Madden 25 Cleveland Browns Owner Mode - The Nathan Clayton Era

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Preseason Week 3 Transactions

⦁Bears signed DT Christian Ballard to 1 year, $980k contract
⦁Bears signed FB Spencer Larsen to 1 year, $920k contract
⦁Jets signed FS Quintin Mikell to 1 year, $2.86m contract
⦁Jets signed K Shayne Graham to 1 year, $910k contract
⦁Bears signed P T.J. Conley to 1 year, $680k contract
⦁Cardinals signed RG Leroy Harris to 1 year, $1.54m contract
⦁Seahawks signed ROLB Leroy Hill to 1 year, $820k contract
⦁Eagles signed ROLB Chris Gocong to 1 year, $810k contract
⦁Lions signed WR Brandon Lloyd to 1 year, $1.7m contract
⦁Dolphins signed WR Steve Breaston to 1 year, 850k contract
⦁Browns signed K Caleb Sturgis to 1 year, $370k contract
⦁Chargers signed DT Casey Hampton to 1 year, $2.64m contract
⦁Jets traded CB Kyle Wilson to the Chargers for DT Cam Thomas

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Browns Offense Collapses in Loss to Chicago

Cleveland Browns at Chicago Bears
Aug 29, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Cleveland Browns (1-3)	3	0	0	0	3
Chicago Bears (4-0)	3	7	0	10	20

Team Stats Comparison
	CLE	CHI
Total Offense	240	330
Rushing Yards	145	79
Passing Yards	150	251
First Downs	10	17
Punt Return Yards	19	80
Kick Return Yards	141	48
Total Yards	363	458
Turnovers	4	4
3rd Down Converstion	2	5
4th Down Conversion	0	1
2-Point Conversion	0	0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	0/1	2/1
Penalties	0	0
Posession Time	24:13	35:47

Cleveland Browns PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Tyler Thigpen 6/29 75 0 4 Brian Hoyer 4/9 37 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Dion Lewis 7 19 2.7 0 Brandon Jackson 3 19 6.3 0 Brian Hoyer 3 15 5.0 0 Andre Ellington 4 15 3.8 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Kellen Davis 2 36 18.0 0 Jordan Norwood 3 26 8.7 0 Brandon Jackson 1 15 15.0 0 Davone Bess 1 15 15.0 0 Andre Ellington 2 13 6.5 0 Gary Barnidge 1 7 7.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Jarrod Shaw 1 0 Braxton Cave 0 0 Oneil Cousins 0 1 Rashad Butler 0 2 Jason Pinkston 0 3 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Quentin Groves 10 2 0 0 Barkevious Mingo 8 0 0 0 Jamoris Slaughter 8 0 0 0 D'Qwell Jackson 4 0 0 0 Tank Carder 4 0 0 0 Craig Robertson 4 0 0 0 Buster Skrine 4 0 1 0 Jabaal Sheard 4 0 0 0 Johnson Bademosi 3 0 0 0 Leon McFadden 3 0 0 0 Joe Haden 3 0 0 0 Nicholas Jean-Babtiste 2 1 0 0 Phil Taylor 2 1 0 0 Tashaun Gipson 2 0 0 0 Christopher Owens 1 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Caleb Sturgis 1/2 0/0 3 24 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Spencer Lanning 8 394 49.3 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Andre Ellington 5 141 28.2 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Andre Ellington 2 19 9.5 0

Chicago Bears PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Matt Blanchard 18/33 199 1 2 Jay Cutler 6/10 73 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Michael Bush 17 51 3.0 1 Matt Forte 8 21 2.6 0 Matt Blanchard 2 3 1.5 0 Devin Hester 2 3 1.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Earl Bennett 3 56 18.7 0 Matt Forte 4 53 13.3 0 Eric Weems 3 43 14.3 0 Marquess Wilson 4 28 7.0 0 Alshon Jeffery 3 28 9.3 0 Michael Bush 3 26 8.7 1 Fendi Onobun 1 12 12.0 0 Brandon Marshall 1 12 12.0 0 Martellus Bennett 1 12 12.0 0 Steve Maneri 1 2 2.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Kyle Long 1 0 J'Marcus Webb 1 0 Roberto Garza 0 0 Edwin Williams 0 2 Jonathan Scott 0 2 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Tom Zbikowski 6 0 1 0 Jon Bostic 4 0 0 0 Major Wright 4 0 0 0 Sedrick Ellis 4 2 0 0 Kelvin Hayden 4 1 0 0 Sherrick McManis 3 0 0 0 Julius Peppers 3 2 0 0 Corey Wooton 2 0 0 0 J.T. Thomas 2 0 0 0 Charles Tillman 2 0 0 0 Lance Briggs 2 0 0 0 Zack Bowman 1 0 1 0 James Anderson 1 1 0 0 D.J. Williams 1 0 1 0 Brandon Hardin 1 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Robbie Gould 2/2 2/2 8 41 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Adam Podlesh 9 370 41.1 2 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Eric Weems 1 24 24.0 0 Devin Hester 1 24 24.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Eric Weems 6 80 13.3 0

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Preseason Week 4 Transactions

⦁Panthers signed DT Aubrayo Franklin to 1 year, $2.4m contract
⦁Falcons signed DT Karl Klug to 1 year, $810k contract
⦁Patriots signed FB Lex Hilliard to 1 year, $680k contract
⦁Lions signed FB Mike Cox to 1 year, $700k contract
⦁Jets trade DT Kenrick Ellis to 49ers for a 2014 3rd round pick
⦁Cowboys signed FS Sherrod Martin to 1 year, $930k contract
⦁Chargers signed K Dustin Hopkins to 1 year, $370k contract
⦁Steelers signed K David Buehler to 1 year, $680k contract
⦁Bears signed P Chas Henry to 1 year, $600k contract
⦁Browns signed QB Case Keenum to 1 year, $700k contract

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Browns Cut Roster to 53

The Browns have cut their roster down to the final 53. Players who were cut are listed below:
⦁FB Dan Gronkowski
⦁FB Brad Smelley
⦁HB Montario Hardesty
⦁C Christian Yount
⦁RG Dominic Alford
⦁P T.J. Conley
⦁K Shayne Graham
⦁CB Prince Miller
⦁MLBAdrian Moten
⦁HB Miguel Maysonet
⦁HB Chris Ogbonnaya
⦁WR Tori Gurley
⦁RT Ryan Miller
⦁LE Hall Davis
⦁LOLB James-Michael Johnson
⦁MLB L.J. Fort
⦁CB Trevin Wade
⦁QB Tyler Thigpen
⦁LT Chris Faulk
⦁LE Brian Sanford
⦁K Caleb Sturgis
⦁LT Oneil Cousins

Rookies are listed in red.

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2013 Cleveland Browns Preview

The Cleveland Browns 2013 preseason didn't go well. Haslam was outed as the owner by a true fan of the Browns before the season. This marked a new era in the franchise, with a new owner at the head of the franchise. The team also had a new head coach in Rob Chudzinski; one of the few things that came from the Haslam era. After a disappointing offseason, the team didn't see much improvement. It will be a hard-fought battle to do better than the 5-11 season last year. The young players on the team didn't show much potential in the 1-3 preseason. The five-player draft produced only one starting level player in Barkevious Mingo. However, four of the five players drafted remained on the team heading into week one. The free agent signings had a big impact. Paul Kruger and Desmond Bryant brought a lot of talent to the defense. Hope for Browns fan came when Nathan Clayton promised success under his control as the owner. Will it work? Does lifelong fandom translate to success as an owner?

Offense

The Browns offense was not promising in the preseason. They only scored around 18 points per game, had 154 passing yards per game, and had 156 rushing yards per game. The biggest struggle for the Browns offense was third down conversions, only 27% of the time they converted third downs for a first down. The Browns continued to struggle at the quarterback position. No quarterback showed starting level talent. Weeden, Hoyer, and Thigpen looked constantly flustered and inaccurate. Interceptions came often and accurate passes were rare. The running game was very successful. Brandon Jackson was the most impressive performer, rushing for 132 yards on 13 attempts. Trent Richardson also had a good preseason, rushing for 162 yards on 28 attempts. In the receiving game, Josh Gordon led the way with 136 yards and 10 receptions. The starters on the offensive line were extremely impressive but the talent dropped off from there.

Defense

The Browns defense was one of the worst. They shut down the run game, only allowing 242 yards. However, Pass defense was rough, allowing 1215 yards. The outside linebackers position showed the most talent. Quentin Groves had 5 sacks and led the defense in tackles with 21. Barkevious Mingo had only 1 sack and finished second in total tackles with 20. The Browns biggest offseason move, Paul Kruger, finished with 13 tackles and 4 sacks. Both Buster Skrine and Christopher Owens will be in a battle for the second cornerback spot; both finished with 2 interceptions. A player that was the most surprising was backup middle linebacker Craig Robertson who had 3 interceptions.

Special Teams

The Browns have new special teamers in Billy Cundiff and Spencer Lanning. The Browns decided on Lanning early on while the starting kicking job was a battle. The Browns decided that Billy Cundiff was the starting kicker after a battle between Shayne Graham and Caleb Sturgis. Andre Ellington was given a chance at returning kicks, but Travis Benjamin most likely will be the starting returner for the Browns this season.

Schedule

Week 1: vs. Miami Dolphins
Week 2: at Baltimore Ravens
Week 3: at Minnesota Vikings
Week 4: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Week 5: vs. Buffalo Bills
Week 6: vs. Detroit Lions
Week 7: at Green Bay Packers
Week 8: at Kansas City Chiefs
Week 9: vs. Baltimore Ravens
Week 10: BYE WEEK
Week 11: at Cincinnati Bengals
Week 12: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 13: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 14: at New England Patriots
Week 15: vs. Chicago Bears
Week 16: at New York Jets
Week 17: at Pittsburgh Steelers

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Browns Starters Announced

Cleveland Browns Depth Chart - 2013
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	Josh Gordon	Greg Little	Travis Benjamin	Davone Bess
TE	Jordan Cameron	Kellen Davis	Gary Barnidge
LT	Joe Thomas
LG	John Greco	Jason Pinkston
C	Alex Mack	Braxton Cave
RG	Shawn Lauvao	Jarrod Shaw
RT	Mitchell Schwartz	Reshad Butler
WR	Jordan Norwood	David Nelson
QB	Brandon Weeden	Brian Hoyer	Jason Campbell	Case Keenum
FB	Owen Marecic
HB	Trent Richardson	Brandon Jackson	Dion Lewis	Andre Ellington
Base 4-3 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Ahtyba Rubin	Billy Winn
LDT	Phil Taylor	Nicholas Jean-Babtiste
RDT	Ishmaa'ily Kitchen
RDE	Desmond Bryant	John Hughes	Armonty Bryant
WLB	Quentin Groves	Barkevious Mingo
MLB	D'Qwell Jackson	Craig Robertson	Tank Carder
SLB	Paul Kruger	Jabaal Sheard
CB	Joe Haden	Christopher Owens	Buster Skrine	Leon McFadden
SS	T.J. Ward	Jamoris Slaughter
FS	Tashuan Gipson	Johnson Bademosi
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	Billy Cundiff
P	Spencer Lanning
H	Johnson Bademosi
PR	Travis Benjamin	Andre Ellington
KR	Travis Benjamin	Andre Ellington
LS	Alex Mack

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Matchup Preview *|* September 8, 2013
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Miami Dolphins (0-0, 0-0 Away)		Cleveland Browns (0-0, 0-0 Home)
Injury Report Dion Jordan Week 3 Jason Campbell Week 2 Paul Soliai Week 8 Daniel Thomas Week 2 Game Notes Series Record: 8-9 Last Matchup: September 25, 2011 - Browns Won 17-16

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Preseason NFL 2014 Draft Projections
(Not all players have declared yet. Information will come later this season)

QB
Johnny Manziel - Texas A&M
Teddy Bridgewater - Louisville
Tajh Boyd - Clemson

HB
Ka'Deem Carey - Arizona
De'Anthony Thomas - Oregon
Lache Seastrunk - Baylor

FB
David Sims - Georgia Tech

WR
Marqise Lee - USC
Sammy Watkins - Clemson
Jared Abbrederis - Wisconsin

TE
Colt Lyerla - Oregon
Austin Seferian-Jenkins - Washington
Jacob Pederson - Wisconsin

OT
Charles Leno - Boise State
Jake Matthews - Texas A&M
Taylor Lewan - Michigan

OG
Trey Hopkins - Texas
Will Jackson - Georgia Tech
Mason Walters - Texas

C
Hronnis Grasu - Oregon
David Wang - Virginia Tech
Corey Linsley - Ohio State

DE
Jadeveon Clowney - South Carolina
Jackson Jeffcoat - Texas
Aaron Lynch - USF

DT
Louis Nix - Notre Dame
Daniel McCullers - Tennessee
Derrick Hopkins - Virginia Tech

OLB
Denicos Allen - Michigan State
Jordan Hicks - Texas
Corey Nelson - Oklahoma

MLB
CJ Mosley - Alabama
Andrew Wilson - Missouri
Shayne Skov - Stanford

CB
Aaron Colvin - Oklahoma
Kyle Fuller - Virginia Tech
Loucheiz Purifoy - Florida

FS
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix - Alabama
Ed Reynolds - Stanford
Terrance Brooks - Florida State

SS
Christian Bryant - Ohio State
Isaiah Lewis - Michigan State
Karlos Williams - Florida State

K
Zack Hocker - Arkansas

P
Kyle Christy - Florida