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| Browns' Jackson placed on IR; Frye sidelined again |
NFL Football |
12/15/2006 |
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| Berea, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Browns placed linebacker D'Qwell Jackson on the injured reserve Friday due to a turf toe injury. Jackson, a rookie, has started all 13 games for the Browns this season. His injury will require surgery. The second-round draft pick's season ends with 93 tackles. In other news, Derek Anderson is expected to make his second straight start as Charlie Frye continues to nurse a wrist injury. Frye suffered the injury against Kansas City two weeks ago with Anderson replacing h |
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| Friday's NFL Transactions |
NFL Football |
12/15/2006 |
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CLEVELAND BROWNS-Placed LB D'Qwell Jackson on the injured reserve list. Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. |
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| Cleveland loses LB Jackson for season |
NFL Football |
12/14/2006 |
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| Berea, OH (MySportsbook) - Cleveland Browns linebacker D'Qwell Jackson will undergo surgery on his toe Thursday and will likely miss the team's final three games. The rookie suffered a case of turf toe last week against Pittsburgh. Jackson, a second-round pick from Maryland, started all 13 games for the Browns this year and tallied 115 tackles. Another rookie, Leon Williams, is expected to start in Jackson's place against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday. |
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| Ravens wary of upset-minded Browns |
NFL Football |
12/14/2006 |
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| e game would probably be a blowout. The Baltimore Ravens are playing for a postseason berth, a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. They are 10-3, have won six of seven and rank first in the NFL in total defense. The Cleveland Browns (4-9) sit in the AFC North cellar and have lost three of four, including a 30-0 defeat at home against Cincinnati and a 27-7 drubbing in Pittsburgh last week. The Browns' starting quarterback will probably be Derek Anderson, a former Ravens sixth-ro |
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| Pollack needs neck surgery, career in doubt |
NFL Football |
12/14/2006 |
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CINCINNATI (AP) -Bengals linebacker David Pollack will need surgery for the cracked bone in his neck, likely ending his football career. Pollack cracked the bone while making a tackle against the Cleveland Browns on Sept. 17 and was placed in a halo brace that immobilized his neck. Doctors told him that if the fracture healed without surgery, he could resume his career. The former first-round draft pick was examined Thursday by a specialist who recommended surgery on the fracture, which is expected in th |
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| Reaction to Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt's death |
NFL Football |
12/14/2006 |
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| s family.'' - Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson, Jr. --- ``Among the role models that I observed both up-close and from a distance was Mr. Hunt. Over many decades he, in my opinion, stayed firm in his views and yet was gracious and easygoing. The Cleveland Browns will miss Lamar Hunt as an NFL icon and as a friend and partner.'' - Cleveland Browns owner Randy Lerner. --- ``It's a sad day for sports fans around the world. Lamar Hunt was truly a pioneer and had a lasting impact on a number of professional |
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| Pittsburgh's Polamalu doubtful with knee injury |
NFL Football |
12/14/2006 |
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| with a lingering knee injury. Polamalu has missed the last three games for Pittsburgh with the knee injury. Polamalu has 56 tackles, one sack and three interceptions for Pittsburgh this season. The safety was voted an NFL All-Pro last season after recording 91 tackles, three sacks and two interceptions. In other injury news for the Steelers, wide receiver Hines Ward is listed as probable along with fellow wide out Cedrick Wilson (ankle). Ward and Wilson both missed Thursday's victory over the Cleveland Browns. |
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| Browns take another wrong turn on the road to respectability |
NFL Football |
12/13/2006 |
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| (MySportsbook) - In this season of giving, the Cleveland Browns showed plenty of holiday spirit in last Thursday's 27-7 whooping at the hands of the Pittsburgh Steelers. The defense was in a particularly festive mood, as the unit gave their bitter rivals carte blanche to roll up numbers that seemed previously unattainable considering the Steelers' injury concerns on that side of the ball. Cleveland was most submissive against the run, as Pittsburgh amassed an eye-opening 303 yards on the ground and speedy ba |
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| Buckeyes' Smith overcome by Heisman homecoming |
Division I College Football |
12/13/2006 |
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| 1 Buckeyes (12-0) will meet No. 2 Florida (12-1) in the BCS national championship game on Jan. 8 in Glendale, Ariz. After that, it will be on to the NFL and playing for pay on Sundays. What would Smith think of the chance to play for his hometown Cleveland Browns? ``I have dreamed about it and talked about it countless times with my mother,'' he said. ``All she talks about is saving the Browns. If that were to happen, that would be a dream come true because I could stay in the community and give back.'' |
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| Browns confirm Russell has staph |
NFL Football |
12/12/2006 |
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CLEVELAND (AP) -The skin infection that has hospitalized Cleveland Browns safety Brian Russell and ended his season is a different strain of staph than he got in his right elbow three months ago, the team said Tuesday. Russell spent his sixth day at the Cleveland Clinic after undergoing another operation. A Browns spokesman confirmed that Russell had staph - the team had been awaiting results Monday - and said the club hopes the 28-year-old Russell will be discharged by the end of the week. Russell's sta |
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