The Cleveland Browns plan to fire senior vice president and general manager Phil Savage, ESPN's Chris Mortensen reported Friday. The split is over "philosophical differences," primarily salary cap management. The announcement could come as early as Friday. Savage could not be reached for comment. Atlanta Falcons chief administation officer Ray Anderson is a candidate to replace Savage, who joined the Browns on Jan. 6. The Browns, who are 5-10 in coach Romeo Crennel's first season in Cleveland, play Baltimore on Sunday.

Rookie quarterback Charlie Frye, who performed well for the Cleveland Browns in his starting debut last weekend, will retain the No. 1 job for at least one more week. Browns coach Romeo Crennel, who earlier in the week indicated that he would not reveal his starter until Sunday, just before the game against the Cincinnati Bengals, announced on Wednesday that Frye would get the nod over veteran Trent Dilfer. A 12-year veteran who was acquired in a trade this summer, Dilfer had started the first 11 games of the year but is currently battling tendinitis in his knee. Noting that he felt it was "unfair" to his quarterbacks to delay a decision, Crennel told Dilfer on Tuesday night that Frye would start. "It ends up being another test for Charlie," said Crennel, who would not commit to Frye beyond Sunday against the division-leading Bengals. "He knows he's the starter early in the week now. Everybody else knows he's the starter early in the week. So we'll see how he handles the situation."

BEREA, Ohio -- Browns rookie wide receiver Braylon Edwards will miss the rest of the season with a torn knee ligament, yet another setback for one of Cleveland's first-round draft picks. Edwards, the No. 3 overall selection in the draft, tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee while trying to make a leaping catch in the fourth quarter of Sunday's 20-14 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Edwards' knee buckled awkwardly to the inside after he landed stiff-legged on the incompletion. "I knew right away," Edwards said after hobbling into the Browns' locker room Monday on crutches. "To be honest, I hoped for the best. I prayed right away. But I knew as soon as I landed it was bad. I heard it buckle. I heard it crumble." Edwards, who has had an inconsistent first season, had caught two touchdown passes from fellow rookie Charlie Frye before getting hurt. He finished the season with 32 catches for 512 yards and three TDs. Coach Romeo Crennel said surgery has not been scheduled because doctors are waiting for the swelling in Edwards' knee to subside. Players with similar injuries typically need eight to 12 months of rehab to recover.

Browns rookie wide receiver Braylon Edwards injured his right knee in a 20-14 loss to Jacksonville on Sunday and could miss the rest of the season. Edwards will undergo an MRI exam after bending his knee awkwardly while trying to make a leaping catch in the fourth quarter. The first-round draft pick was the last player to leave Cleveland's locker room. He walked out on crutches and visited with family members and friends before being helped into an SUV that was pulled down an interior corridor in the stadium to transport him. "I'm cool," Edwards said before tossing his crutches into the back seat. "I feel all right."