Archive for December, 2009

Furrey the 2009 Browns Walter Payton Man of the Year Nominee

Wide receiver/defensive back Mike Furrey was selected as the Cleveland Browns’ 2009 Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee. Renamed in 1999 after legendary Chicago Bears Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Walter Payton, this honor recognizes a player’s off the field community service activities as well as his playing excellence. The three NFL [...]

Is the Turning of a Decade Mean Good Things to Come in Cleveland?

With the Starting of a new decade in a couple days, there a lot of top 10 list for many NFL teams, but for Browns fans can we make that list up for this team, or have a all decade team,it would be more agony then anything else. Instead here a some things I would [...]

One Game Left

With one game left in the 2009 season, the Cleveland Browns will face the Jacksonville Jaguars, riding a three game winning streak. The Browns have established a much needed identity in those wins, relying on a strong ground attack and consistent play on the defensive side of the ball. Their recent success on the field [...]

Cribbs and Thomas Make the AFC Pro Bowl Roster

The Browns will have at least two players in Miami for the Pro Bowl, as both Josh Cribbs and Joe Thomas have made the AFC roster. A league source confirmed the two selections to Cleveland.com earlier today. It will be Cribbs’ second trip to the Pro Bowl, and thomas’ third in three years. Official announcement [...]

Mangini Responds to Questions About Holmgren’s Arrival

(On if he has spoken to Mike Holmgren about this season or going forward)- “We spoke a little bit last week, early in the week, but it wasn’t overall big picture stuff. It was more some operational things that he had questions about that I could help him with. We spoke for a little while [...]

Holmgren Says He’s Not Decided to Keep Mangini or Not

If new Browns President Mike Holmgren has made a clear decision on if he is going to keep Eric Mangini as the teams head coach in 2001 – he’s not saying. Monday Holmgren spoke to the Cleveland media for the first time in a conference call, and stated that no decision has been made about [...]

Browns-Raiders Post Game Notes

POST GAME NOTES: Running back Jerome Harrison set a Browns record with 39 rushing attempts, as he ran for a game-high 148 yards and one touchdown. He passed Lee Suggs who attempted 38 carries at Miami on December 26, 2004. Harrison’s 39 attempts are the most in the NFL in 2009. With 148 rushing yards, [...]

Browns Win Third Straight; Stop Raiders 23-9

As the snow flurries come down at the Stadium and the Raiders Back towards the Dog Pound this is what Cleveland Football is all about. The Browns playoff hopes have been done for weeks but that hasn’t stopped them for playing for Coach Mangini. This team has won three straight games and playing good football [...]