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Cleveland Browns (2008 Season)

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Cleveland Browns safety Baxter undergoes another knee surgery
by Mary Kay Cabot
Tuesday August 05, 2008, 4:41 PM

Browns safety Gary Baxter, who has been attempting a comeback from two torn patella tendons, underwent arthroscopic knee surgery this morning at the Cleveland Clinic.

This is the latest setback for Baxter, who tore both patella tendons on the same play in a game against Denver on Oct. 22, 2006. He attempted to come back last season, but wasn't ready and spent the season on the physically unable to perform list.

He has been taking part in training camp, but had been on limited duty for the last several days.

Two weeks ago, Baxter met with former Chicago Bears receiver Wendell Davis, the only other NFL player to suffer two torn patella tendons on the same play. Davis, who never made it back from his injury, was a visitor to the Browns camp and GM Phil Savage introduced them. After their meeting, Baxter said he was being realistic about his comeback chances and that he would know if it was time to call it quits.

The Browns signed Baxter as a free agent from Baltimore on March 4, 2005. He had been drafted by Baltimore in the second round of the 2001 draft and didn't miss a game in his last three seasons there. In his first season with the Browns, he played in just five games after suffering a concussion during the exhibition season, then a torn pectoral muscle on Oct. 23 against Detroit. He played in the first three games of 2006 before suffering the knee injuries.
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Cleveland Browns specialist Josh Cribbs is out of line
by Tony Grossi Plain Dealer Reporter
Tuesday August 05, 2008, 1:05 PM

Before his Pro Bowl season, Josh Cribbs signed a new six-year contract with the Browns. Then he changed agents. Now he wants a new contract. Or his new agent, Peter Schaffer, wants a new contract so that he can extract his agent fee from Cribbs.

The catalyst behind it is a new four-year deal recently signed by Devin Hester that reportedly guarantees the Chicago Bears return specialist $15 million and could net him a maximum of $40 million.

Just a week ago, Cribbs told The Plain Dealer columnist Bud Shaw that he was happy for Hester because the new standard for Pro Bowl specialists eventually would trickle down to him.

"Oh yes, they're going to take care of me here. I know that. They've showed good faith. I'm not worried about it. I got somebody to deal with that so all I have to do is go out and play."

Now Schaffer is asking the Browns for a new deal. What gall.

Actually, I believe that Cribbs is a better all-around football player than Hester. In fact, I ranked him No. 1 on the Browns team at the end of last season based on performance and impact.

But Cribbs has to wait his turn for a new deal. Now is not the time for his agent to be rattling his Blackberry from his office in Denver.

Look what two of Cribbs' teammates did this year. Andra Davis and Willie McGinest agreed to significant paycuts to return. Both did so to help push the team over the top.

Davis has invested his whole NFL career with the Browns and wanted to be here when the team finally wins. McGinest returned because of his loyalty to coach Romeo Crennel, who needs the 15-year veteran to help manage the locker room during a season of great expectations. McGinest is one of the few players on the team who's been through the rigors of a schedule loaded with prime-time appearances.

As success finally comes the Browns' way, their playmakers have their hands extended, seeking more cash. Cribbs has to fall in line.

Ahead of him are safety Sean Jones, whose contract is up after this year; receiver Braylon Edwards, whose deal expires after 2009; and tight end Kellen Winslow, who has three years to go.

Cribbs should tell his agent to back off. Fans in Cleveland shelling out $4 a gallon for gas aren't going to be very sympathetic to his contract demands.
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NJ-Buckeye;1223525; said:
Cribbs deserves every dime he can get... He SHOULD be in the Hester neighborhood...

He's a big reason they will get into the World Series...
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Yea, I realize his slugging percentage was out of sight last year but he should have never negotiated for an extension and then get a new agent and want a different deal. Plus, doing it right before the run for the pennant begins is not very team oriented. He should have waited one more season IMO
 
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Crashcup;1223518; said:
A little early to put them into the world series already isn't it?
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Can't resist getting those digs in can ya? Are you actually a Browns/Indians fan?

And who in the blue hell is putting them in the "world series" here. I think we're mostly cautiously optimistic at best. I'll be happy with the playoffs with the bear of a schedule they drew this year.
 
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LitlBuck;1223531; said:
Yea, I realize his slugging percentage was out of sight last year but he should have never negotiated for an extension and then get a new agent and want a different deal. Plus, doing it right before the run for the pennant begins is not very team oriented. He should have waited one more season IMO
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Not to mention - his on base % was off the charts
 
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Cleveland.com

Browns Insider: McMillan given start at linebacker
by Tony Grossi
Tuesday August 05, 2008, 7:27 PM

Fourth-year linebacker David McMillan -- and not rookie Alex Hall -- gets first crack at replacing injured Antwan Peek as the strong (left) side pass rusher in nickel defenses.

McMillan had been working behind the starters at strong and weak outside linebacker until Peek had arthroscopic knee surgery last week. Peek will miss the entire preseason, and maybe more.

While Hall has been singled out as a rookie of note so far this summer, it's doubtful the Division II prospect could assimilate quickly into such a key role. Thus, McMillan will get the first shot at the job in the preseason opener against the New York Jets on Thursday, coach Romeo Crennel confirmed Tuesday.

McMillan, a fifth-round draft pick in 2005, has one tackle on defense in 29 games with the Browns. This is the last year of his contract and his roster spot may hinge on his performance in Peek's role.

McMillan was one of several players who joined Jamal Lewis for the running back's legendary off-season workouts in Atlanta this year. He had surgery to clean out a knee after the season.

"It's a make or break year for me, that's how I'm approaching it," McMillan said.

McMillan, 6-3 and 245 pounds, had 19 sacks in three years as a defensive end at Kansas. He said he still has 4.5-second speed in the 40-yard dash, but the adjustment to outside linebacker in the Browns' 3-4 defensive scheme has been problematic.

The highlight of his Browns career was in a 2006 preseason game against Philadelphia -- back-to-back sacks of Jeff Garcia.

"I really don't know what happened [after that]," McMillan said. "It's been a tremendous learning experience. I'm ready to go out there and show everybody I've matured as a player, matured as a person.:

Crennel said Shantee Orr, signed in the off-season primarily for special teams, also can compete for the Peek role. Orr has seen time at outside and inside linebacker at practice.

Bell dinged: Rookie linebacker Beau Bell sat out his second consecutive practice after twisting his right knee. It's the same knee Bell injured at the Senior Bowl, causing his slide to the fourth round of the draft.
There is a feeling that Bell may need arthroscopic surgery if the knee doesn't respond to treatment.
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paddio;1223933; said:
A quick look at the AFC North offenses

AFC North Preview Cleveland Browns
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Agree with most everything but I think I would take the Steelers wide receivers plus Heath over the Bengals maybe I like Holmes too much and don't hold Johnson in very high esteem. Admittedly, he is a excellent WR but is a locker room distraction.
I hope McMillan steps up,
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You are right on. It is time for one of Savage's "unknowns" to step up. With our DB's, I would hate to put a rookie like Hall at that spot.
 
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NFBuck;1223534; said:
Can't resist getting those digs in can ya? Are you actually a Browns/Indians fan?

And who in the blue hell is putting them in the "world series" here. I think we're mostly cautiously optimistic at best. I'll be happy with the playoffs with the bear of a schedule they drew this year.
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NFB...oh how you wouldn't beleive. They (collectively) have broken my heart so often that any rational human being can only come to one realization. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
 
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