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CHRISTIAN YOUNT57LONG SNAPPERSEASONAL REVIEWS2011: seven games of the season… Waived after the team activated their primarylong snapper Andrew Economos from the PUP list… Handled all longCOLLEGEcoverage… Majored in political science.PERSONAL ther,James, was a Captain in the United States Marine Corps.HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 256COLLEGE: UCLABIRTHDATE: July 7, 1988HOW ACQUIRED: FA - ‘11YEAR WITH BROWNS: 2 nd YEAR IN NFL: 2 nd YOUNT’S CAREER GAMES PLAYEDCAREER TRANSACTIONSRegular Season PostseasonOriginally signed by Tampa Bay as an undrafted free agent on July 27,Year Team GP GS GP GS2011… Waived by Tampa Bay on October 25, 2011… Signed by Clevelandon November 29, 2011.2012 DRAFT CHOICESTRENT RICHARDSON33RUNNING BACKHEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 230COLLEGE: AlabamaBIRTHDATE: July 10, 1990HOW ACQUIRED: D1A - ‘12YEAR WITH BROWNS: R YEAR IN NFL: Rrushing touchdowns and added 68 receptions for 730 yards and sevenscores… Also returned 28 kickoffs for 720 yards (25.7 avg.) with onetouchdown… Despite playing just three seasons, ranks among the CrimsonTide career leaders in rushing yards per attempt (second), 100-yardrushing performances (second), rushing touchdowns (third) and rushing2009 and 2011… As a junior in 2011, set Alabama single-season recordsfor rushing yards (1,679), rushing touchdowns (21) and all-purpose yards(2,083), while tying a school-best with 144 points and 24 total touchdowns…Winner of the Doak Walker award for the nation’s top running-honors… Also ranked third on the team with 29 receptions for 338 yardsand three touchdowns… As a sophomore, totaled 112 rushing attempts for700 yards with six touchdowns and 23 receptions for 266 yards with fourscores… As a freshman, recorded 751 rushing yards on 145 attempts witheight touchdowns and 16 receptions for 126 yards… Majored in generalstudies.CAREER TRANSACTIONS2012.COLLEGEStarted 15 of 38 career games at the University of Alabama (2009-11)…Totaled 3,130 career rushing yards on 540 attempts (5.8 avg.) with 35PERSONAL touchdowns… Eclipsed the 400-yard single-game rushing plateau twice,including a school-record 419 yards on 26 carries… Also competed in trackApril of 2012, he took leukemia survivor Courtney Alvis to her senior promat Hueytown High School in Alabama… Brother, Terrell, played defensiveend at Louisiana-Lafayette… Has two daughters (Taliyah and Elevera).100 VETERAN PLAYERS/2012 DRAFT CHOICES