History buffs like me enjoy the idea of the Browns Legends Club. I have some quibbles with the selection methodology (fan voting counts for just 20%), presentation (the official site’s navigation could be better), and even the results, but I enjoy the concept and the chance to bring the team’s great legacy of contributors into […]
Lots of Browns news floating around from the first day of minicamp, but I didn’t want one sad note to get overlooked. Former Browns linebacker Tom Catlin has died at age 76 after a long struggle with Parkinson’s disease. I dare to say that most fans today don’t remember him. His playing career ended before […]
Did I mention yet that Joshua Cribbs is my favorite Browns player? Do I even have to explain why? Well, if the excitement and charisma he brings to the game aren’t enough for you, here’s some strong statistical proof of JC’s value: considering punt and kickoff returns, he added 622 yards above the league average […]
A year ago, I admit I wasn’t sure if Jamal Lewis had what it took. Conventional wisdom had him as a slower, high-mileage version of his once formidable self. With a one-year deal, a change of scenery, and the running duties put squarely on his shoulders, the big man came through with, really, an incredible […]
If DB Jereme Perry makes the team and appears in a game for the Browns this season — and his odds are pretty decent — he will become the first “sandwicher” of the new Browns era. I use the term to mean a player who appears in a regular season game for the Browns both […]
As someone born in 1968, I love this NFL Films video. Enjoy Warfield’s grace, a ball-hawking secondary, a great period soundtrack, and gems like this from mouth of Gib Shanley: Twenty-six-year-old Milt Morin is the biggest, most effective tight end in Browns history. Once he’s loose in the secondary, he has the awesome force of […]
The Browns think they may have landed something of a ringer by drafting Beau Bell in the fourth round. Time will tell, but today is as good a time as any to reflect briefly on another linebacker that the Browns acquired to play inside on their 3-4 defense. A mere 26 years ago, Tom Cousineau […]
As the Browns sort through their impressions of the rookie minicamp, signing seven of the 54 tryout players and dropping six of the recently-signed UDFAs, plus practice squad holdover RB Kory Chapman, it’s nice to see my favorite current Brown, Joshua Cribbs, make Sports Illustrated‘s listing of the top UDFAs between 1994 and 2005.
Gotta like the idea of inviting a whopping 54 players to try out this weekend’s minicamp. Yep, that’s in addition to the five draftees and 15 undrafted free agents signed this week. Some of the tryout invitees played for big-time programs and slipped through the cracks in the draft and the ensuing flurry of signings. […]
Beat writer Steve Doerschuk has a nice blog post today, reflecting on some of the undrafted free agents of the Browns’ recent past. Relive the brief but unforgotten Browns careers of Bill Duff, C.J. Jones, “Sweaty” Rob Smith, and Clint Stickdorn here.
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