knew the TV part of it was going to come. I knew that would be part of it. For me, it was a little nerve-racking, but at the same time, I went into the situation telling myself that everything would happen for a reason, that I would land wherever I did tonight for a purpose. Whether I thought or knew the situation, I thought it would all work out for me, and I truly believe leaving here tonight that the situation did work out for me. I'm in a great place."To read more or comment...
The Browns selected Oklahoma State cornerback Justin Gilbert with the No. 8 overall pick in the NFL Draft. Gilbert spoke with reporters via conference call following the selection.
Below is a transcript:
On being drafted by Cleveland and playing with Joe Haden:
"It's a dream come true. I became friends with him not too long ago, and he's a great guy to be around. I'm sure I'll learn a lot from him."To read more or comment...
The Browns traded up again in the first round and made the biggest splash of the draft by selecting quarterback Johnny Manziell with the No. 22 overall pick.
Manziel is the uber-popular former Heisman Trophy winning quarterback known for his ability to be a playmaker with his arm and legs. But he's also known for his antics off the field.
The Browns moved up from No. 26 to No. 22 in a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles and gave up a third-round pick (No. 83 overall) to do it.To read more or comment...
We're through the first round of the NFL Draft. Here's where the Browns stand with some quick analysis and news. You might have heard they took a certain QB from a certain Texas-based school.
The Browns Thursday night added:
— CB Justin Gilbert, Oklahoma State (No. 8 overall)
— QB Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M (No. 22 overall)
— The Buffalo Bills' first-round pick in 2015
— The Buffalo Bills' fourth-round pick in 2015
To do this, the Browns moved up and down in the first round and lost one of their two third-round picks (No. 83 overall) in the deal with the Philadelphia Eagles, which led to the bombshell Manziel pick.To read more or comment...
After moving down from No. 4 with the Buffalo Bills, the Browns moved up one spot with the Minnesota Vikings to No. 8 overall.
With that pick, the Browns selected Oklahoma State cornerback Justin Gilbert.
The Browns swapped first-round picks and gave up their fifth-round pick (No. 145 overall) to the Vikings.To read more or comment...
As they were on the clock, the Browns traded the No. 4 overall selection to the Buffalo Bills, who own the No. 9 pick.
The Browns received the Bills' No. 9 pick this year, and their first- and fourth-round picks next year.
That's quite a haul for only moving back five spots in a deep draft.
The Bills then took Sammy Watkins.To read more or comment...
The Browns' new emphasis on advanced analytics may help them find their quarterback of the future.
ESPN's Sal Paolantonio, reporting from Browns headquarters, said the team spent $100,000 on a study of quarterbacks and it concluded that Louisville's Teddy Bridgewater is the best signal-caller in the 2014 NFL Draft.
According to Paolantonio, the study was commissioned by former CEO Joe Banner and just recently completed.
Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports first reported the study Wednesday in a feature story on Bridgewater.To read more or comment...
NFL source tells me the following cities have applied to host draft: New Orleans, Boston, Philly, Orlando, Chicago, L.A. and Canton, Ohio.
According to reports the City of Canton would be one of many to put in a bid to host the NFL Draft should it go on the road as has been speculated recently.
According to the New York Post's Bart Hubbuch, Canton along with Boston, Dallas, New Orleans, Boston, Philadelphia, Orlando, Chicago and Los Angeles have expressed interest in hosting the annual event.
The idea of it coming to Canton is not new, said Joe Horrigan vice president, communications and exhibits and the Hall of Fame expressed interest before.To read more or comment...
Former NFL executive Bill Polian conducted a conference call today and shared his thoughts about the Browns' Ray Farmer embarking on a quest for a franchise quarterback in his first draft as a general manager.
The Browns will likely use one of two first-round picks (Nos. 4 or 26 overall) or an early second-round selection (No. 35 overall) on a quarterback. The draft will run Thursday through Saturday.
Below is an excerpt from the conference call with Polian, a former GM of the Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers and Indianapolis Colts.
"I've said numerous times I don't know what a franchise quarterback is," Polian said. "What you're looking for is a quarterback who's good enough to get your team to the playoffs, and in doing so, be able to win your division. Anything that happens after that is a function of the strength of your overall squad. If you're fortunate enough to get a Peyton Manning or a Tom Brady or a Drew Brees or an Aaron Rodgers, that's an added bonus. You don't go looking for those guys, they find you if they're out there. Just as Andrew [Luck] and RG III stood out so dramatically.To read more or comment...
The Browns already have two first-round draft picks (Nos. 4 and 26 overall), but Sports Illustrated's Peter King reported General Manager Ray Farmer is exploring a potential hat trick.
Farmer has asked at least one team low in the first round about moving up from early in the second round (No. 35 overall) back into the opening round, King wrote in his most recent Monday Morning Quarterback column.
King speculated that Farmer could be interested in striking such a deal because it would allow him to move ahead of the Houston Texans for a quarterback. The Texans have the first pick in each of the seven rounds, including the first choice of the second round (No. 33 overall).
King also mentioned the Super Bowl-champion Seattle Seahawks as a logical trade partner for the Browns in the aforementioned scenario. The Seahawks have the last pick in the first round (No. 32 overall) and would save about $1.4 million over the life of a four-year contract if they took a player at No. 35 instead of three slots earlier.To read more or comment...
Browns owner Jimmy Haslam is scheduled to speak to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Luncheon Club on May 12 at Tozzi's on 12th restaurant in Canton.
Haslam will undoubtedly share his thoughts on the NFL Draft, which will end two days before his appearance.
Lunch will be served starting at 11 a.m. with the program running from 12:10-1 p.m. Tickets are $12 for members of the Hall of Fame luncheon club and $22 for non-member guests of members.To read more or comment...
Browns coach Mike Pettine met with reporters following the final practice of the team's voluntary veteran minicamp. Here is a transcript from the news conference:
On if the team achieved its goals this week: "I think we're off to a good start. We had in the very first meeting just laid out some objectives that we wanted. One of the biggest ones was to establish the tempo, how we were going to get out of the huddle, how we were going to fly around on both sides of the ball. I think a lot of it is teaching them how to practice at a certain pace and a certain way to protect each other, to be good teammates who are not on the ground a lot and there's not a lot of contact. I think when you learn to practice that way, then you can get a lot done in shorts. I think there's some teams that don't get a lot done because they don't have a good feel for how to go at full speed but still protect each other. Then, I think it was a continuation of learning the system and learning the drills, getting to know their coaches, what the expectations are. As I told them when we just broke down that we're getting ready to swim across the Atlantic, and we've just took just taken one step in, that we have so far to go, but it was a good first step."
On if the Browns will pick up DL Phil Taylor's fifth-year option: "Yeah, that's something that we've discussed. That'll be a part of the meeting again this afternoon, but that's something more for (Browns General Manager) Ray (Farmer). Anything that's contractual that has to do with a player in that sense, I'll defer that to Ray."
On if the Browns fear what Taylor's attitude might be without picking up his fifth-year option: "It hasn't occurred yet so I'm not going to deal in a hypothetical situation, but that's something you certainly take into account when you have those option years."To read more or comment...
Updated at 3:28 p.m.
The Browns are restocking quarterbacks seven weeks after they cut two on the same day.
The franchise signed quarterbacks Vince Young and Tyler Thigpen along with linebacker Zac Diles today, the team announced. General Manager Ray Farmer reset the position to a large extent March 12 by cutting Brandon Weeden and Jason Campbell and then announcing the moves about 35 minutes apart.
Young, Thigpen and Diles tried out with the Browns during their three-day voluntary veteran minicamp, which wrapped up this afternoon.To read more or comment...


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Daft Punk got more than lucky at the 56th annual Grammy Awards this year. They cleaned up and took home Grammys for Best Dance/Electronica Album, Best Engineered Album, Best Pop/Duo Group Performance, Record of the Year, and the coveted Grammy for Album of the Year for their comeback album Random Access Memories.
While accepting each of their awards, they didn't speak, however after they won the Grammy for Album of the Year, the robots did show a lot of emotion (robots have feelings too!). Check out their adorable winning moment below:
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(NEWSER) – President Obama will release his annual budget blueprint today, and it's widely expected to go precisely nowhere in Congress. "It's designed primarily as an appeal to his Democratic base," writes Darren Samuelsohn at Politico. But the New York Times notes that Obama is using the opportunity to address income inequality, which he's staked out as a key issue, using an idea some Republicans have floated in the past: Expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit for poor workers with children to the childless. To pay for the $60 billion outlay over 10 years, the budget cuts two tax breaks that benefit the wealthy.
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A couple of country stars will be on hand for the final race of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
Toby Keith will be getting the action started. He's been tapped to serve as the Grand Marshal for the Ford EcoBoost 400, and will launch the race with the phrase, "Drivers, start your engines."
Dierks Bentley will be at the track as well. He'll be playing a special hour-long concert prior to the start of the race.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup winner will be announced following the race. The Ford EcoBoost 400 will take place at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Florida on Sunday.
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Lady Gaga adds more dates to 'ARTPOP' tour
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Lady Gaga's "ARTPOP Ball" tour is expanding. The pop star has added six additional stops to her upcoming North American trek, putting an end to rumors that she was having trouble selling tickets.
A post on her Little Monsters site says "due to an overwhelming demand," she's tacking on a second night at the Staples Center in Los Angles on July 22nd. Other major venues have been added to the tour as well, including the US Airways Center in Phoenix, the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, and Pepsi Center in Denver. She'll also make stops in Stateline, Nevada and Salt Lake City. Pre-sale ticket for Gaga's blog followers will go on sale, starting Monday, March 24th.
The star has also unveiled one of her opening acts, a K-pop sensation called Crayon Pop. The girl group will join her on the dates in June and July. "ARTPOP Ball" starts on May 4th.
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Most Americans are disappointed in Barack Obama, a CBS News/New York Times poll finds.
According to the results of the survey, conducted Feb. 19-23 and released Wednesday, 59 percent of Americans say they are disappointed in Obama's presidency, while 40 percent say they are satisfied. In August 2012, the same poll found 47 percent of Americans were satisfied in the job Obama is doing, while 52 percent were not.
And while much of the anti-Obama sentiment is attributed to Republicans — 91 percent say they are disappointed in Obama — nearly a quarter (24 percent) of Democrats say they are at least somewhat disappointed in the president, the poll found.
Meanwhile, Obama has seen disapproval among independents grow since August, when 27 percent said they were very disappointed in him; the new poll reveals 40 percent of independents are very disappointed, and 60 percent are at least somewhat disappointed.
The president's overall approval rating is falling, too. The survey put Obama's approval rating at 41 percent — a dip of 5 points from last month. Obama's disapproval rating — 51 percent — is up 4 points from January. Those numbers aren't quite as bad for Obama as they were in November, when his approval rating stood at 37 percent, and disapproval at 57 percent.
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Halestorm's Lzzy Hale helped add a little rock to the CMT Music Awards. At Wednesday night's ceremony in Nashville, she teamed up with Eric Church to perform the country star's hit "That's Damn Rock and Roll."
Lzzy and her Halestorm bandmates are also set to hit the road with Church this fall. The band's upcoming third album is expected to arrive later this year as well.
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Mötley Crüe country tribute album release delayed
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Mötley Crüe's country tribute album apparently won't arrive next month as originally planned.
While no explanation is given, RollingStone.com says the project's release has been pushed back a month. Nashville Outlaws: A Tribute to Mötley Crüe is now slated to hit stores on August 19th.
The 15-track disc features Rascal Flatts' cover of "Kickstart My Heart," Florida Georgia Line's remake of "If I Die Tomorrow," Brantley Gilbert's spin on "Girls Girls Girls," and LeAnn Rimes' rendition of "Smokin' in the Boys Room." Gretchen Wilson, Big & Rich, and Justin Moore are some of the other country stars contributing to the collection.
Nashville Outlaws: A Tribute to Motley Crue Track Listing below.
1. Rascal Flatts, "Kickstart My Heart"
2. Florida Georgia Line, "If I Die Tomorrow"
3. LeAnn Rimes, "Smokin' in the Boys Room"
4. Justin Moore, "Home Sweet Home"
5. Cassadee Pope with Robin Zander, "The Animal in Me"
6. Aaron Lewis, "Afraid"
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(NEWSER) – Everett Dutschke, whose home was searchedin connection with ricin-laced letters sent to President Obama and others, has apparently gone into hiding—though his lawyer says the FBI knows how to get in touch with him. Talking to the media earlier this week, Dutschke said, "I don't know how much more of this I can take," theAP reports. A friend says he "helped him get out of the spotlight" afterward.


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Taylor Swift is getting raves for her look at the Met Gala Monday night in New York. The country-pop superstar attended the fashion event in an embroidered pink satin Oscar de la Renta gown, adorned with sequins, beads, and pearls, featuring a deep "V" back, big bow, and long train.
Taylor tells Us Weekly she's "idolized" de la Renta since she was a child, and wearing his one-of-a-kind design was "a daydream realized."
But Swift's preparation for the occasion was more of a nightmare. Just hours before walking the red carpet, Taylor tweeted that her cat, Meredith, had attacked the dress during her fitting. However, the singer didn't say whether the cat actually damaged the gown.
That moment when your cat casually walks up,then abruptly ATTACKS your custom satin Oscar de la Renta gown during your fitting for Met Ball.
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Case Against Zimmerman No Piece of Cake for DOJ
(NEWSER) – Amid protests and a push from the NAACP, the Justice Department is looking into the prosecution of George Zimmerman on criminal civil rights grounds—but that would be a genuinely tough case to win, the APexplains. Says a former US attorney: "They'd have to show not only that the attack was unjustified, but that Mr. Zimmerman attacked Mr. Martin because of his race and because he was using a public facility, the street." One possibility for the feds would be to argue that because of Martin's race, Zimmerman prevented him from freely walking down a public street, says an ex-federal prosecutor.
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Boy Scouts Boot Rock-Topplers
(NEWSER) – No merit badges for these guys: A pair of Boy Scout leaders who filmed themselves knocking over an ancient rock formation in a Utah national park have been chucked out of the organization. A spokesman for Boy Scouts of America said the organization was "saddened by this irresponsible display of behavior and apparent disregard for our natural surroundings," NPR reports. Criminal charges may still be filed over the Goblin Valley incident.


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Report: Apple iWatch Will Debut In October, Ship 50 Million Units
Apple's first foray into wearable technology will go into mass production this July, when the iPhone maker will reportedly begin manufacturing 50 million smartwatches to begin shipping in October.
According to a source familiar with the matter cited by Reuters, Taiwan's Quanta Computer is currently putting the as-of-yet unnamed and unannounced device through trial production. Quanta will be the wearable device's primary manufacturer, and complete at least 70 percent of final assembly.
Dubbed "iWatch" by company followers, the device will "likely" sport a 2.5-inch diagonal and slightly rectangular display.
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Cory Monteith's final message surfaces
(Yahoo!) - Even during his last days, Cory Monteith was thinking of others. In what would be his final fan message (on what would be his final plane flight), he looks happy and healthy as he smiles into a camera he holds himself.
In the exclusive "Good Morning America" video, he star introduces himself simply as "Cory" before offering some advice, "Stay out of trouble and stay in school." While the actual video message is rather short and sweet, it takes on a whole new weight in light of his untimely death.
And it seems that his "Glee" cast mates are finally starting to cope and comfort each other. Three of the show's mainstays, Jane Lynch, Jenna Ushkowitz, and Dianna Agron, met for lunch on Tuesday at Blu Jam café on Melrose Avenue. Jenna and Dianna were chatting with another male companion as they made their way to the trendy eatery.
Though the circumstances that brought them together for this meal are tragic, all three ladies smiled through their pain — even cracking a few laughs between hugs.
Lynch also appeared on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" Wednesday, where she choked back tears as she talked about her late co-star.
"Cory's one of the biggest hearts, was a real bright light," she told the host and audience. "He was one of those guys that — you know, he knew he was breathing rarified air, the gifts that this wonderful show gave us."
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Black Sabbath drummer undergoes surgery, postpones appearance
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Black Sabbath's estranged drummer Bill Ward is recovering from intestinal surgery.
The British rocker reveals in a website post that he developed perforated diverticulitis, a condition in which pouches begin to grow on the intestine walls and rupture.
Ward received treatment in California. His doctors say the operation was a success, and that he'll make a full recovery.
However, it means Ward has had to postpone a reception later is month at the Annapolis Collection Gallery in Maryland, which is currently displaying his artwork. The event was scheduled for October 26th, and is expected to be rescheduled.
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WATCH: 4th of July DUI Checkpoint Video Goes Viral After Officer's Comment
(Liz Klimas) Many municipalities set up checkpoints for law enforcement to cut down on drunk driving over the Fourth of July holiday, but one stop in particular is getting national attention.
The now viral video posted to YouTube showing a man getting stopped at a DUI checkpoint in Rutherford County, Tennessee, has more than 2.8 million views as of Monday morning after being posted the night of the event. The video includes what the driver believes to be a unconstitutional search of his car where an officer is even recorded saying the man is "perfectly innocent and he knows his rights."
Interestingly, the resistance on the part of the driver and his recording of the incident was planned.
The video shows driver, 21-year-old Chris Kalbaugh, has his window cracked as Deputy A.J. Ross walks over asking the man to roll it down further. Kalbaugh says he thinks the level he has it rolled down is "fine" because he is able to hear the officer adequately. Ross asks how old Kalbaugh is (who before providing his answer responds asking if that's even a relevant question), walks briefly toward the back of the vehicle, returns and then asks Kalbaugh to pull over.
Kalbaugh repeatedly asks if he is being detained, not moving the car, while Ross doesn't answer his questing but tells him to either pull over or step out of the vehicle.
"After he keeps using intimidation to get me to do what he wants, all the officers surround my vehicle like I'm a criminal," Kalbaugh wrote in the video.
Kalbaugh eventually pulls over. He then is asked to unlock his car door — he again asks if he is being detained with no response from Ross — and takes off his seat belt. Kalbaugh steps out of the car and out of the camera view.
Kalbaugh has inserted text of the conversation that took place with a faint recording of it audible on the video.
"Are you an attorney or something? You know what the law is?" Ross asks.
"Yes sir, I do," Kalbaugh replied.
"Ok, what is the law?" Ross said.
"The law says at checkpoints I have to stop. And I did," Ross said.
"That is all. I'm not required to answer any questions. I have Constitutional freedom to travel without being randomly stopped and questioned," Kalbaugh continued after Ross prompted him further.
More mumbled conversation can be heard but Kalbaugh didn't translate the text into the video at this point. The young adult later wrote that he was asked to provide his I.D., which Kalbaugh believes he legally didn't need to as he didn't commit any traffic violations or other infractions.
Kalbaugh then wrote that the officer asked if he could search the vehicle, which Kalbaugh said he would not consent to. Ross then got a K-9 to sniff around the vehicle.


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(NEWSER) – Federal workers, prepare to rejoin the morning commute. The Senate tonight passed its bill to end the government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling by a vote of 81-18, the AP reports; the House backed the bill 285-144, just hours before the Treasury would have lost its authority to borrow money. Eighty-seven House Republicans voted in favor of the measure, along with all their Democratic colleagues, NBC News reports. Success became clear in the late afternoon, when John Boehner packed it in and said House Republicans wouldn't try to block the Senate measure. The deal ends the 16-day shutdown and raises the debt ceiling through the first week of February, CNN notes.
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- President Obama: After the Senate vote, he promised to sign the bill "immediately"—and did so at 12:30am, the New York Times reports. He added that "we've got to get out of the habit of governing by crisis," reportsBusiness Insider.
- Ted Cruz: "This is a terrible deal," he said from the Senate floor, as quoted by the Washington Post. "Unfortunately today, the United States Senate is saying (to ObamaCare opponents), 'You don't have a voice in Washington." Cruz, however, said he was inspired by the number of Americans "rising up" against the health law.


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Obama can speak to his base, but other Americans want more
Last week, Barack Obama told a Hollywood fundraiser that Washington's politics had grown dysfunctional, and that the Republicans were to blame. As he put it, "We have a Washington that's not working." Conveniently, Obama ignored his own role in the national standoff. Memo to Obama, presidents aren't supposed to be spectators.
But a more glaring omission was the President's refusal to acknowledge that America's ongoing scrum reflects the social fissures and fractures that now shape the national landscape. Washington mirrors America. Red and blue, like black and white, are not just colors. The current political stalemate is about real things, contentious issues, conflicting viewpoints, and people. Lives and money are on the line, whether the debate is over jobs, health care, or Social Security.
Given Obama's overt reliance on the shifts in America's demographics to capture and keep the White House, the President can't credibly blame his predicament on "dysfunction" as if he were just another innocent bystander. Having come to be seen as rewarding the Coalition of the Ascendant —minorities, and those on the lower rungs of the income ladder—at the expense of the "haves," and not just the "1 percent," Obama cannot be extricate himself from the larger equation, much as he may wish he could. For all of his talk of there being no "black America and white and Latino America and Asian America," and there being only "the United States of America," the President's policies are viewed as benefiting America's bluest precincts most of all—whether located on Wall Street or 125th Street.
To paraphrase the prophet Hosea, sow the wind, and reap the whirlwind. As Obama and the Democrats learned in 2010 when the Democrats lost control of the House, the Democrats' Upstairs-Downstairs coalition does not make for a failure-free strategy, much as the Republicans' inability to resonate beyond 50 shades of white has kept them from winning the presidency in recent elections.
Oh, and successful presidents do more than win elections; they actually govern —successfully. As president and the lead player in an era of simultaneous U.S. change, retrenchment, and drift, Obama cannot disclaim his own personal responsibility and expect to be believed. Indeed, the polls say he is not.
The latest Gallup Poll crystalizes Obama's problem—namely, he is more a divider than a uniter. Like George W. Bush and the Republican Party heading into the 2006 midterm elections, Obama and the Democrats are facing an electorate that wants to punish the president and his party. By a three-to-two margin, voters want to vote against Obama instead of supporting him.
And while midterm electorates are whiter, older, wealthier, and more churchgoing than those in presidential years, whining about the unfairness of it all is a political loser, and misses the mark. Those folks are Americans, although not always Democrats.
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(Washington, DC) -- It appears military families will continue to receive death benefits. NBC reports the Defense Department has hammered out a deal with charity group Fisher House to pick up the slack during the partial government shutdown. The foundation had stepped in and offered to continue to fund the benefits which are currently being unpaid. The House unanimously passed a measure today that would get the $100,000 payments flowing again. It now goes on to the Senate.


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Florida invaded by rat-sized snails
(NEWSER) – No, this is not a 1970s B-movie: South Florida really is dealing with an invasion of giant African land snails. The beastly mollusks can grow as large as rats (the biggest measure eight inches long, the Ocala Star-Bannerreports), and can eat their way through plaster and stucco. More than 1,000 are already being caught per week in Miami-Dade County, and that number is set to swell when the mollusks end their underground hibernation, Reutersreports. Since September 2011, a disturbing 117,000 have been caught.


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NYPD Video Shows Bike Bomber Before 2008 Blast
(NEWSER) – Authorities hope newly released video—along with a $65,000 reward—might lead to an arrest in a 5-year-old bombing case from Times Square, reports NBC New York. The stitched-together surveillance footage shows a lone bicyclist riding through New York City in the early morning hours of March 6, 2008, before arriving at a military recruiting center. Cops think he got off his Ross bike (later found in a dumpster), lit a fuse on a homemade device, and rode off. The resulting blast didn't injure anyone, but it rattled nerves.


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Students suspended for wearing Confederate flags to protest gay rainbow flag
At Tahoma High School in the nether suburbs of Seattle, it's totally okay to display a gay-pride flag, but two juniors were suspended for three days for wearing Confederate flags at school.
An unnamed school district spokesman said that a sophomore had been exhibiting a gay-pride flag at Tahoma High for the last two weeks, reports local CBS affiliate KIRO. When the two juniors showed up on Tuesday in a common area wearing the Confederate flags as a political statement in response, they were suspended.
School officials said the Confederate flags caused a disruption because some students were upset. The officials added that the garb was an undisclosed violation of the Tahoma High dress code.
At least one of the unidentified, Confederate flag-wearing students wore the controversial symbol around his neck in some fashion.
Local residents supported the school's decision, according to KIRO.
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PHOTOS: Kardashians share new Kimye wedding pics
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Less than a month after their lavish nuptials, we're finally getting a personal look at Kanye West & Kim Kardashian's wedding. Kim K took to Instagram to post this adorable candid shot of the trio, featuring a fussy North.
"My everything," she wrote next to the picture, which features doting dad Kanye holding North who is sporting a pretty white dress, and the 33-year-old reality star still wearing her veil over her face while posing against the sunset skyline.
In another shot posted by Khloe Kardashian, Kanye is pictured orchestrating and instructing the ladies dressed in all white. As was rumored, it looks like Kanye was very much in charge of all details of the wedding, as the notoriously private start wanted to keep things under control.
The image was taken right after Kim and Kanye wed," Khloé told E! News about the snapshot. "We were all discussing how calm and dream-like the wedding was.
"The peace in Kim and Kanye was undeniable. We all felt as if they had been married in another lifetime. I have always believed these two are soul mates."
Kourtney added: "It was right after they said their vows and we all came back to the fort. This picture is beautiful. Every moment was like a fairy-tale dream come true."
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US government also uses 'Password' for password
(NEWSER) – Yes, ordinary and lazy humans often use "password" as a computer password, but a new report complains that the same thing applies to sensitive government agencies, reports Mashable. The Senatecybersecurity report finds that agencies ranging from Homeland Security to the IRS use weak security measures that leave their data vulnerable to hackers. The report makes note of the use of "password," but it cites other head-scratchers common within the federal system such as expired virus protection and security patches in need of updates.


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Red Sox, Athletics Pull Off Blockbuster Trade On Deadline Day
The Oakland Athletics reportedly swung a deal to bolster an already stacked rotation, acquiring Boston lefty Jon Lester hours before Thursday's non-waiver trade deadline.
According to multiple reports, the AL West leaders also got outfielder Jonny Gomes and cash from the Red Sox in exchange for outfielder Yoenis Cespedes.
Boston will also receive the second pick in the competitive balance Comp B round in next year's draft.
After already acquiring Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel from the Chicago Cubs this summer, the A's continued to strengthen their pitching staff with the addition of Lester.
Lester, 30, was pulled from his scheduled start on Wednesday amid the swirling trade talks. He had a 10-7 record with a 2.52 ERA in 21 outings this season for Boston.
With aspirations of winning a World Series title, Oakland added a player in Lester who has flourished pitching in October. He has a career postseason ERA of 2.11 and won two rings during his time in Boston.
For the 33-year-old Gomes, he will begin a second stint with the A's as he was on the 2012 squad. He is batting .234 with six home runs and 32 RBI over 78 games this season.
The Red Sox landed a power bat in the 28-year-old Cespedes. The two-time defending Home Run Derby champ has hit .256 with 17 homers and 67 RBI in 101 games this year.