January 28th, 2009 
Matt Loede 
Posted in Browns long snapper Ryan Pontbriand has been named to the 2009 AFC Pro Bowl roster as the AFC’s need player, the club announced this afternoon. Pontbriand also went to last year’s Pro Bowl as the AFC’s need player. Pontbriand was originally a fifth-round draft choice in the 2003 NFL Draft out of Rice University and [...]
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Browns Make Hiring of Kokinis Offical
To the surprise of no one, the Cleveland Browns have hired former director of pro personnel for the Ravens George Kokinis as their new General Manager. “The Browns are excited to bring George back to Cleveland, where he began his NFL career,” Browns owner Randy Lerner said. “He is a tireless worker that has spent [...]
T.J. McCreight Fired; Was He the Source of Team Leaks?
There’s more craziness going on in Berea, where sources say that the Browns have canned director of player personnell T.J. McCreight. Now there is word about cell phone records being sifted through to see who has been providing the media with leaks in the organization. Below is from Pro Football Talk.com about the ongoing situation. [...]
Browns Add Five More Coaches to the Staff
From: Pro Football Talk.com The Browns announced on Thursday afternoon the hiring of five more assistant coaches. The new arrivals are: defensive line coach Bryan Cox, defensive backs coach Jerome Henderson, defensive quality control coach Andy Dickerson, quarterbacks coach Carl Smith, and assistant strength and conditioning coach Rick Lyle. All but Smith worked for head [...]
Kokinis Close to Landing the GM Job
The Browns are talking about making a big announcement in the next few days, and there is no doubt that it will be that George Kokinis is taking the job as GM for the team. Kokinis spoke to Randy Lerner on Wednesday, and it seems like it will be just a few days away before [...]
Browns Have Laid Off 18 Employees
From: Pro Football Talk.com The NFL definitely isn’t immune to the harsh consequences of a grim economy, with more proof of that reality materializing in Cleveland this week. The Browns have laid off 18 employees over the past two days, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. The team has laid off director of media information Ken [...]
Breaking Down the Free Agent Class of QB’s
It’s that time again to start talking about free agency, and we’ll spend some time breaking down positions, and today we are going to start with maybe the most important position on the field – quarterback. Here are our rankings of Free Agent QB’s, and what we think will be the end result for some [...]
Hall of Famer Dante “Gluefingers” Lavelli Passes Away at 85
Browns Gab is sad to pass along the news of the death of Hall of Famer Dante “Gluefingers” Lavelli, who played for the Browns from 1946 to 1956. He caught 386 passes for 6,488 yards and 62 TDs. But because Cleveland played in the AAFC, many of his accomplishments are not recognized on the club’s [...]
