July 10th, 2011 
Matt Loede 
Posted in An Ohio appeals court has ruled in favor of former Browns center LeCharles Bentley, saying the team can’t force NFL arbitration to halt a lawsuit on the career-ending staph infection he says he contracted at the team’s training facility according to the Associated Press. The Ohio 8th District Court of Appeals in Cleveland on Thursday [...]
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Bentley Tenure Over; Center Asks for Release and Gets It
LeCharles Bentley left the Browns facility at lunch time today with a suitcase in his hands and a smile on his face. Reports say he asked for and was granted his release by the team today. GM Phil Savage will speak on the issue later this afternoon. Asked if he’d asked for his release, the [...]
Bentley Back; Hometown Center Makes It Full-Circle From Injury
The long road back for Browns center LeCharles Bentley has finally come to and end, as today the former Pro Bowl center took the field for the first time in over two years with his teammates in Berea during a minicamp. The center passed a physical that the team gave him, which included a running [...]
Browns Open Minicamp; Winslow on Board
The Browns will begin their final minicamp today. The minicamp will bring to a close the Browns offseason organized team activities. Tight end Kellen Winslow arrived at camp on Monday after not taking part in any of the OTAs. Meanwhile, the Browns are expected to comment today on the status of offensive lineman LeCharles Bentley. [...]
Browns Await Physical on LeCharles Bentley
Center LeCharles Bentley is scheduled to undergo his team physical on Monday. Bentley has been out of action since tearing his patella tendon in July 2006 during his first practice in pads with the Browns. Complications from a staph infection resulted in four subsequent knee surgeries. Bentley has been rehabbing on his own in Phoenix [...]
LeCharles is not in Charge
His first season with the Cleveland Browns ended before it began. His second season was a lost, as he rehabilitated the injury to his knee and fought off a staph infection. Bentley, whom the Browns signed as a free agent in 2006, has missed the past two seasons following a torn patellar tendon in his [...]
Bentley Will Continue To Work Out In Arizona
Browns center LeCharles Bentley will continue to work out in Arizona, even though the team’s off-season program begins Monday in Berea. The Browns have given their blessing to Bentley continuing to rehab for a torn tendon in his left knee that has kept him out of action for the past two seasons. Bentley is expected [...]
Bentley’s Contract Shortened and Reduced
The Browns have reduced the contract of center LeCharles Bentley by three years and thus makes him an unrestricted free agent after the 2008 season. Bentley will receive $605 thousand next season, but could make $4 million through incentives. The move was made to protect the team from having to pay Bentley $4 million in case [...]
