sports.espn.go.com - 5/21/2008
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After an aggressive and expensive offseason, the Browns are ready for prime time. Whether they're ready to become serious contenders remains to be seen, writes James Walker.
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Labor issues and the NFL
Blogging The Boys —
... -– and likely would.
Wheee! Labor turmoil is fun. Not really. They need to get it together before things get really crazy. I’ve always believed that revenue-sharing and a salary cap are two of the things that help the NFL stay at the top in sports leagues. Adding a rookie structure would be a great benefit, too. But please, at all costs, avoid a lockout in 2011.
Look ahead to our first regular season game with this article on the Cleveland Browns. ...
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Pacifist Viking —
Sports Cards Uncensored talks about the Vikings' prospects, on the field and in sports cards. When starters don't make it to mini-camp, backups get a chance to practice more (Star Tribune). Roger Goodell is going to start fining teams when their players have discipline issues (Sports Illustrated). Frankly, I think this is getting a little ridiculous. Teams are already punished when their own players get suspended for their "personal conduct": they lose those players' services for a period of time. Now they get fined, too? And why are the teams responsible for everything the players do on their own time? I've said this before: by ...
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Secondary Concerns
waitingfornextyear.com 5/21/2008 — The Browns secondary wasn’t exactly stellar last season, and it looks like things are actually getting worse… The Orange and Brown Report broke news yesterday that CB Daven Holly has injured his knee, and it doesn’t sound very positive to me...
Confirmed: CB Daven Holly Suffers Knee Injury
cle.scout.com 5/21/2008 — The Browns situation at cornerback may have gotten even dicier on Tuesday, as a source close to the team has informed the OBR that CB Daven Holly has been injured.
Browns getting desperate at corner
mysportsrumors.com 5/22/2008 — The one thing the Cleveland Browns did not do during their off-season spending spree was address positional depth. The Browns were pretty weak at corner back after trading Leigh Bodden to the Detroit Lions for defensive lineman Shaun Rogers. So initially that left a starting position open, that was going to come down to a battle between Daven Holly and Brandon McDonald. Well good drawn out plans
Cleveland Browns lose CB Holly to knee injury
blog.cleveland.com 5/21/2008 — Browns cornerback Daven Holly injured his knee in practice on Tuesday and could be lost for the 2008 season. "It doesn't look good,'' said Browns general manager Phil Savage. Holly was set to battle Brandon McDonald for a starting cornerback...
Mike Keenan named Browns president (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NFL News 5/22/2008
Mike Keenan was named team president of the Cleveland Browns on Thursday, formally filling a position left vacant when John Collins resigned two years ago. Keenan has handled the club's off-the-field affairs as its vice president of business ...
