BROWNS RUMORS & GOSSIP

The Cleveland Browns drafted the 28 year old Brandon Weeden with the teams 2 pick in this years NFL draft. Since joining the Browns there has been a lot of praise heading in Weeden’s direction. Many don’t recall Weeden was drafted by the New York Yankees to pursue a professional baseball career. Weeden left the Major leagues due to problems with his shoulder. If Brandon...

While We’re Waiting serves as the early morning gathering of WFNY-esque information for your viewing pleasure. Have something you think we should see? Send it to our tips email at tips@waitingfornextyear.com. New book, Trading Up Colt: “The Browns leapt into ‘win now mode’ by drafting the 28-year-old Weeden in the first round. The question is not whether McCoy...

Former Pro Bowl running back Jamal Lewis has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. He reportedly has $10.56 million in debt and $14.4 million in total assets.

Former NFL running back and member of the 2,000 yard club, Jamal Lewis, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy according to a report on TMZ.com. Lewis who last played for the Cleveland Browns in 2009, is trying to reorganize his debt, saying he's having trouble paying them. Lewis has $14,455,854 in assets but he also has $10,566,764.18 in debts. Lewis is currently self employed...

While We’re Waiting serves as the early morning gathering of WFNY-esque information for your viewing pleasure. Have something you think we should see? Send it to our tips email at tips@waitingfornextyear.com. Quarterback. Controversy. “While the additions of Trent Richardson and Mitchell Schwartz will surely help bolster the team’s run game, Heckert is assuming that Weeden...

Jim Brown is one of the greatest players to ever dawn a Browns Jersey. Not only was he a great running back for Cleveland, but he was arguably one of the best NFL running backs of all time. But as the years have gone by Jim Brown has become a little less like a football legend and a little more like the grumpy old man still starving for the spot light. Jim Brown appears to...

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...

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...

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...

Running backs can wear down quickly in the NFL, but the most talented running back to enter the league in years says he can’t let that fact change his physical running style. Browns rookie Trent Richardson said on NFL Network’s Total Access that he won’t avoid contact and will continue to run through tackles, and he thinks he can do that as a workhorse back for a 16-game season...

I read an article that was put out by BleacherReport.com, saying that they expect for the Cleveland Browns to use Trent Richardson a lot. A lot like the Tennessee Titans used Eddie George… Trent Richardson has the body, collegiate production and [...]

The Cleveland Browns might not have a quarterback but they now have a running back that some have said is the best prospect since Adrian Peterson. The Browns only averaged 13.6 points a game under Colt McCoy and lost Peyton Hillis to Kansas City during free agency. Team president Mike Holmgren knows the Browns still