Taylor Has Surgery On Torn Left Pectoral Muscle

May 16th, 2012 Matt Loede Posted in 2011 NFL Draft, Injuries, News

Phil Taylor has undergone surgery to repair a torn chest muscle he injured while lifting weights.

Taylor tore his left pectoral muscle while bench pressing during the offseason conditioning program last week at the team’s facility. A Browns spokesman said the surgery ”went well” and the 335-pound Taylor is resting comfortably at the Cleveland Clinic.

The team did not provide a timetable for Taylor’s return. Last week, Browns coach Pat Shurmur said Taylor would need ”months, not weeks” to recover but would not rule him out for this season.

Injuries such as Taylor’s typically take up to six months to heal. Browns linebacker D’Qwell Jackson missed most of two seasons with torn pectoral muscles.

If Taylor is sidelined, rookie defensive tackles John Hughes and Billy Winn could get significant playing time.

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Check Out Ball Park Great Moments in Guy Time

May 15th, 2012 Matt Loede Posted in Contests

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Browns Ink 6th Round Pikc Acho, LB Dickson and RB Thomas

May 14th, 2012 Matt Loede Posted in Roster Moves

The Browns today signed 2012 sixth round draft pick linebacker Emmanuel Acho. In addition, the team signed linebacker JoJo Dickson and running back Adonis Thomas. The club also waived running back Armond Smith and placed linebacker Andrew Sweat on the reserve/retired list.

Selected in the sixth round (204th overall), Acho appeared in 48 games at the University of Texas (2008-11). He recorded 280 career tackles, eight sacks, seven forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and two interceptions. He started all 13 games as a senior, totaling 131 tackles, three sacks, one interception and one forced fumble.

Originally signed by Jacksonville as an undrafted free agent on July 26, 2011, Dickson was waived by the Jaguars prior to the start of the regular season. He was re-signed by Jacksonville on April 16, 2012 and was waived on April 27. A four-year letterman at the University of Idaho (2007-10), he recorded 182 career tackles, three sacks, three interceptions, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble in 41 contests. Born July 13, 1989, the 6-1, 245-pound Dickson is a native of Wailuku, Hawaii where he attended Baldwin High School.

Thomas participated in the Browns’ rookie minicamp this past weekend on a tryout basis. He was a four-year letterman at the University of Toledo (2008-11), where he totaled 2,551 career rushing yards and 21 rushing touchdowns. He averaged 6.3 yards per carry in each of his final two seasons, a figure which led the Mid-American Conference each year. Born February 25, 1989, the 5-9, 185-pound Thomas attended Weeguahic High School in Newark, N.J.

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Browns and Second Round Pick OT Schwartz Agree to Terms

May 12th, 2012 Matt Loede Posted in 2012 NFL Draft, News

The Browns have agreed to terms on a four-year contract with second round offensive tackle Mitchell Schwartz.

The 6-foot-5, 318-pound Schwartz started 51 games at Cal, earning first-team All-Pac 12 honors in 2011 and second-team honors in 2010. Schwartz is expected to start at right tackle opposite perennial Pro Bowler Joe Thomas, but played mostly on the left side (35 of 51 starts were at left tackle), giving him the versatility to move to that side of the line if Thomas were injured.

Financial terms were not disclosed, but as the 37th overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, Schwartz is expected to receive a contract in the $5.1 million range with a signing bonus of around $2.2 million.

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Taylor Likely Done for 2012 After Tearing Pec Muscle

May 11th, 2012 Matt Loede Posted in Injuries, News

Browns defensive tackle Phil Taylor tore his left pectoral muscle and will undergo surgery next week, coach Pat Shurmur said Friday, meaning it will be almost a for sure his season will be over before it even gets started.

Shurmur acknowledged that the injury “could be” season ending.

Taylor suffered the injury while lifting weights at the Browns training facility Thursday.

“He’s going to miss a significant amount of time … more months than weeks,” Shurmur said this morning as the Browns opened their rookie minicamp. “It’s too early to speculate how long that will be. It’s just one of those things that happened.

Injuries of this nature often take at least six months to heal from. Linebacker D’Qwell Jackson underwent season-ending surgery in each of the past two seasons for two separate torn pectorals. In 2010, Jackson suffered the injury in training camp and missed the entire season. In 2009, he suffered it six games into the season and missed the final 10 games.

“Everybody recovers at a different rate,” said Shurmur. “Our guess is he’ll be a fast healer. It’s unfortunate. We feel bad for Phil. But he’s in good spirits and he’s going to come back from this thing stronger than ever.”

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Taylor Injures Pec Lifting Weights – to Have MRI

May 10th, 2012 Matt Loede Posted in Injuries, News

The Browns already have bad news and they haven’t taken a snap in a practice yet.

The team is reporting that second-year defensive tackle Phil Taylor injured his left pectoral today lifting weights. It could be no big deal, or it could be season ending.

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Browns Come to Terms with 3rd Round DT Hughes and 7th Round CB Wade

May 10th, 2012 Matt Loede Posted in 2012 NFL Draft, News

The Browns today came to terms with two draft picks, as the team inked third round defensive tackle John Hughes and seventh round cornerback Trevin Wade.

Financial terms of both deals were not disclosed.

Hughes, a 6-foot-3, 309-pound defensive tackle from the University of Cincinnati, recorded 141 tackles, 25.5 tackles for a loss and nine sacks during his 50-game career with the Bearcats. Hughes is expected to be the No. 3 tackle behind starters Ahtyba Rubin and 2011 first round pick Phil Taylor.

Wade played his college ball at Arizona, where he was a three-year starter who totaled 182 tackles with 12 interceptions, two he returned for touchdowns, and 28 passes defensed. The 5-foot-10, 192-pound cornerback is expected to compete with Buster Skrine and Dimitri Patterson for snaps at the nickel corner role and contribute on special teams as a rookie.

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Holmgren Says Weeden Will Have to Beat McCoy to Be Starter

May 8th, 2012 Matt Loede Posted in 2012 NFL Draft, News

Mike Holmgren seems to have it in his head for now that Brandon Weeden will have to beat out Colt McCoy for the Browns starting QB job in 2012.

Browns President Mike Holmgren stressed Tuesday that although the team expects rookie quarterback Brandon Weeden to start this season, he’ll still have to beat out Colt McCoy and Seneca Wallace for the job. “We drafted a young quarterback that we think can come in and play right away,but we’re not just going to hand him the football,” the Browns president said on The Bull and Fox Show on 92.3 The Fan. “I still love Colt McCoy [but] we had a chance to get a mature quarterback who has a chance to come in and contribute right away. Whether that happens or not we have to let it play out. We have to let them compete. We have to let them play and see what happens. The fact that we drafted him so high means that we like him, but we also like Colt McCoy and we like Seneca as well.”

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