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Cleveland Browns (2007 & prior)

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ABJ

Browns brass likes roster But defensive line still cause for much concern
By Marla Ridenour Beacon Journal sportswriter
Published on Monday, Sep 03, 2007


BEREA: When Phil Savage and Romeo Crennel took over as general manager and coach of the Browns in early 2005, they picked out seven impact positions that needed to be addressed.






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Morning Journal

Run defense priority now and in future
JEFF SCHUDEL, Morning Journal Writer
09/03/2007




CLEVELAND -- General managers always think ahead, so it is no surprise Phil Savage is thinking about improving the defensive line in 2008 through free agency and the draft, moves that if successful would make the Browns better in run defense.


''We obviously have some age on our defensive line,'' Savage said Saturday during a roster cut/season preview press conference. ''You have to do things in stages. The defensive line is an area where we've done some auxiliary work but we haven't been able to address it through the draft yet or through a high-price free-agent yet. I would certainly think that's on the rolodex coming up.''


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Morning Journal

Savage: Crennel is safe
Jeff schudel, morning journal staff
09/03/2007




Nobody asked him, but Phil Savage answered the question anyway. The third-year general manager of the Browns said coach Romeo Crennel is not on the hot seat in 2007.


''There is no Romeo Crennel Watch in this building at 76 Lou Groza Boulevard in Berea, Ohio,'' Savage said Saturday during a press conference announcing roster moves. ''I've said it 10 times. He's the right man for the job. There's nobody else out there that could have won more than eight to 12 games over the last two years with the roster we had and the circumstances and the situations we've been through -- motorcycle accidents, injuries, all sorts of things.

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D-line

Hopefully, some defensive linemen will show up on the waiver wire that might help give the Browns some help this year and they can bring in some FAs next year or may be luck out in round two of the draft.
 
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Practice Squad

34 Barclay, Chris RB
85 Harline, Jonny TE
63 Louis, Cliff OL
38 Mixon, Tim DB
97 Pittman, Chase DL
60 Purcell, Melila DL
83 Sanders, Steve WR
12 Steptoe, Syndric WR

Harline: Scout.com: Scouting Report: TE Jonny Harline
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Mixon:
Walking Wounded Prospects for the 2007 NFL Draft
4. CB Tim Mixon, California

Thought of as a top corner entering his senior season. Some even saw him as a better NFL prospect than his teammate, Daymeion Hughes. Mixon tore the ACL in his right knee in August and missed his entire season senior season (2006). An All-Pac-10 performer in 2005, Mixon finished with 46 tackles and was fourth in the Pac-10 with 13 passes broken up, including three interceptions. Mixon is also an excellent punt and kick returner. In 2005 he finished ninth in the country with a 14.9-yard punt return average, including a 79-yard return for a touchdown against Illinois. CB Tim Mixon is still recovering from the torn ACL he suffered in August, but plans on running on the second Cal Pro Day on March 29.
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Seahawks | Mixon failed physical exam with team
Mon, 7 May 2007 19:39:34 -0700

Mike Sando, of the Tacoma News Tribune, reports undrafted free-agent CB Tim Mixon (California) failed a physical examination with the Seattle Seahawks. He recently signed with the Chicago Bears.
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Cliff Louis was an unsigned FA Browns picked up immediately after draft
Steve Sanders was an unsigned FA Browns signed last year... and had on their practice squad last year
 
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Cleveland.com

Tuesday, September 04, 2007 Mary Kay Cabot
Plain Dealer Reporter
Browns rookie quarterback Brady Quinn cast his vote Monday for the return of quarterback Ken Dorsey, who was released Saturday.
"I think that's something we need on this team," Quinn said. "He's invaluable. You can't put a price on the things I think he brought to the table for us as a team."
Quinn said "it was a sad day" for him in more ways than one when Dorsey was let go.
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I think Brady should keep his piehole shut for a while. I want him to play but he is going to be rubbing the organization the wrong way if he keeps them going public with these types of statements.

I hope Orpheus and Steinbach will be ready for the Squealers.
 
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Dispatch

Browns notebook
Frye starting QB for opener

Tuesday, September 4, 2007 3:25 AM
By James Walker


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
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Charlie Frye


BEREA -- Browns coach Romeo Crennel officially named Charlie Frye the starting quarterback for Sunday's season opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The move has been expected for more than a week. Frye clearly outperformed last year's backup, Derek Anderson, in training camp. Rookie Brady Quinn had the best preseason, but the team wants to be patient with his development.
"He's got experience, he's led this team before, and he's played against (Pittsburgh) before," Crennel said of Frye. "So what you try to do is you try to give your team the best chance to win, and I think this gives us the best chance to win."

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DDN

Browns' long snapper gets long term deal

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By the Dayton Daily News

Wednesday, September 05, 2007

BEREA ? The Browns signed long snapper Ryan Pontbriand to a four-year contract extension Tuesday, tying him up through 2011.
Pontbriand, a fifth-round draft pick in 2003, joins punter Dave Zastudil (through 2010), placekicker Phil Dawson (2010) and returner Joshua Cribbs (2012) as special teams players with long-term deals.
 
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Canton

BROWNS REPORT
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Staff and wire reports

Polamalu shows the way

BEREA Third-year Brown Brodney Pool gets his first full shot as a starting safety at a time when that market is booming.

Pittsburgh?s Troy Polamalu set a new standard just before training camp by signing a four-year contract extension worth $30.2 million. It made him the highest-paid Steeler ever.

?You notice things like that,? Pool said. ?Congratulations to him.


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Canton

Young safety diving into 2007
[FONT=Verdana,Times New Roman,arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Pool hoping for a breakout year[/FONT]
UPDATE: 6:38 PM, Tuesday, September 4, 2007
By Steve Doerschuk
REPOSITORY SPORTS WRITER

BEREA Browns safety Brodney Pool came into the NFL with a bang.

?It was his first preseason game as a rookie,? cornerback Leigh Bodden said. ?He was on kickoff coverage and ran into the wedge. He got knocked out. Concussion. Worst collision I?ve ever seen.?


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Morning Journal

Watch and wait
JEFF SCHUDEL, Morning Journal Writer
09/05/2007

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BEREA -- Brady Quinn is about to watch a football game from a vantage point he has not known in four years, and then it was only briefly.


Quinn became the starting quarterback at Notre Dame with nine games left in his freshman year and he remained the starter until last fall. But come Sunday when the Browns break open the 2007 season against the Steelers in Cleveland Browns Stadium, the rookie first-round draft pick will be on the sideline with Derek Anderson. The two quarterbacks will watch Charlie Frye try to break the Steelers' jinx over the Browns.

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Cleveland.com

The Browns signed long snapper Ryan Pontbriand to a four-year contract extension on Tuesday.
But the club had no comment on a WKYC Channel 3 report that punter Dave Zastudil injured himself at Monday's practice and will miss the season opener against Pittsburgh.
The station reported the club was auditioning punters and one of them would be Chris Gardocki, who has punted for the Browns and the Steelers

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Not good if punter unavailable for Pittsburgh game.
 
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