2012 Media Guide_PROOF.P - ClevelandBrowns.com

JANUARY 3Signed OL Dominic Alford to a reserve/future contract.Signed OL Stanley Daniels to a reserve/future contract.Signed LB Craig Robertson to a reserve/future contract.Signed OL Jarrod Shaw to a reserve/future contract.Signed DB David Sims to a reserve/future contract.Signed RB Armond Smith to a reserve/future contract.Signed WR Owen Spencer to a reserve/future contract.Signed K Jeff Wolfert to a reserve/future contract.JANUARY 18Named Nolan Cromwell senior asisstant - offense.JANUARY 24Named Tim Hauck defensive backs coach.JANUARY 27Named Brad Childress offensive coordinator.FEBRUARY 27Signed LB D’Qwell Jackson to contract extention.MARCH 13Tendered WR Jordan Norwood as exclusive rights player.Tendered DL Brian Schaefering as exclusive rights player.Signed OL John Greco to contract extention.Released P Richmond McGee.Released OL Tony Pashos.MARCH 14Released OL Eric Steinbach.MARCH 15Signed DL Frostee Rucker as an unrestricted free agent.Re-signed TE Alex Smith.Re-signed OL Oniel Cousins.DL Brian Schaefering signed his tender as an exclusive rights player.MARCH 16Signed DL Juqua Parker as an unrestricted free agent.Re-signed DB Dimitri Patterson.Released DL Jayme Mitchell.MARCH 19Kicker Phil Dawson signed his tender as the club’s franchise player.APRIL 17WR Jordan Norwood signed his tender as an exclusive rights player.APRIL 26Traded 1st (4th overall), 4th (118th), 5th (139th) and 7th (211th) round choicesto Minnesota for Vikings’ 1st round choice (3rd).Drafted RB Trent RichardsonDrafted QB Brandon Weeden 2012 CLEVELAND BROWNS TRANSACTIONSAPRIL 27Drafted OL Mitchell Schwartz in the second round (37th overall).Traded 3rd round choice (67th overall) to Denver for Broncos’ 3rd (87th) and 4th(120th) round choices.Drafted DL John Hughes in the third round (87th overall).APRIL 28Drafted WR Travis Benjamin in the fourth round (100th overall).Drafted LB James-Michael Johnson in the fourth round (120th overall).Drafted OL Ryan MillerDrafted LB Emmanuel Acho in the sixth round (204th overall).Drafted DT Billy Winn in the sixth round (205th overall).Drafted DB Trevin Wade in the seventh round (245th overall).Drafted RB Brad Smelley in the seventh round (247th overall).MAY 2Awarded P Spencer Lanning off waivers from Jacksonville.MAY 9Signed DB Mike Allen as an undrafted free agent.Signed OL Jake Anderson as an undrafted free agent.Signed DB Johnson Bademosi as an undrafted free agent.Signed OL Matt Cleveland as an undrafted free agent.Signed WR Josh Cooper as an undrafted free agent.Signed DB Emanuel Davis as an undrafted free agent.Signed LB L.J. Fort as an undrafted free agent.Signed OL Garth Gerhart as an undrafted free agent.Signed DB Tashaun Gipson as an undrafted free agent.Signed DL William Green as an undrafted free agent.Signed DB Antwuan Reed as an undrafted free agent.Signed WR Bert Reed as an undrafted free agent.Signed WR Jermaine Saffold as an undrafted free agent.Signed OL Jeff Shugarts as an undrafted free agent.Signed LB Andrew Sweat as an undrafted free agent.Waived LB Brian Smith.MAY 12Signed OL Mitchell Schwartz.Signed DL John Hughes.Signed WR Travis Benjamin.Signed LB James-Michael Johnson.Signed OL Ryan Miller.Signed DL Billy Winn.Signed DB Trevin Wade.Signed FB Brad Smelley.MAY 14Signed LB Emmanuel Acho.Signed LB JoJo Dickson as a free agent.Signed RB Adonis Thomas as an undrafted free agent.Waived RB Armond Smith.Placed LB Andrew Sweat on the resereve/retired list.MAY 30Waived DB Mike Allen.PROTECTING THE ROCKJULY 12Selected WR Josh Gordon in the second round of the Supplemental Draft.The Browns committed just 19 turnovers in 2011, which ranked as the second-fewest in the AFC and tied for the fourth-lowest in the NFL. The turnover totalmarked the team’s lowest amount since 1991 when they committed 18.2011 NFL FEWEST TURNOVERSTEAM INT FUMBLES TOTAL1. San Francisco 5 5 102. Green Bay 8 6 143. New England 12 5 174. Cleveland 13 6 19New Orleans 14 5 192012 TRANSACTIONS 115