Archive for November, 2009

Source Says Rogers Done for the Rest of 2009

As expected, the Browns will be without Shaun Rogers for the rest of the season: As if 1-10 isn’t bad enough, Shaun Rogers, the Browns’ best defensive player, will miss the rest of the season with a leg injury, a league source said. The exact nature of the injury is unknown, but it could be [...]

Rogers Hurts Leg Late in Loss to Bengals

Browns defensive lineman Shaun Rogers suffered a leg injury when a teammate was blocked into him in the closing minutes of a game against the Bengals on Sunday. Rogers lay on his back for several minutes after the pileup. He was taken off the field on a cart, with teammates coming over to offer encouragement.

Browns-Bengals Post Game Notes

· Wide receiver Joshua Cribbs became the first player in NFL history to amass 1,000 kickoff return yards in each of his first five seasons. Cribbs finished with 38 kickoff return yards and has 1,015 on the season. · The Browns’ defense recorded three sacks to increase their season total to 23. Cleveland has recorded [...]

Bengals Put Up Over 200 Yards Rushing in 16-7 Win Over Browns

The last time the Browns played the Bengals, they took their AFC North rival to overtime. Sunday in Cincy, the fight was there again, but this time the Bengals made sure to put the Browns away before the end of four quarters, walking away with a 16-7 win. The Browns offense, which was able to [...]

CB Mike Adams May Start Again Over Brandon McDonald

Mike Adams replaced Brandon McDonald as the Browns starting right cornerback in the base defense against the Lions and could get the call Sunday against the Bengals. Head coach Eric Mangini made the switch one game after sloppy coverage by McDonald against the Ravens turned a short pass to Derrick Mason into a 41-yard gain. [...]

New Browns LB Roth Talks About Leaving Dolphins

The National Football Post had the following with new Browns LB Matt Roth about his leaving Miami: Cleveland Browns outside linebacker Matt Roth acknowledged that the reason he’s no longer with the Miami Dolphins is because of a “falling out” with the Dolphins after suffering a groin injury that required surgery. “Sometimes when you get [...]

Mangini Has a Sit Down with RB Jerome Harrison

The Plain Dealer reports about a sit down that RB Jerome Harrison had with coach Eric Mangini: Browns running back Jerome Harrison has been a ghost of late, averaging four carries the next five games and then being inactive last week in Detroit. Harrison had a sit-down with Mangini this week and was in better [...]

Browns Awarded LB Roth Off Waivers from Dolphins

The Browns today were awarded linebacker Matt Roth off waivers from Miami, the team announced. Originally drafted by Miami in the second round (46th overall) of the 2005 Draft, Roth saw action in 64 games with 23 starts in five seasons with the Dolphins, totaling 158 tackles, 12.5 sacks, five passes defensed and six forced [...]