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MONTARIO HARDESTY20RUNNING BACKHEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 215COLLEGE: TennesseeBIRTHDATE: February 1, 1987HOW ACQUIRED: D2B - ‘10YEAR WITH BROWNS: 3 rd YEAR IN NFL: 3 rdCAREER TRANSACTIONSOriginally drafted by Cleveland in the second round (59th overall) of theSEASONAL REVIEWS2011: 88 attempts… Also caught 14 passes for 122 yards… Was inactive forstart, rushed for 67 yards on 14 carries with a long of 19 and had three2010: placed on injured reserve on September 3 and missed the entire season.COLLEGE2,391 rushing yards with 26 touchdowns on 556 attempts, while adding-in the Southeastern Conference and 23rd nationally in rushing, averaging back since 2001 to average more than 100-yards per contest (Travis Ste-in sports management.PERSONALAttended New Bern (N.C.) High School… Earned all-area, all-conference a senior after gaining 1,987 rushing yards with 19 scores during juniorcampaign… Named the 2004 Shrine Bowl Offensive MVP after rushing and founded the “MoHard’s Crew” season ticket program which providedHARDESTY’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHSRUSHING ATTEMPTS: RUSHING YARDS: LONG RUSH: RECEPTIONS:RECEIVING YARDS:LONG RECEPTION: HARDESTY’S CAREER OFFENSIVE STATISTICSRushingReceivingYear Team GP GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg. Lg TD 2011 Cleveland 10 4 88 266 3.0 19 0 14 122 8.7 27 0NFL Totals 10 4 88 266 3.0 19 0 14 122 8.7 27 0REGGIE HODGESHEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 220COLLEGE: Ball StateBIRTHDATE: January 26, 1982HOW ACQUIRED: FA - ‘092PUNTERCAREER TRANSACTIONSOriginally drafted by St. Louis in the sixth round (210th overall) of thePhiladelphia on November 2, 2005… Waived by Philadelphia on November22, 2005… Signed by Philadelphia on January 11, 2006… Waived byon April 4, 2008… Waived by Seattle on August 31, 2008… Signed by NewNew England’s practice squad on September 7, 2008… Signed by theNew York Jets on September 17, 2008… Waived by the New York Jets onApril 27, 2009… Signed by the New York Jets on June 10, 2009… Waivedby the New York Jets on September 6, 2009… Signed by Tennessee onSeptember 23, 2009… Waived by Tennessee on October 27, 2009…Signed by Cleveland on November 15, 2009.YEAR WITH BROWNS: 4 th YEAR IN NFL: 7 th VETERAN PLAYERS 65