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08/14/2009 |
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| Suspended Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth without pay for the 2009 season for violating both the league's policy on substance abuse and the personal conduct policy. |
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| Stallworth suspended for 2009 season |
NFL Football |
08/13/2009 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte' Stallworth has been suspended for the entire 2009 season by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell for violating the league's policies on substances of abuse and personal conduct. Stallworth served 24 days of a 30-day jail sentence and received 10 years of probation as part of a plea agreement on a DUI manslaughter charge from March. He was initially suspended indefinitely by Goodell on June 18. On March 14, Stallworth struck and killed a pedestrian |
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| Browns sign veteran OL Weary |
NFL Football |
08/09/2009 |
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| Berea, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Browns signed veteran offensive lineman Fred Weary on Sunday. Weary, a University of Tennessee product, was a third round pick in 2002 and started in 43 of his 63 career games with Houston. The 6-foot-4, 307-pounder broke his leg in 2007 and was released by the Texans last year without appearing in a game. |
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| Browns waive Shaun Smith |
NFL Football |
08/08/2009 |
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| Berea, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Browns waived veteran defensive lineman Shaun Smith on Saturday. Smith, who signed with the Browns as a restricted free agent in 2007, played in 11 games last season. He started in 10 of 15 games during the 2007 campaign. Smith, who turns 28 on August 19, broke into the NFL with New Orleans in 2004 and has also played for Cincinnati. |
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| Cardinals sign C Fowler |
NFL Football |
08/04/2009 |
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| Tempe, AZ (MySportsbook) - The Arizona Cardinals signed free agent center Melvin Fowler to a one-year contract on Tuesday. Fowler has started 60-of-88 career games throughout his seven-year career. The Maryland product was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the third round of the 2002 Draft. He spent the last three seasons in Buffalo after a one-year stint with the Vikings. In a related move, the Cardinals released center Donovan Raiola. The club also placed fullback Justin Green on the injured reserve list |
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| Browns sign second-round pick WR Massaquoi |
NFL Football |
07/28/2009 |
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| Berea, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Browns inked second-round draft pick wide receiver Mohamed Massaquoi on Tuesday. The Browns made Massaquoi the 50th overall selection in the 2009 draft out of the University of Georgia. Over a four-year stint with the Bulldogs, Massaquoi accumulated 158 receptions for 2,282 receiving yards and 16 TDs. His receiving yards rank fourth in school history. During his senior year in 2008, the 22-year-old had 58 catches for 920 yards and was a first team All-SEC selection. T |
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| Browns sign second-round pick Veikune |
NFL Football |
07/26/2009 |
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| Berea, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Browns have signed linebacker David Veikune, one of the team's second-round picks in this year's NFL Draft. Veikune, a University of Hawaii product, was taken with the 52nd overall pick, one of the Browns' three second-round selections. Veikune played defensive end in college, registering 73 tackles, nine sacks and four forced fumbles. During the Browns' spring camp, he saw time at inside and outside linebacker. Veikune's signing comes a day after the team inked first |
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| Browns sign first-round pick OL Mack |
NFL Football |
07/25/2009 |
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| Berea, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Browns inked first-round pick Alex Mack on Saturday to an undisclosed contract. Mack, an offensive lineman, was taken with the 21st overall pick of this year's draft out of California. The two-time All-American was a two-time Rimington Trophy finalist, given to the nation's top center. He received the Draddy Trophy as college football's top scholar-athlete, having been a four- time league academic honor roll honoree. He did not allow any quarterback sacks or pressures |
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| Line of Scrimmage: AFC Training Camp Previews |
NFL Football |
07/23/2009 |
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| hance to unseat Dhani Jones at middle linebacker. The punting game should be in better hands with local product and fifth-round draft pick Kevin Huber (Cincinnati) serving there. Cleveland REPORT DATE: July 24th (Rookies), July 31st (Veterans) SITE: Cleveland Browns Training Facility, Berea, OH CAMP OBJECTIVES: The Browns will enter camp looking like one of the biggest messes the league has to offer in 2009, and Eric Mangini's work with the team during August will determine whether that reputation continues int |
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| Cleveland Browns 2009 Training Camp Preview |
NFL Football |
07/23/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - REPORT DATE: July 24th (Rookies), July 31st (Veterans) SITE: Cleveland Browns Training Facility, Berea, OH CAMP OBJECTIVES: The Browns will enter camp looking like one of the biggest messes the league has to offer in 2009, and Eric Mangini's work with the team during August will determine whether that reputation continues into the regular season. The obvious position to watch is quarterback, where Brady Quinn is perceived to have an edge over Derek Anderson for the starting job but won't sim |
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