Archive for August, 2011

Coach talks about Marcus Bernard and others..

(On Marcus Bernard learning to  play with his hand on the ground) – “He’s got a long way to go physically in  terms of getting himself in the kind of shape and condition he needs to be in to  compete.  He’s working through that, he’s out there taking reps.  I  think he’ll agree and he’ll [...]

Massaquoi Has A Bone Problem In His Left Leg

Browns coach Pat Shurmur revealed starting wide receiver Mohamed Massaquoi has an injured bone in his left leg. Massaquoi, who showed up at training camp with a cast on his leg, has not yet practiced and spent the workouts on an exercise bike and watching from the sideline. Shurmur did not divulge any details about [...]

CB Haden Held Out of Special “Family Day” Practice

Cornerback Joe Haden was not among the Browns players going full tilt at practice. Coach Pat Shumur put most of the squad through a special “Family Day” practice Saturday at Cleveland Browns Stadium. Haden was in uniform, but for the second straight day mostly observed while doing a few light sprints and exercises with other [...]

Coach Shurmer…

(Opening statement)- “First, before I get started, I wanted to recognize the world wide Browns  Backers Clubs that are here.  We’ve got one of the most fantastic support  groups and fans in the NFL.  We’re glad they were here to witness what I  thought was a very competitive practice.  As far as injuries go, Jabari  [...]

Josh Cribbs today at camp….

Joshua  Cribbs (On  not being limited today at practice)- “I needed to get out there more for  conditioning purposes,  just to get back in the groove of things.  My  leg feels fine as you saw out there.  I am just happy to be back out there  on the field with the players.”   (On if [...]

Training Camp time changed tomorrow…

  If you are planning on going to training camp on Thursday don’t show up at 8:45 as scheduled. The time has been changed to 4:10 to 6:00 p.m. The gates will open up at 3:00 p.m. Browns practices are free to attend and a lot of fun for the fans.

ESPN hires former Browns coach Eric Mangini…..

From USATODAY.com Eric Mangini will soon join ESPN’s legions of studio analysts. ESPN confirms a New York Post report that the former coach of the Jets and Browns will be hired, but the ESPN spokesman who made the confirmation declined to be identified because the formal announcement hasn’t been made. That announcement could come as [...]

Browns sign Punter Richmond McGee..

    Richmond McGee is coming to Cleveland after being waived by the Bears on Monday. McGee will replace Hodges who was hurt on Tuesday in camp. McGee was on the 2005 Texas National Championship team. “He was with us in Philadelphia and I know [special teams coach] Chris Tabor had some experience with him [...]