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Browns Announce Maiava Signing - John Taylor

More than a week after we first reported the signing, the Browns have acknowledged that Kaluka Maiava has put pen to paper.
Here’s the organization’s official release on the signing:
The Cleveland Browns today signed linebacker Kaluka Maiava, the team announced. Maiava was the Browns’ fourth round pick (104th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft.
Maiava missed just [...]

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Fri, Jul 24 2009 at 6:11 pm » Browns » Comments Off

Browns Sign Don Carey - Barry McBride

We haven’t turned this into a front page story, but as I twittered earlier, and Lane hinted yesterday in ATI, the Browns appear to have signed DB Don Carey. We don’t have confirmation as of yet, but one or two national sites have managed to get calls returned, and already have it. This brings James [...]

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Tue, Jul 14 2009 at 9:28 pm » Browns » Comments Off

Contemplating a few Browns’ positional battles - Mark Leonard

Though the topic might suggest as much, this entry will not address the QB controversy that is just beginning to brew in Cleveland between fan favorite Brady Quinn and former Pro Bowler Derek Anderson. Many will write about that and plenty will be shared.
Instead, three other positions will be analyzed, each of which could conceivably be as [...]

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Sun, Jun 7 2009 at 12:36 am » Browns » 3 Comments

Mangini Minicamp PC Transcript, Day 2 - John Taylor

(Opening statement) – “In talking to the guys after practice, I thought that there were some really positive signs. I think one of the best examples was at the start of 7-on-7 where, defensively, we missed an adjustment on the first play. It was a pretty difficult adjustment, and the information had just gone in. [...]

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Sat, May 2 2009 at 4:48 pm » Browns » Comments Off

Assessing NFL draft weekend - Mark Leonard

Going into the weekend’s festivities, there were four positions that seemed to merit “must fix” characterization for the 2009 Cleveland Browns: C, SS, OLB and ILB, not necessarily in that order. While other units carried question marks, none were thought to be as essentially lacking as these four.
Though nothing related to the Browns—or any other team, [...]

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Wed, Apr 29 2009 at 10:31 pm » Browns » Comments Off

Kaluka Maiava Conference Call Transcript - John Taylor

(On describing himself) – “I compete all the time, I refuse to lose. I run around, I have a nose for the ball and I make tackles. I make plays every game and, I’m fast and I make plays.”
(On if the other three linebackers (Clay Matthews, Brian Cushing, Rey Maualuga) at USC took the spotlight [...]

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Sun, Apr 26 2009 at 8:35 pm » Browns » Comments Off