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Special teams, as all the fans here in Chicago know, are a very important phase of our game.

Are the Browns willing to go through the fight necessary to prevent George Kokinis from receiving the remainder of his $4 million salary? WHO'S HOT 1. Houston Texans : In winning four of their last five games, their defense has improved from 32nd to 16th while allowing 260.4 yards overall per game and 58.2 on the ground.

Lerner 'sick' about his Browns Josh Cribbs of the Cleveland Browns is knocked off his feet by Chicago Bears defender Garrett Wolfe on a kickoff return in the third quarter of Sunday's game.

Eric Mangini probably deserves more time to make his program work in Cleveland, although I don't really know why.

Eric Mangini walked off Soldier Field like a weary pall bearer, head down, eyes fixed on his bootlaces ... like most coaches move when they get cracked 30-to-6 ... or 55-10, or 73-zip. A Bears team not that much better than his had done the damage.

Cleveland Browns owner Randy Lerner dismissed Browns general manager George Kokinis on Monday after the Browns were embarrassed by the Bears on Sunday.

KCPS Records -- Chicago 3-3, Cleveland 1-6 Series -- Browns lead 9-4 Last meeting -- Browns beat Bears 20-10, Oct.

3, 2009 Wide Receiver Joshua Cribbs: - "I feel like the organization is still intact.

BEREA: Browns General Manager George Kokinis was ousted today, but the team confirmed only that he is no longer ''actively involved with the organization.'' Kokinis' departure appeared to come under contentious circumstances, but it was unclear whether he resigned or was forced out.

Cleveland Browns' Josh Cribbs, top, is upended by Chicago Bears' Garrett Wolfe on a kickoff return in the third quarter of an NFL football game in Chicago, Sunday, Nov.

''We've got a lot of work to do. It's good to get a win at home but offensively we've got to get to work,'' Cutler said.

Josh Cribbs breaks free on a 50-yard punt return against Cincinnati. Cribbs and Bears' wide receiver/return specialist Devin Hester have the potential to be key factors in today's game.

Eric Mangini has a Darth Vader mask hanging in his office. Appropriate perhaps, considering how Browns fans feel about their team these days.

Don't leave the couch when the Browns and Chicago Bears change possessions Sunday on kickoffs and punts.

Posted by ESPN.com's James Walker Here are the most interesting stories Thursday in the AFC North: Two of the NFL's best return specialists will meet Sunday when Devin Hester of the Chicago Bears faces off against Josh Cribbs of the Cleveland Browns.

Transcript of open locker room quotes, Oct. 28, 2009 Wide Receiver Joshua Cribbs: - "I love going against a good special teams unit.

CLEVELAND -- The clock is ticking on Charles Woodson's career. Woodson, whose name still decorates the Fremont Ross record books 14 years after his departure from Fremont, is now a 12-year NFL veteran on the back end of a potential Hall of Fame career.

As told to former Packer Insider columnist Cliff Christl, Eric Baranczyk , an assistant high school football coach and a former player and coach at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, offers a weekly analysis of the Green Bay Packers with a distinctly Inside Football slant.

The Packers led the Browns, 24-3, through three quarters today at Cleveland Browns Stadium.

In reality, it all began Jan. 17, 1988. Yeah, OK, the hooks were in place way before that -- I was born in Berea, a Cleveland suburb, and even though I lived there for only a year, I'm too loyal for my own good.