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CANTON — Browns general manager Michael Lombardi stood in front of a dining hall packed with grizzled, frustrated fans at the Pro Football Hall of Fame Luncheon Club event. Many of them have been watching the Browns longer than Lombardi has been alive. They don’t waste time. The first question after Lombardi’s monologue referenced the [...]
Tucked on the far sideline of the fieldhouse on a dreary Saturday, Barkevious Mingo was put through outside linebacker drills by assistant coach Brian Baker. Mingo flew through the cones set up in a zigzag pattern. He was quick dropping in coverage and snatched — that’s the only appropriate word — the ball thrown in [...]
BEREA – Armonty Bryant was worried his Browns career would be over before it began. He should’ve been. Following his arrest May 3 for driving under the influence in Ada, Okla., the Browns considered cutting ties with Bryant, the defensive end whom they drafted out of Division II East Central a week earlier in the [...]
BEREA – Reporter: Do you think you’re skinny? Barkevious Mingo: A huge laugh, then an answer. “Naw, I think I’m just fine the way I am,” he said. Mingo’s weight has been a topic of discussion since he was drafted with the No. 6 pick. The volume was raised when he arrived in Cleveland with [...]
When Armonty Bryant was drafted by the Browns in the seventh round April 27, he was asked about an arrest in college for selling marijuana twice to an undercover officer. He said he would take advantage of his second chance and not let anyone down. Now, he’s hoping for a third chance. And rookie minicamp [...]
If you live for the NFL Draft and all of its monotonous overhype, then the Browns definitely ruined your weekend. But if you place more importance on Cleveland actually winning games, then CEO Joe Banner and general manager Michael Lombardi deserve two hearty pats on the back. Instead of wasting midround picks — and salary-cap [...]
New Browns outside linebacker Barkevious Mingo dressed the part Thursday night, arriving at the NFL Draft wearing a brown tie and an orange pocket square. The Louisiana State product also said the right things, telling Cleveland reporters, “I think I can be as good as I want to be — and I want to be [...]
Dion Jordan has the body of an NBA small forward (6-foot-6, 248 pounds), the strides of a deer and the quick-twitch fibers of a sprinter (4.54 in the 40) and the motor of a supercharged V8. He’d be the result if a general manager asked a scientist to build a 3-4 outside linebacker. “When you’re [...]
The Browns added depth Friday at two positions of need. And they continue to explore outside linebackers. Tight end Kellen Davis and cornerback Chris Owens signed one-year deals, the team announced. Davis could challenge for a starting spot, joining Jordan Cameron, Gary Barnidge and Brad Smelley in the mix at tight end. Owens will compete [...]
Two women filed a civil lawsuit Friday claiming they were physically and verbally assaulted at the Columbia Station home of Browns running back Trent Richardson. The suit was filed against Richardson, his brother Terrell, his girlfriend and two other women for an incident Dec. 10. Attorney Leif B. Christman, who represents Krystal Jones and Kathleen [...]
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