While his recovery has been discussd in terms of months, not weeks, the Browns expressed optimism that the defensive tackle is going to make it back onto the field this season, according to The Plain Dealer.

Brandon Weeden knows it’s been decades since the Browns had a franchise passer that struck fear into opponents. He told Around the League on Wednesday that he hopes to change all that.

Since the Browns drafted Brandon Weeden in the first round all of the talk in Cleveland has been around Weeden starting, but at least one person thinks he’ll have to earn that role, incumbent starter Colt McCoy.

Brandon Weeden showed during his past weekend’s rookie minicamp that he’s ready to compete with veterans Colt McCoy and Seneca Wallace for the Browns’ starting QB job.

Rookie Travis Benjamin, the Cleveland Browns’ fourth-round pick, will be in the mix for a starting wide receiver spot, coach Pat Shurmur said Sunday, according to The Plain Dealer.

Cleveland Browns quarterback Brandon Weeden has shown off his rifle of an arm during the team’s rookie minicamp.

Cleveland Browns running back Trent Richardson is short and thick and naturally tough to tackle, head coach Pat Shurmur told ESPN Cleveland.

After Browns coach Pat Shurmur talked about a quarterback competition between Brandon Weeden and Colt McCoy, the rookie made it clear he isn’t here to sit.

The optimism in Cleveland following the NFL draft didn’t last long. The team confirmed NT Phil Taylor will undergo surgery next week for a torn pectoral muscle.

Cleveland Browns defensive tackle Phil Taylor will undergo an MRI for a possible torn pectoral muscle, according to the player’s agent, Peter Schaffer.