BEREA — Owner Jimmy Haslam vowed to stop the merry-go-round, but not before he gave it another push. Haslam and CEO Joe Banner fired general manager Tom Heckert and coach Pat Shurmur on Monday, a day after the season ended with a 24-10 loss in Pittsburgh and a 5-11 record. Haslam bought the team from [...]
Brian Dulik: A Banner day? Only if new Browns CEO Joe Banner is the real deal
For better or worse, the future of the Cleveland Browns now rests in the hands of CEO Joe Banner. Browns owner Jimmy Haslam III made that abundantly clear Monday, when he announced the firings of coach Pat Shurmur and general manager Tom Heckert during a late-morning press conference. Those moves allowed Banner to complete an [...]
Browns: No shortage of coach, GM candidates
POTENTIAL CANDIDATES COACHES Chip Kelly, University of Oregon • Comment: The Browns and Eagles are reportedly interested, and Kelly is ready to make the jump to the NFL. Sirius/XM Radio’s Adam Caplan reported Kelly is the Browns’ clear first choice. Nick Saban, University of Alabama • Comment: Browns owner Jimmy Haslam is intrigued by the [...]
2012: The top area sports stories
As a new year begins, as has been the recent custom, we look back at the top area sports stories of the year that just ended. It was a historic year thanks to a former local standout who bounced back with her biggest year of all. Why delay? Let’s get right to the list: 1. [...]
Tom Heckert knew his days as Browns GM were numbered months ago
BEREA — General manager Tom Heckert was fired Monday in a quick meeting at about 9 a.m. He saw it coming months ago. Ever since new owner Jimmy Haslam brought in Joe Banner as CEO in October. “As soon as Joe was hired, I knew it was not going to work out,” Heckert told The [...]
Browns notes: Richardson admits he played with two broken ribs
BEREA — Browns running back Trent Richardson finally came clean Monday as he was cleaning out his locker at the end of the season. The rookie from Alabama admitted that he actually suffered two broken ribs, in addition to torn cartilage on the left side of his chest, on Oct. 14 against the Bengals. “My [...]
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