Archive for January, 2008

                      
Negotiations for a long-term contract for Cleveland Browns quarterback Derek Anderson have come to an impasse; according to James Walker of the Columbus Dispatch and verified by a source, the team and Anderson are two years apart in contract negotiations.  The Browns opened the negotiations last week by offering Anderson a 3-year deal, but [...]

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You can add another Cleveland Brown to the Pro Bowl roster; team long snapper Ryan Pontbriand will join kick returner Joshua Cribbs, offensive tackle Joe Thomas and wide receiver Braylon Edwards at the Pro Bowl on February 10; a fifth-round pick from Rice University in 2003, Pontbriand has been considered one of former head coach [...]

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The agent for free agent running back Jamal Lewis said on Monday that his client would like to finish his career with the Browns.  Mitch Frankel said that the running back would like a  multi-year deal that would enable him to finish his playing days in Cleveland.  The Browns are believed to have already offered [...]

Two years at $4 million per year. That’s the latest figures coming from ESPN about an extension for head coach Romeo Crennel. One day after a report said the team was in no big hurry to wrap up a deal for more years for Romeo, now ESPN is reporting that the coach and the Browns [...]

While the Browns looks as if they will be keeping the services of free agent to be Jamal Lewis, today’s Dayton Daily News is reporting that the team watched Tulant running back Matt Forte very carefully this past week at the Senior Bowl during practice.  The paper says the team even went out of their [...]

While Browns head coach Romeo Crennel wants a new deal, ProFootballTalk.com is reporting that the team is not in any urgent hurry to get the deal done. The website says that a league source says that the team realizes that Crennel is under contract for another two seasons, and now that the speculation about him [...]

 
The Browns have said over and over that they want to get a deal done with quarterback Derek Anderson, who will enter the free agent period as a restricted free agent. Many have thought that even with the “restricted” label, some teams may want to take a long look at Anderson, who had the best [...]

            
I guess it is the price of doing business – and being successful, as well.  The Cleveland Browns are expected to announce Friday an increase in 2008 ticket prices for the vast majority of the 72,300-seat Cleveland Browns Stadium.  While not all seating will be affected, those that are will see an increase of [...]

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Browns general manager Phil Savage met on Tuesday with Joe Linta, the agent for head coach Romeo Crennel.  Linta said the pair talked about several items, including the length of the extension.  Talks may continue as Savage is in Mobile scouting players who will partake in the upcoming Senior Bowl.  Crennel has two years remaining [...]

        
It appears that contract negotiations for two of the Cleveland Browns’ core players are under way; according to team general manager Phil Savage on his weekly radio segment Thursday on WTAM-AM, a Cleveland radio station, contract negotiations for quarterback Derek Anderson and running back Jamal Lewis have began in earnest.
You can expect Savage to [...]

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