Joe Haden News

The Cleveland Browns had the second-best passing defense last season, giving up an average of 184.9 passing yards per game.

"Cleveland Browns stacking up talent at cornerback" - "The Browns remain sold on Sheldon Brown being a cornerback, as coach Pat Shurmur has made clear.

Can he beat out Joe Haden ? No. Can he beat out Dimitri Patterson ? The Browns are paying Patterson like a starter.

Over the past few weeks, Pro Football Focus has been highlighting, position-by-position, the best individual performances from the 2011 season for particular games.

By Bob Evans Senior Writer Normally when a team selects a player in the seventh round of the NFL Draft, that player has very little chance to contribute early on in his career.

The Cleveland Browns have compiled a 9-23 record in the first two years of the Mike Holmgren era.

Anyone who has taken a look at the NFL's countdown of the top 100 players knows that the list is...kind of a joke.

Some professional athletes are ripped for not giving back to their fans. Joe Haden will never find himself in that category.

On Saturday, Archie posted an article on Jerome Henderson , in which he outlined the various changes in attitude and coaching style the Cowboys ' new defensive backs coach will bring to the position.

The turnout had hit 4,000 by the time the doors opened to the public shortly before 9:30 p.m., according to the Horseshoe Casino Cleveland's count, and was edging toward the 5,000 cap that General Manager Marcus Glover said he would impose to keep the setting comfortable.

A Ohio teen definitely has bragging rights when it comes to prom dates. She scored a date with an NFL player.

"Holmgren further explains not handing Brandon Weeden the QB job" - "Browns President Mike Holmgren elaborated today on ESPN's Mike and Mike, with the show airing live from Progressive Field, about the organization's decision to make rookie quarterback Brandon Weeden compete with Colt McCoy and Seneca Wallace for the starting quarterback job." ... (more)

Thanks to labor peace giving NFL teams back their offseasons, trades have been made, high-profile free agents have been signed and rosters have taken shape.

Secondary coach Jerome Henderson said Morris Claiborne is going to get picked on when he gets on the field in September, no matter that he was the top defender in the draft.

BROADVIEW HEIGHTS: Phil Taylor of the Cleveland Browns will be signing autographs at the Broadview Heights Giant Eagle, 4343 Royalton Road, from noon to 2 p.m. May 5. Taylor's visit will kick off three weeks of autograph events at the new supermarket, which had its grand opening on April 26.