Archive for May, 2011

It’s Here! The Madden 12 Cover with Peyton Hillis on It

It’s a day that Browns fans have long waited for -the Madden 12 cover with running back Peyton Hillis on it! The Browns running back came out of nowhere to win a competition with players around the league to win the cover in a fan vote. The game will come out in stores in early [...]

Based on Right Now; Who Wins the AFC North?

Based on Right Now; Who Wins the AFC North?online surveys

McCoy Organizes Another Three Day Minicamp For Teammates

Browns quarterback Colt McCoy is putting together another three-day minicamp, the third he’s organized during the NFL lockout, for next month at the University of Texas, wide receiver Josh Cribbs informed The Plain Dealer. Former Longhorns star McCoy, who brought together teammates for camps at his alma mater in April and two weeks ago at [...]

Former Browns WR Edwards Gives $1 Million in Tuition for Cleveland Students

CBS Sports reports that former Browns WR Braylon Edwards followed through on a long time promise to provide $1 million in tuition for 100 Cleveland students. Braylon Edwards might be best known for his mistakes – and deservedly so. But the Jets free agent wide receiver is also one of the most charitable players in [...]

Browns PBP Man Donovan to Have a Bone Marrow Transplant

Best wishes to Channel 3 and Browns play by play man Jim Donovan, who will be taking a leave of absence to have a bone marrow transplant. Unbeknownst to viewers and even co-workers, WKYC TV 3 sports director and “radio voice of the Browns” Jim Donovan has been receiving treatment for leukemia for 11 years. [...]

Jabaal Sheard Staying in Shape During the Lockout

Browns second-round defensive end Jabaal Sheard is working hard to stay in shape for when the lockout ends and he reports to Cleveland, writes Steve Doerschuk of The Repository. “I’m just staying in the best shape I can,” Sheard told Doerschuck. “I just try to stay in contact with the veterans. I talk to (Browns [...]

Holmgren Says Teams QB Competition is Open

Browns president Mike Holmgren expressed satisfaction Tuesday in Colt McCoy’s rookie-year performance and his standing on the team. Yet Holmgren stopped just short of saying the former University of Texas standout is the answer to a quarterback question the franchise has asked since re-entering the NFL in 1999 according to Albert Breer of NFL Network. [...]

Browns Thought “Long And Hard” About Drafting A DE In First Round

Dan Pompei of the national Football Post reports that the Browns thought long and hard about drafting a defensive end in the first round, and had a healthy debate about defensive end versus defensive tackle. The fact that they call the AFC North home helped convince them to take massive defensive tackle Phil Taylor instead [...]