Peyton Hillis has been downgraded to “out” this week for the Cleveland Browns after he re-aggravated his balky hamstring in practice on Friday. But, the term “out” could be applied to him in ways that he hasn’t imagined. Sources tell Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain-Dealer that the Browns have about had it with [...]
Second-round picks usually get a little bit of leeway in terms of how long it takes for them to contribute. But, then again, when a new coaching regime comes in and you aren’t getting done, time runs out much quicker. Like it did for Brian Robiskie in Cleveland. The Browns just dumped him to make [...]
On Friday, New York Jets free agent WR (that doesn’t make a ton of sense, does it? If he’s a free agent, he’s not a Jet) pleaded guilty to a DWI charge. He said he was just hoping to put it all behind him. Well now, he may be looking to put his jail time [...]
The NFL has instituted new rules that will change the face of kickoffs. Specifically, they have moved the kickoff spot from the 30-yard line out to the 35, where it was years ago. This is going to change things for kick return specialists to say the least. It’s going to affect guys like Josh Cribbs [...]
OTR has a staff full of nutjobs when it comes to sports. We probably spend way too much time reading, watching and writing about sports. Our wives can attest to this. That said, how friggin’ stupid do you have to be to infringe on a player’s personal life? It’s sports, you morons. So, when we [...]
Last year, Peyton Hillis surprised a ton of people (certainly fantasy football owners) by blowing up for the Cleveland Browns. He rushed 270 times for 1,177 yards and 11 TD’s. He caught two more. But, according to head coach Pat Shurmur, per Jeff Schudel of the News-Herald, he would still like to go to a [...]
Today it was announced that former Philadelphia Eagles secondary coach Dick Jauron has been hired as the defensive coordinator in Cleveland. He was expected to be a candidate for the same position with the Eagles, but apparently that ain’t happening. So, this move to Cleveland means that the Browns will be switching back from Eric [...]
Seattle Seahawks (+6.5) over Chicago Bears Two teams have never controlled their own destiny this early in a season more than the Chicago Bears and Seattle Seahawks. If either team wins out, they will win their respective divisions, which makes this Week Six match-up OTR’s Featured Game Of The Week. Unfortunately, for the Seahawks, Sunday’s [...]
This isn’t surprising, but it is nice to get official confirmation. That is, if you consider someone reporting what someone else said – who refuses to put their name to it – is officially confirmation. But, two sources tell ESPN.com‘s James Walker that Colt McCoy will be the starting quarterback for the Cleveland Browns this [...]
Looks like the grass is greener in Cleveland. In what is essentially an exchange of crappy RB’s, Jay Glazer of Foxsports.com reports that the Philadelphia Eagles have sent Mike Bell to the Cleveland Browns for Jerome Harrison. Harrison couldn’t take over the job when it was handed to him on a silver platter, and the [...]
Adam Schefter mentioned this last night on Monday Night Countdown or whatever the hell that six-hour show is leading up to Monday Night Football. But here is another person saying that Colt McCoy is going to start for the Cleveland Browns this Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Chip Brown of OrangeBloods.com tells us that his [...]
Since you aren’t going to go back and actually check, you’ll have to take my word for it when I tell you I am 100% spot on in my NFL picks this season. This week, I yet again will pick the games that JA and Perry were afraid to. They like to pick “low hanging [...]
As I’ve mentioned before, OTR’s predictions for sports events are different than other sites, because we’ve never ever been wrong. Whether it’s a mock draft or just a regular season game, we are always 100% spot on. How many can say that? So, with that in mind, let’s take a look a couple of the [...]
The Cleveland Browns are being relatively quiet regarding Jake Delhomme’s ankle injury. But, we would expect as much from a Bill Belichick disciple. However, the fact that Delhomme is still wandering around in a walking boot indicates a high-ankle sprain, according to the Canton Repository. “Eric Mangini only will say Jake Delhomme is getting better, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]