It might be safe to say by this point that Eric Steinbach is the best free agent pickup for the Browns since 1999. This is probably true even despite Steinbach missing all of the 2011 season with a back injury and subsequent surgery.
In second place, Ross Verba played guard for the Browns from 2001-04. In that time Verba started every Browns game except one in 2001. Nationally Verba is known for failing to pay a gambling debt and other troubles with the law related to bad checks. For Browns fans he’s second best, though.
Joe Andruzzi was an import from the New England Patriots. He signed a 4-year, $9 million deal with the Browns to leave the Super Bowl champs. He was at the end of his usefulness as a player physically, but you couldn’t help but like the guy. Andruzzi played 13 games in 2005 and 14 in 2006 before retiring and successfully battling non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
Steve Zahursky is your inaugural left guard. He played with the Browns from 1999-2000 before ...
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