BROWNS RUMORS & GOSSIP
Browns QB competition just got real: Jason Campbell takes matters into his own hands, outplaying Brandon Weeden at OTA’s
Brandon Weeden has been trying to convince the Cleveland Browns that they made the right choice by not drafting a quarterback in 2013.
However, the signing of Jason Campbell flew under the radar until this week, where reports are indicating that Weeden is being badly outplayed at offseason training activities.
According to Marc Sessler of NFL.com, the quarterback competition...
A pressing problem: The Browns and the media
Only the Cleveland Browns could grant a writer unprecedented access to the teams draft preparation, then wind up reading a story about how paranoid and defensive the team is.Think about it. A team offers a guy inside access for what could be an interesting and insightful look at the draft, then gives him so much runaround and so little information he winds up writing how ridiculous...
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Reports coming out of the Cleveland Media say, Brandon Weeden stunk at yesterdays practice in Berea!!!
The first mistake the Cleveland Browns made was drafting Brandon Weeden in the first round of the 2012 NFL draft. The second mistake the team made under new ownership mind you, was having yesterday’s practice open for members of the media to watch. Reports coming out of Cleveland this morning are saying Brandon Weeden sucked at practice yesterday. It is no wonder the Browns went...
Browns GM Mike Lombardi signs former Patriots quarterback Brian Hoyer, QB competition grows to three
Cleveland Browns general manager Mike Lombardi is a long time friend and admirer of New England Patriots coach, Bill Belichick.
He also like the quarterbacks Belichick chooses, he expressed a lot of interest in backup Ryan Mallet before the 2013 NFL Draft, and while he couldn’t land the former Arkansas product, he did grab an ex-Patriots QB that could give both signal callers...
The Browns can’t possibly be sold on Brandon Weeden. That’s why they Signed Brian Hoyer to a two year deal.
The Cleveland Browns can’t possibly be sold on Brandon Weeden as the teams starting quarterback in 2013. They continued their search and now they signed Brian Hoyer to a 2 year deal. They now have 4 quarterbacks coming into camp this season. Hoyer was cut earlier this week by the Arizona Cardinals. The Browns wasted little time rushing out to grab him. Weeden was already set to...
Browns agree to terms with QB Hoyer
The Browns have agreed to terms on a two-year contract with former Arizona quarterback Brian Hoyer.
Hoyer, cut earlier this week by the Cardinals, is expected to compete for a backup job behind either Brandon Weeden or Jason Campbell. The Browns also have third-stringer Thaddeus Lewis on their roster.
Hoyer, who is from the Cleveland area, has made just one career start in four...
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Browns, RB Jackson agree to 1-year deal
The Browns have agreed to terms with free agent running back Brandon Jackson on a 1-year contract.
Jackson played in just two games for Cleveland last season. In the finale against Pittsburgh, he rushed for 54 yards on eight carries. Jackson was inactive for 13 games.
The Browns had high hopes for the 27-year-old when they signed him in 2011. But he sustained a toe injury in the...
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Fortunate Pinkston fighting back
BEREA, Ohio -- With almost 90 players on the field at the Browns organized team activity practices, it isn't necessarily easy to pick out Jason Pinkston.
He's the really happy one in the brown jersey.
Really happy. Really fortunate.
Last October, Pinkston developed a blood clot in his lung that ended his season after six games and left him hospitalized, fighting for his life...
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Ray Horton on Barkevious Mingo: “I want him to be a dominating player.”
Following mini-camp on Thursday, defensive coordinator Ray Horton met with the media. When asked about first round pick Barkevious Mingo’s weight (a popular topic for discussion lately) Horton talked about what he wants from the linebacker.
“I want him to be a dominating player,” he said. “Weight? Some guys are too big, some guys are too small. Some guys aren’t fast enough...
Browns QBs Impress Early
BEREAAlways the most talked about position is quarterback and the final day of Organized Team Activities (OTA) for the first week, was no different. The Browns practiced Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday with the final day the only day open to the media.
Brandon Weeden took the first snaps with the first team and Jason Campbell with the second team. Safety Eric Hagg intercepted a pass...
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Brandon Weeden opens Browns OTAs as No. 1 quarterback
Despite various attempts to suggest the contrary, Brandon Weeden has opened Cleveland Browns Organized Team Activities (OTAs) as the starting quarterback.
ESPN Clevland’s Tony Grossi reports that Weeden, while he may have merely been given the job due to a lack of serious alternatives and could very well be on a one-year audition, is firmly running with the first team while Jason...
Browns owner Jimmy Haslam III Problems are just starting. Former FBI Director Louis Freeh Is joining forces against him.
The owner of the Cleveland Browns has big problems now. Louis Freeh has been hired to help investigate the frauds that took place at Pilot Flying J. Freeh is the former director of the FBI. He and his team has been retained by the trucking companies that are pursuing legal action against Haslam and his truck stop company. Mark Tate, the Georgia attorney who is heading the class...
Brandon Weeden won’t be worried about competition: ‘you can’t be looking over your shoulder all the time’
Cleveland Browns quarterback Brandon Weeden got a vote of confidence when the team didn’t draft a QB in the 2013 NFL Draft.
CEO Joe Banner and GM Mike Lombardi have decided that they will ride with either Weeden or backup Jason Campbell, but there won’t be any carousel.
Weeden now has he chance to compete against Campbell without any distractions or rookie sleepers creeping...
As the lawsuits pile in against Jimmy Haslam III the owner of the Cleveland Browns, should he step down? Vote Now.
The last thing the Cleveland Browns needed coming into the 2013 season was a distraction. The team can’t help being distracted as the lawsuits keep piling in against the team’s owner Jimmy Haslam III. Coming into his first season with his hand-picked staff in place, Haslam made promises to the city of Cleveland that some are wondering if he will keep. Haslam in involved in a...
In 2013 the Browns are betting on defense and hoping for offense
The off-season isn’t over, but it’s not time to look at what the Browns have put together to try and figure out how they’re going to compete in 2013. When you’re caught up in all the details of free agency and the draft it’s much more difficult to get the overall picture, but now more than ever it seems readily apparent what the Browns are trying to do. It’s also apparent...
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