Beau Bell News

I spent a good chunk of Monday in Colorado before my flight home. Partly because Ia TMm a sportswriter and partly because I have no life, I listened to a variety of Denver sports talk radio.

Eric Mangini continues to play "out with the old, in with the new" with the Browns' roster.

WR Lance Leggett made the practice squad, but former sixth-round pick Paul Hubbard did not.

Lewis, who has already eclipsed 10,000 career yards, was believed to be in danger of making the Browns ' opening-week roster.

After coming off an impressive game versus the Tennessee Titans, the Cleveland Browns had a short week of practice before they have to play the Chicago Bears on Thursday night at Soldier Field in the "Bubble Bowl." You're probably asking yourself, "What is the Bubble Bowl?" The Bubble Bowl is the last game of the NFL preseason when the potential ...

The Green Bay Packers haven't had a banger at the fullback position in three seasons under coach Mike McCarthy, but they sure have one now.

UNLV junior defensive end B.J. Bell goes through drills this weekend at Rebel Park.

UNLV junior defensive end B.J. Bell goes through drills this weekend at Rebel Park.

Freshman running bac Bradley Randle runs drills during the football team's first practice at the Rebel Park on Thursday morning.

Cleveland Browns coach Eric Mangini has said that shortly after being named coach, he became impressed by D'Qwell Jackson's play from watching the linebacker on film.

One training camp practice is in the books. If you weren't part of the large, enthusiastic crowd on hand Saturday morning, here's a little of what you missed... **Brady Quinn got the first snap with the first-team offense, but head coach Eric Mangini said the reps will be split evenly between Quinn and Derek Anderson until a starter is declared.

Only 53 men can make the make the Cleveland Browns final roster, meaning a lot of players will be fighting for their jobs when training camp starts tomorrow.

I feel a lot more up-to-date heading into training camp on players than I ever have before, and I hope some of you feel the same.

Palo Verde High graduate Gerard Lawson returns a kick for the Cleveland Browns last year during his rookie season against the Washington Redskins.

A pre-camp look at the Browns' linebackers... OVERVIEW : The Browns' linebacking corps seems to have a little of everything.

Most people don't think of Cleveland's defense to have any ferocity to it, and that has been the case for a long time.

After covering the quarterbacks, running backs, fullbacks, defensive linemen, offensive linemen, wide receivers, and tight ends, it's time for the defense to start getting some more attention as we approach training camp.

My goal at Dawgs By Nature is to ensure that over the next few weeks, the only things you'll have to look forward to isn't hearing " Alex Mack signs a lucrative deal". Training camp is over a month away, and that gives us just enough time to start reviewing the Browns ' roster and depth charts in the mean time.

The day in March that he was named the new NFL players union boss, attorney DeMaurice Smith said the union had a "moral obligation" to take care of retired players.

Beau Bell has spent most of his time with the Browns either injured or on the sidelines.