2012 Media Guide_PROOF.P - ClevelandBrowns.com

L.J. FORT40LINEBACKERHEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 230COLLEGE: Northern IowaBIRTHDATE: January 3, 1990HOW ACQUIRED: FA - ‘12YEAR WITH BROWNS: R YEAR IN NFL: RCAREER TRANSACTIONSOriginally signed by Cleveland as an undrafted free agent on May 9, 2012.COLLEGENational Defensive Player of the Year by both College Sporting News andPERSONAL Class 5A Player of the Year in 2007… Has a daughter, Haylee.GARTH GERHART53OFFENSIVE LINEHEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 305COLLEGE: Arizona StateBIRTHDATE: October 21, 1988HOW ACQUIRED: FA - ‘12YEAR WITH BROWNS: R YEAR IN NFL: RCAREER TRANSACTIONSOriginally signed by Cleveland as an undrafted free agent on May 9, 2012.COLLEGE-PERSONALAttended Norco (Calif.) High School… Brother, Toby, is a running back forthe Minnesota Vikings… Toby established the California state career rush-as high school coach… Also played baseball.TASHAUN GIPSON39DEFENSIVE BACKHEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 205COLLEGE: WyomingBIRTHDATE: August 8, 1990HOW ACQUIRED: FA - ‘12YEAR WITH BROWNS: R YEAR IN NFL: RCAREER TRANSACTIONSOriginally signed by Cleveland as an undrafted free agent on May 9, 2012.COLLEGEcareer games… Notched nine career interceptions, which ranked tied forfourth in school history… As a senior, recorded 95 tackles and three inter-PERSONALAttended Kimball High School in Dallas, Texas… Also lettered in basketballwho graduated from Wyoming in 2010 and signed with the Minnesota Vikingsas an undrafted free agent.UNDRAFTED AND FIRST-YEAR FREE AGENTS 107