Offseason Reference Thread '13

bulldog · Joined: 18 Nov 2008 Posts: 4383 Location: Salem

2013 Cleveland Browns Offseason

Offseason Reference Thread '12

Chronological Offseason (with media links)

07/27/2012: Randy Lerner sells majority ownership to Jimmy Haslam
10/16/2012: Jimmy Haslam Officially Approved by NFL as Owner of Cleveland Browns
10/17/2012: Holmgren out as President, Banner in as CEO
12/18/2012: Alec Scheiner hired as President; To Run Business Side
12/31/2012: Browns fire HC Pat Shurmur and GM Tom Heckert
01/10/2013: Rob Chudzinski hired as Head Coach
01/17/2013: Norv Turner hired as Offensive Coordinator
01/18/2013: Ray Horton hired as Defensive Coordinator
01/18/2013: Mike Lombardi hired as VP of Player Personnel
02/05/2013: Browns release DE Frostee Rucker
02/13/2013: Browns sign P Spencer Lanning
03/05/2013: Ray Farmer hired as Assistant GM; Lombardi's title changed to GM
03/12/2013: OLB Paul Kruger signed to 5-year contract
03/12/2013: DT/DE Desmond Bryant signed to 5-year contract
03/13/2013: OLB Quentin Groves signed to 2-year contract
03/13/2013: RB Chris Ogbonnaya signed to 2-year contract
03/13/2013: Browns tender ERFA's WR Jordan Norwood and LS Christian Yount
03/13/2013: TE Gary Barnridge signed to 3-year contract
03/22/2013: CB Chris Owens signed to 1-year contract
03/22/2013: TE Kellen Davis signed to 1-year contract
03/25/2013: CB Kevin Barnes signed to 1-year contract
03/26/2013: QB Jason Campbell signed to 2-year contract
03/28/2013: P Jake Schum signed to 1-year contract
04/01/2013: QB Colt McCoy traded to 49ers
04/02/2013: Browns release LB Chris Gocong and S Usama Young; sign K Brandon Bogotay
04/11/2013: Browns trade LB Emmanuel Acho to Eagles for RB Dion Lewis
04/15/2013: K Shayne Graham signed to 1-year deal

Franchise Tags (Around the League)
Jairus Byrd, S, Buffalo
Michael Johnson, DE, Cincinnati
Pat McAfee, P, Indianapolis
Henry Melton, DT, Chicago
Ryan Clady, OT, Denver
Randy Starks, DT/DE, Miami
Anthony Spencer, OLB, Dallas
Branden Albert, OT, Kansas City

State of the Franchise
Salary Cap

Roster Moves
04/12/2013 Ryan Rau (LB) awarded to Browns from waivers via Philadelphia
04/11/2013 Emmanuel Acho (LB) traded to Philadelphia in exchange for Dion Lewis (RB).
04/08/2013 David Nelson (WR) agreed to terms/unrestricted free agent
04/02/2013 Usama Young (DB) released
04/02/2013 Brandon Bogotay (K) signed/free agent
04/02/2013 Chris Gocong (LB) released
04/01/2013 Colt McCoy (QB) traded to San Francisco
03/28/2013 Jake Schum (P) signed/free agent
03/26/2013 Jason Campbell (QB) signed/ free agent (two-year contract)
03/25/2013 Kevin Barnes (DB) signed/ free agent (one-year contract)
03/22/2013 Kellen Davis (TE) signed/ free agent (one-year contract)
03/22/2013 Chris Owens (DB) signed/ free agent (one-year contract)
03/14/2013 Gary Barnidge (TE) signed/ free agent (three-year contract)
03/14/2012 Chris Ogbonnaya (RB) signed/RFA
03/13/2013 Quentin Groves (OLB) signed/free agent
03/12/2013 Desmond Bryant (DT/DE) signed/free agent
03/12/2013 Paul Kruger (OLB) signed/free agent
02/13/2013 Spencer Lanning (P) signed/free agent
02/06/2013 Dominic Alford (OL) signed to active roster
02/05/2013 Frostee Rucker (DL) released
01/03/2013 Kent Richardson (DB) signed to a reserve/future contract
01/03/2013 Kendrick Adams (DL) signed to a reserve/future contract
01/03/2013 Dan Gronkowski (TE) signed to a reserve/future contract

Cleveland Browns Free Agent List
Sheldon Brown - CB - UFA
Joshua Cribbs - WR - UFA
Raymond Ventrone - S - UFA
Benjamin Watson - TE - UFA
Phil Dawson - K - UFA
Scott Fujita - LB - UFA
Reggie Hodges - P - UFA
Brandon Jackson - RB - UFA
Josh Johnson - QB - UFA
Kaluka Maiava - LB - UFA
Mohamed Massaquoi - WR - UFA
Jaqua Parker - DE - UFA
Frostee Rucker - DE - UFA
Alex Smith - TE - UFA

Stanley Daniels - G - RFA
Eddie Williams - RB - RFA
Chris Ogbonnaya - RB - RFA

Auston English - DT - ERFA
Jordan Norwood - WR - ERFA
Emmanuel Stephens - DE - ERFA
Christian Yount - LB - ERFA

Free Agents
http://www.footballsfuture.com/2013/fa/track.html
http://www.spotrac.com/free-agents/nfl/

Player visits & workouts

Geno Smith- QB (workout)
Matt Scott- QB (visit)
E.J. Manuel- QB (workout)
Ryan Nassib- QB (workout)
Matt Barkley- QB (visit)

Kenny Stills- WR (visit)
Tavon Austin- WR (visit)
Tavarres King- WR (n/a)
Aaron Dobson- WR (workout)

Eric Fisher- OT (visit)

Jonathan Cooper- G (visit)
Larry Warford- G (workout)
Kyle Long- G (visit)
Edmond Kugbila- G (workout)

Gavin Escobar- TE (visit)
Travis Kelce- TE (local workout)

Sheldon Richardson- DT (workout)
Star Lotulelei- DT (visit)
Sharrif Floyd- DT (visit)

Datone Jones- DE (workout)
Ezekiel Ansah- DE (visit)
Barkevious Mingo- DE (visit & workout)

Dion Jordan- LB (visit)
Jarvis Jones- LB (visit)
Jonathan Bostic- LB

Dee Milliner- CB (visit)
Logan Ryan- CB (workout)
Tyrann Mathieu- CB (visit)
Mike Edwards- CB

Don Jones- S (workout)
Jonathan Cyprien- S (visit)
D.J. Swearinger- S (visit)
Josh Evans- S (visit)
Duke Williams- S

http://www.dawgsbynature.com/2013/4/20/4247010/tracking-the-cleveland-browns-2013-draft-interests-final-edition

http://www.ohio.com/blogs/cleveland-browns/cleveland-browns-1.270107/2013-nfl-draft-tracking-prospects-who-have-visits-or-workouts-with-browns-1.384626

Scouting reports

Draft Picks
1 (6). Barkevious Mingo, DE, LSU
3 (68 ). Leon McFadden, CB, San Diego St
4 (104). Traded for PIT 2014 3rd round pick
5 (139). Traded for IND 2014 4th round pick
6 (175). Jamoris Slaughter, FS, Notre Dame
7 (217). Armonty Bryant, DE, East Central (OK)
7 (227). Garret Gilkey, OT, Chadron St.

*Davone Bess also acquired in Draft via trade.

Offseason Dates

Jan. 15: Deadline for underclassmen to enter 2013 NFL Draft

Jan. 19: East-West Shrine Game (Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL)

Jan. 24-25: Regional Combine (University of Hawaii in Honolulu, HI)

Jan. 26: Senior Bowl (Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, AL)

Jan. 27: Pro Bowl (Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, HI)

Feb. 2: Texas vs. Nation College All-Star Game (Eagle Stadium in Allen, TX)

Feb. 3: Super Bowl XLVII (Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, LA)

Feb. 9-10: Regional Combine (Orange Coast College in Los Angeles, CA)

Feb. 16: Regional Combine (Methodist Training Center in Houston, TX)

*Feb. 17: Regional Combine (Cleveland Browns Training Facility in Cleveland, OH)

*Feb. 20-26: NFL Combine (Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN)

March 2-3: Regional Combine (Atlantic Health Jets Training Facility in Florham Park, NJ)

March 9: Regional Combine (One Buccaneer Place in Tampa, FL)

*March 9-11: Teams can begin negotiating with the agents of players set to become unrestricted free agents at the start of the league year (teams can only talk to agents and not the players during this negotiating window)

March 10: Regional Combine (Halas Hall in Chicago, IL)

*March 12: 2013 League Year begins at 4 p.m. ET, opening free agency and the trading period

March 16-17: Regional Combine (Atlanta Falcons Training Facility in Atlanta, GA)

March 17-20: Annual League Meeting (The Biltmore in Phoenix, AZ)

March 23-24: Regional Combine (Virginia Mason Athletic Center in Renton, WA)

March 23-24: Regional Combine (Baltimore Ravens Training Facility in Baltimore, MD)

April 7-8: Super Regional Combine (Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX)

*April 25-27: 2013 NFL Draft (in New York City, NY)

May 20-22: NFL Spring League Meeting (Hyatt Harborside in Boston, MA)
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bulldog · Joined: 18 Nov 2008 Posts: 4383 Location: Salem

Offseason stuff

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zelbell · Joined: 08 Feb 2010 Posts: 2982 Location: NW Ohio

Schefty said to look out for us this offseason as we pursue players like Kruger and Wallace....

Entropy · Joined: 16 Jul 2012 Posts: 1909

Nice stuff bulldog, thank you!
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Thomas5737 · Joined: 23 Dec 2009 Posts: 1862 Location: WV

ReggieCamp · Joined: 06 Dec 2006 Posts: 8680 Location: Canonsburg, PA

bulldog, thanks for posting this. We'll let it bounce around for a few days, and when it falls too far down the page, I'll sticky it. It's nice to have for a reference. If it ends up being a big discussion thread, that's cool too.

One thing I'd like to add that we didn't have last year is a chronological list of all the Browns' moves. I'll try to get that started, and as we make more moves (cuts, signings, tags, trades, whatever), it will be added to the overall list.
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bulldog · Joined: 18 Nov 2008 Posts: 4383 Location: Salem

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Thomas5737 · Joined: 23 Dec 2009 Posts: 1862 Location: WV

Thomas5737 · Joined: 23 Dec 2009 Posts: 1862 Location: WV

Honestly this thread is a good reminder of what we have done. The whole FFMD thing will probably confuse me, thinking that one or two of those moves were IRL.

Kinda like the walking dead, reading the books and watching the show sometimes confuses me, like this past episode when I said "where did that baby come from?" The comic book had a different storyline.

Anyway, I felt bad for posting off topic so I tried getting back on topic, which led me back off topic.