BROWNS RUMORS & GOSSIP

From the moment the Browns traded up to select Trent Richardson with the third overall pick in the 2012 draft, Jim Brown has made it clear that he does not agree with the decision. Many view Richardson as an electric player who can become a game-changer for the Browns’ offense, but the best running back in Cleveland history doesn’t see it that way. Brown reiterated that...

Tony Grossi caught up with the greatest athlete to ever wear a Cleveland uniform, Jim Brown, to follow up on Brown’s pre-draft statements that Trent Richardson was a “good working” running back, “very efficient,” but not “outstanding.” Brown clarified these statements by explaining that while Richardson might have top level strength, he doesn...

Jim Brown voiced his concerns about the Browns drafting running back Trent Richardson, and then he also criticized Mike Holmgren.

Jim Brown apparently hasn’t changed his mind about Trent Richardson. Now he’s taking it a step further and questioning the commitment of Mike Holmgren to Tony Grossi. “What have I said about the Browns other than the fact that Richardson is an ordinary back? There’s so much I could say. So you tell all those people that want to look at me, look at what you’ve got...

Eric Steinbach was once one of the better guards in the league for the Browns, but he missed all of last season with a back injury. Due 6 million in 2012, the Browns cut Steinbach, 32, this offseason, but there was some speculation that they could resign him at a lower rate because Jason Pinkston and Shawn Lauvao both struggled at guard last season. GM Tom Heckert killed any speculation...

When the Watergate scandal broke, one of the results of the fallout was the tarnished reputation of the office of the Presidency. When the steroids scandal from Major League baseball broke into the headlines, records such as the single season homerun record lost all of its importance. Now the New Orleans Saints bounty scandal appears to be doing the same to the NFL. But one player...

BEREA, Ohio -- In 1999 Tim Couch surprised the assembled media when he admitted Chris Palmers voluminous playbook was a challenge because he played at Kentucky without one. That admission raised eyebrows. Tuesday many of the same eyebrows were raised when Brandon Weeden, the teams second first-round pick, confessed he never used a tight end at Oklahoma State. Weeden is adjusting...

After waiting until the 4th round to draft a wide receiver in this past draft, the Browns still have one of the worst receiving corps in the NFL. According to Head Coach Pat Shurmur, Greg Little and Mohamed Massaquoi are penciled in as starters as of right now, but he acknowledged that could change. The organization is very high on 4th round rookie Travis Benjamin and believe he...

BEREA, Ohio -- Colt McCoy worked with the first team at the Cleveland Browns offseason practice on Tuesday, but when he talked after practice he didnt sound at all like a confident starter. In his first meeting with the media since last season, McCoy came across like a sympathetic figure, a guy clinging to the faintest of hopes to start in 2012. Thats what happens when the incumbent...

This isn't anything new to the average Cleveland Browns fan, but Brandon Weeden will start on September 9th against Mike Vick and the Phillidalphia Eagles. There has been plenty of speculation on whether this QB competition was "real" or not. And it's totally 100% not "real". Yes, Colt McCoy took the first initial snap of the OTAs this morning but that...

BEREA Colt McCoy took the first snaps with the first team in the Browns first full team scrimmage on the first day of OTAs (organized team activities). However, whether he will be taking the snaps with the first team when the season opens against the Eagles on Sept. 9 remains to be seen. The best guys going to play,GM Tom Heckert told reporters at the Akron Browns Backers banquet...

Greg Gabriel is a veteran 29-year NFL scout, including for two New York Giants Super Bowl-winning teams and the Chicago Bears NFC Championship run of ’07. You can check out his resume here, before reading what he has to say about Brandon Weeden and Colt McCoy, including that “McCoy is by far the better player,” and that, “having watched both players a number...

At a Browns Backers event in Akron, General Manager Tom Heckert said he is “100% positive” that DT Phil Taylor will play this season- “One hundred percent — I don’t think there’s any question about that,” Heckert said when asked about Taylor playing in 2012. “Once it’s healed, it’s healed. He should start lifting in four months...

Will the fans of the Cleveland Browns be seeing WR/KR Josh Cribbs on the field for the last time in 2012? Jeff Schudel of the News-Herald seems to think it’s a very distinct possibility. Because of the changes to the kickoff rules last season, there is less value in paying a large salary to a player which excels only at that specialty. In fact, there have even been some discussion...

Browns LB Chris Gocong tweeted a picture of T.J. Ward in his new helmet today. The interesting part of the photo to uni-nerds like myself is that the facemask is white. It seems unlikely that the Browns would be making that switch. First off, if they were going to do so, why not unveil that along with the new uniforms? Second, at the recent rookie camp all the players were wearing...