Off the Record (OTR)

The Cleveland Browns had high hopes for their second-round draft pick Montario Hardesty this year. But, those hopes will have to be shelved as Adam Schefter reports that the team fears that Hardesty has a torn ACL. “Early diagnosis on Browns rookie RB Montario Hardesty: torn ACL. More exams today to confirm the news, but [...]

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Former University of Texas star QB Colt McCoy saw his free fall finally end. Considered one of the top QB prospects in the draft, McCoy slid past the first round (pretty much expected) and then out of the second round (maybe expected) and fell past team after team that needed a QB. Finally, the Browns [...]

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Cleveland Browns CB Sheldon Brown went on 610 WIP the other day to speak with Howard Eskin and Ike Reese. He made some comments that dovetailed with our report from a couple of days ago about Jeremiah Trotter being brought in to keep CB Asante Samuel in line. “I just think, we as a defense [...]

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Adam Schefter announced today that the Eagles and Browns have finalized their deal. Schefter tweets: “Filed to ESPN: Eagles-Browns make 5-player deal: Browns get CB Sheldon Brown, LB Chris Gocong; Eagles get 4th and 5th rd picks, LB Alex Hall” That brings the Eagles to 10 picks for draft day: 1st, 2nd, two 3rds, two [...]

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Cleveland.com is reporting that Cleveland Browns DT Shaun Rogers has been arrested at Hopkins International Airport in Cleveland. Rogers was boarding a plane when they found a gun in his bag. Police say that the gun was loaded and we have to wonder how on god’s green earth Rogers thought this was a good idea. [...]

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The Cleveland Browns are busy beavers today, huh? First, they send Brady “The Stinkbomb” Quinn to the Broncos for a bag of rusty thumbtacks, and now they are shipping off another once-promising first-round pick. The team has traded OLB Kamerion Wimbley to the Oakland Raiders in exchange for a third-round pick. Wimbley is durable and [...]

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With the acquisitions of Seneca Wallace and Jake Delhomme, it didn’t take a genius to figure out that former first-round pick Brady Quinn was in trouble in Cleveland. And now we know for sure, as the Denver Broncos and Cleveland Browns have announced that Quinn was shipped to Denver for fullback Peyton Hillis, a 2011 [...]

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Former New England Patriots tight end Ben Watson has completely lost the spirit of winning.  Earlier today, the former first-round draft pick signed a three-year, $12 million deal ($6.35 million guaranteed) with the Cleveland Browns. PHOTO CAPTION: Ben Watson signals for the alley oop dunk Clearly, Watson’s decision was made easier when the Browns acquired [...]

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After releasing Derek Anderson and signing Seneca Wallace, the Cleveland Browns are now shopping former first-round pick Brady Quinn. PHOTO CAPTION:  After this pass was completed to the other team, one coach was heard saying, “Maybe Quinn’s left-handed?” It’s being rumored that the Cleveland Browns are willing to trade Quinn and five-hundred dollars in cash money to any [...]

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Well this isn’t even mildly surprising. The Cleveland Browns have announced that they have terminated the contract of QB Derek Anderson. Anderson had a very good year in 2007 but then fell off of a cliff. There has been a battle for the QB spot in Cleveland between him and Brady Quinn, but both are [...]

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ESPN.com’s Adam Schefter is reporting that the Seattle Seahawks have traded Seneca Wallace to the Cleveland Browns. Cleveland fans have to be partying in the streets right now. PHOTO CAPTION: Seneca throws a touchdown pass Seneca was the first woman to ever play in the NFL.  She has played in five seasons with Seattle after [...]

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Before the 2009 NFL season started, we announced that we were getting involved with Braylon Edward’s charity Project ACT, a charity which ensures that homeless children and youth in the Cleveland area have access to the same free and appropriate education all housed students receive within the district. Braylon donated $1,000 to Project Act for [...]

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According to Mike Lombardi of the National Football Post, no one in the Cleveland Browns organization believes that Brady Quinn is the short- or long-term answer at quarterback. They also most likely have no intentions of giving Derek Anderson his roster bonus, so all these reports that they are looking to trade for a QB [...]

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The only player that has any skill on the Cleveland Browns, Josh Cribbs could have a new deal with the Cleveland Browns as early as next week, a league source said Friday. Cribbs, who is signed through 2012 for a little more than $1 million per year, is looking for a contract that will pay [...]

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It’s safe to move Jerome Harrison up your fantasy draft boards at this point. The Cleveland Browns have released RB Jamal Lewis, according to Adam Schefter’s Twitter page. “Browns terminated the contract of running back Jamal Lewis, the team announced,” he tweets. Lewis will be 31-years old in August and he suffered a pretty nasty [...]

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