Seahawks QB Wallace was traded to Browns

On Monday night, the Seattle Seahawks confirmed that they have made a deal with the Cleveland Browns, trading backup quarterback Seneca Wallace to Browns for an undisclosed 2011 draft pick. The trade is also considered to be one part of Browns current team president Mike Holmgren’s plan of restructuring Browns with players from his former team, the Seahawks.

“This will give Seneca a chance for a fresh start,” Seattle general manager John Schneider said in a statement. “The Browns front office’s familiarity with his abilities will give him an opportunity to compete for playing time. We wish him nothing but the best.”

Formerly the Seahawks head coach, Holmgren took Wallace as one of his favorite players, and that could be the major reason why he made effort to bring Wallace to Cleveland. So, putting on the Browns jersey, what Wallace could do for the new team?

Being drafted by the Seahawks as a fourth-round pick in 2003, Wallace has spent his entire seven-year career with the team and has played in totally 46 games, starting 14 games at quarterback with 25 career touchdowns. He was used sometimes at wide receiver and returner and had four pass catches for 76 yards and 214 rushing yards. His best season was 2008 when he started eight games with 1,532 throwing yards and 11 touchdowns. He was also given starting job last season for two games when original starter Matt Hasselbeck was sidelined with injury. Therefore, what the Browns brought to their offensive line was a versatile player who has considerable experience as a starter. Not a bad deal.

WR Stallworth will try his chance with new team

One day after wide receiver Donte’ Stallworth was reinstated to the NFL, his old team Cleveland Browns announced that the team released him. One day after being released, his agent told media that the receiver will work out for another NFL team on Wednesday.

“He is in the best shape he’s been in since I’ve been representing him,” Rosenhaus said. “His reinstatement was a very smooth process. He’s developed a very good rapport with (NFL Commissioner) Roger Goodell.” Rosenhaus did not identify the team Stallworth will visit.

Stallworth pleaded guilty in June to DUI manslaughter for striking and killing a pedestrian with his car in Miami Beach, Fla., drawing a suspension from the league. The 29-year-old receiver caught 17 passes for 170 yards and one touchdown while playing the 2008 season in Browns jersey. Since entering the NFL as the 13th pick of first round in 2002 by the New Orleans Saints, he has had 296 receptions for 4,383 yards and 32 touchdowns.

WR Stallworth lost his chance in Browns

As people have guessed, wide receiver Donte’ Stallworth lost his job in the Cleveland Browns a few days after the NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Stallworth would be reinstated after the Super Bowl game.

Goodell made his statement on Friday, and it took only three days for the Browns to make the decision of releasing the troubled wide receiver. The team released a one sentence statement on Monday stating the team had terminated Stallworth’s seven-year, $35 million contract that was signed in 2008. Stallworth already received a $4.5 million bonus before he struck 59-year-old crane operator Mario Reyes the morning of March 14 in Miami.

Stallworth pleaded guilty June 16 to DUI manslaughter, a second-degree felony, and was suspended by Goodell two days later. The 29-year-old receiver caught 17 passes for 170 yards and one touchdown while playing the 2008 season in Browns jersey. Entering the league as a first round draft pick in 2002, Stallworth played with the New Orleans Saints, Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots before joining the Browns.

Browns and Dolphins exchanged vice presidents

There was a trade done between the Miami Dolphins and the Cleveland Browns on Monday, but no player need to change their NFL jerseys as the trade was unusually for team officials, with former Dolphins senior vice president of football operations being Browns’ vice president of football administration and replacing Dawn Aponte, who is to do Thomas’ job with the Dolphins.

The trade was made partly because both vice presidents’ new bosses were the bosses who they used to work for.

Thomas spent last 12 seasons with the Dolphins and got the job of vice president recently. The Browns’ executive vice president of business operations, Bryan Wiedmeier, was president of the Dolphins while Thomas worked there as vice president.

As for Aponte, she had been working with the Browns for one year and was the club’s chief negotiator on contracts. Before joining the Browns, she worked as the NFL’s management council and also worked for the New York Jets with Bill Parcells, who is now the Dolphins’ president.

Jets WR Edwards pleaded not guilty to assault charge

Even being in a different team in New York, wide receiver Braylon Edwards still has to deal with something that happened during his time with old team in Cleveland. Being arraigned in Cleveland Municipal Court on Tuesday, he pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge.

The receiver now playing game in Jets jersey was accused of punching a man outside a downtown nightclub last month when he was still a Browns player. Two days after being accused, he was traded to the Jets by the Browns, who seemed eager to get rid of troubles caused by Edwards’ punching a friend of NBA star LeBron James on Oct. 5.

Edwards waived his right to a speedy trial and was scheduled for a Dec. 12 court hearing

While the Browns thought they had to get rid of the receiver, Edwards himself might also feel happy for being traded, considering that he dropped passes, criticized the team’s play-calling, and argued with teammates while playing for the Browns.

NFL announced fined players

This week the players who received fines from the NFL include the Arizona Cardinals safety Antrel Rolle, tackle Levi Brown, the Indianapolis Colts cornerback Jacob Lacey, the Carolina Panthers running back DeAngelo Williams, Cleveland Browns linebacker Kaluka Maiava, New York Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw and safety Michael Johnson.

Cardinals Rolle was fined $7,500 for hitting tight end Kevin Boss of the Giants in last Sunday’s win, and Brown was fined $5,000 for a chop block, the same as the Panthers Williams, who did the chop block in last Sunday’s loss to the Buffalo Bills while picking up a blitz.

Colts Lacey received a fine of $10,000 because he went to the ground to celebrate after a touchdown in a win over St. Louis Rams and the league considered that was unsportsmanlike conduct.

Browns rookie Maiava, Giants Bradshaw and Johnson each was fined $5,000 for unnecessary roughness. Maiava hit Packers receiver Greg Jennings in the game, Bradshaw struke DT in Cardinals jersey named Darnell Dockett in the face mask last Sunday, and Johnson hit Kurt Warner in the head in the same game.

FBI stopped investigating threats to former Browns WR Edwards

FBI Special Agent Scott Wilson said Saturday that the FBI is no longer investigating any reported threats to former Cleveland Browns wide receiver Braylon Edwards, who has been traded and is wearing New York Jets jersey now..

The FBI said the Browns contacted the Cleveland field office about the threats shortly after the Edwards allegedly punched a man outside a downtown night club. The man was said to be a friend of NBA star LeBron James. But the FBI did not tell the nature of the threats or who made them.

Browns spokesman Bill Bonsiewicz says it's not unusual for the team to communicate with local law enforcement agencies about such matters. So it is not surprising to see FBI involved into NFL team’s legal issues.

Browns RB Lewis still on injury report and to miss Sunday game against Ravens

The Cleveland Browns have been prepared for letting rookie James Davis and Jerome Harrison split the carries against the Baltimore Ravens, with running back Jamal Lewis still nursing an injured hamstring and probably missing Sunday’s game.

The Browns’ Friday practice became Lewis’ third straight practice to be missed since he was hurt during last week’s loss to the Denver Broncos. He has been put on the team’s injury report and listed as doubtful for this weekend’s game-it is said there is at least a 75 percent chance he won’t play.

Davis gave an impressive performance during preseason. But neither he nor Harrison is expected to be as durable as Lewis, who has played in at least 15 games in each of the past four seasons.

It was reported around Browns WR Stallworth met with Goodell

It was firstly reported by the Miami’s WPLG-TV, then ESPN.com, then The Plain Dealer and then Yahoo Sports. They said that a meeting took place in New York between indefinitely suspended WR Donte Stallworth and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. They believed that the meeting was about a possible reinstatement.

However, all reports came from anonymous sources. Official sources just declined to confirm or make comments. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello refused to give details of review process on Stallworth, and Browns coach Eric Mangini declined to comment on Stallworth’s status. Both said they would only make announcement when any decision is made.

Since a lot of NFL news from anonymous sources proved to be true, we can still expect a decision on the Browns WR to be released in near future.

Browns coach Mangini intends to stick with his choice of Quinn and Anderson

The Browns new coach Eric Mangini has made his mind that he will keep both Derek Anderson and Brady Quinn within the team when the regular season begins.

Mangini said Sunday that he will not switch starters on a weekly basis. After he selects a start quarterback between Anderson and Quinn, he still wants the other to stay with the Browns. It is believed that the Browns could be approached by other teams looking for a quarterback later this summer, but Mangini intends to see both Anderson and Quinn staying with the team for the foreseeable future. He just hopes that both will stay with Ravens and wear Ravens nfl jerseys.

Before the Browns play their first preseason game Aug. 15 in Green Bay, Anderson and Quinn will be competing for the starting job.