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Mangini's New Year's Resolution: No Bus Trips To Hartford

May 24, 2014 11:32 PM

Browns coach Eric Mangini told reporters of his New Year's Resolution on Thursday. "Dear guys," he said, scribbling an imaginary pen into the podium. "No bus rides to Hartford." Mangini was referring to a 10-hour bus trip he made Cleveland's rookies take to his football camp in Connecticut, an outing that brought him criticism.

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Mangini Not Opposed To Two Bosses

May 19, 2014 10:51 AM

Browns coach Eric Mangini says that he wouldn't object to having two bosses in Cleveland. New team president Mike Holmgren is set to arrive next week and he plans to hire a general manager. "You get smart people, looking to do the same thing, committed to the same thing, it's great," Mangini said Wednesday. Holmgren said he will not decide Mangini's fate until after they meet.

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Holmgren Hasn't Decided Mangini's Fate

Jun 27, 2014 3:45 PM

Browns president Mike Holmgren says that he hasn't yet decided what to do with head coach Eric Mangini. "I haven't made a decision on Eric," Holmgren said during a conference call on Monday. "I met with Eric when I was there and have talked to him on the phone a couple of times about football issues. It'd be really unfair [to decide right now]. He's finishing his first season and the team is doing well. They're clearly responding to him. "I'm arriving back there on Monday. Eric and I will meet next week, and then we'll come to some sort of decision." Mangini has helped lead Cleveland to a three-game winning streak. "What the team has done in the last three weeks is a credit to Eric, his coaching staff and the players, because when you know you're not going to be in the playoffs, it's how do the players and coaches respond? That part of it has been really good and I'm very happy for those guys," he said. "[But] any decision I make will not be based on three games or two games or one game. It's a total body of work," Holmgren said. "I've got to see progress. I've got to see things are going in the right direction."

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Browns Avoid First Blackout Since 1985

Jun 28, 2014 4:28 AM

The Browns have sold enough tickets to avoid a blackout in the Cleveland area. The team said it had distributed a portion of remaining tickets to a range of local civic organizations, which ensures that the game will be televised locally. The Browns haven't had a blackout since the final game of 1995, the team's last before former owner Art Modell moved his franchise to Baltimore.

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NFL Gives Browns Extension To Avoid Blackout

Sep 19, 2014 3:56 AM

The NFL has granted the Browns a 48-hour extension to sell tickets to Sunday's game against the Raiders and avoid their first local television blackout since the franchise's return to the league. A Browns spokesman says the league has given the team until 1 p.m. ET Saturday to sell the remaining tickets or the game will not be shown within a 75-mile radius of Cleveland.

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Foot Injury Ends Quinn's Season

May 17, 2014 1:14 AM

Browns quarterback Brady Quinn will miss the season's final two games with a foot injury. Cleveland coach Eric Mangini said Quinn hurt his foot at the end of a 24-yard bootleg run during the fourth quarter of Sunday's 41-34 win at Kansas City. Mangini did not specify Quinn's injury but said his recovery could "take a little while."

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Holmgren Agrees To Deal With Browns

Apr 29, 2014 8:49 AM

The Browns announced Monday that Mike Holmgren has agreed to become team president. ?We are pleased to announce that Mike Holmgren has agreed to join the Cleveland Browns,? team owner Randy Lerner said in a statement. ?We will spend the rest of the week finalizing the details of the agreement and will make a formal announcement next week, at which time we will make him available to the media.? The Browns also said that Mike Keenan will transition to the role of chief financial officer.

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Fired Browns GM Files For Arbitration

Oct 10, 2014 11:25 AM

Former Browns general manager George Kokinis has filed for arbitration against the team for firing him. Kokinis, who was fired on Nov. 2, filed the case with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell for breach of contract and fraudulent misrepresentation. He is seeking more than $4 million in compensation and damages.

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Jim Brown: Mangini Deserves Another Year

Aug 7, 2014 5:19 AM

Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown believes that Browns coach Eric Mangini deserves another season. Cleveland is 3-11 under Mangini this year and the coach could be fired if Mike Holmgren accepts an offer to run the team's football operations.

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Harrison Breaks Jim Brown's Rushing Record

Sep 23, 2014 7:44 PM

Browns running back Jerome Harrison broke Jim Brown's single-game franchise rushing record on Sunday. Harrison rushed for 286 yards on 34 carries against the Chiefs, surpassing Brown's mark of 237 yards, which he totaled twice during his career. Harrison also scored three touchdowns in Cleveland 41-34 victory.

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Cribbs Breaks, Then Extends Kickoff Return Record
Josh Cribbs returned two kicks for touchdowns on Sunday.

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Holmgren Declines Seattle's Offer
Mike Holmgren is one step closer to Cleveland.

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Holmgren Says Cleveland Offer Is Enticing
Mike Holmgren has been offered a front office job in Cleveland.

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Cribbs: Browns Have Promised New Deal
Josh Cribbs is expected to have a new deal by the end of the season.

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Mangini Unfazed By Cleveland's Interest In Holmgren
Eric Mangini isn't worried about Mike Holmgren coming to Cleveland.

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Browns, Holmgren Meet
Mike Holmgren is meeting with the Browns about becoming their director of football operations.

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Mangini Isn't Ready To Commit To Quinn As Franchise QB
Brady Quinn isn't Cleveland's quarterback of the future -- yet.

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Cribbs, Browns Getting Closer To New Deal
The Browns and wide receiver/kick returner Josh Cribbs are getting closer to a new contract.

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Mangini Believes He Has Future In Cleveland
Eric Mangini's Browns beat the Steelers on Thursday.

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Steelers Free Fall Continues
The Browns beat the Steelers 13-6 on Thursday night, sacking Ben Roethlisberger eight times.

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Quinn Hopes To Be Browns' QB Of Future
Brady Quinn is starting to show flashes of brilliance.

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Ward, Gay Could Miss Thursday's Game
Hines Ward could miss Thursday's game with a hamstring injury.

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Source: Head Injury Will End Career Of Jamal Lewis
Jamal Lewis may have played his last game.

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