Brodney Pool

Contract status: Signed a one-year, $1.2 million deal with the Cowboys in March. 2011 review: After starting only two of the first 12 games last season for the New York Jets, Pool played his best football down the stretch. He started the final four games ...  

New York Jets coach Rex Ryan says the Dallas Cowboys got a good safety in Brodney Pool and can have the second best defense in the league (behind his) in their second year under his brother and Cowboys defensive coordinator Rob Ryan.  

For the second consecutive night, the Cleveland Browns managed to make headlines with a pick in the 2012 NFL Draft. While Thursday night's selections caused plenty of back-and-forth debate between both fans and Cleveland sports talk radio personalities, the Browns infuriated about 99 percent of the team's fan base with their final selection on day 2. Heading into Saturday, a large majority of Cleveland sports fans are asking one significant...  

In the 2012 NFL Draft, the Cleveland Browns attempted to improve the team by addressing the needs they felt were most important. They drafted RB Trent Richardson and QB Brandon Weeden in the first round and both are expected to make a major impact during the 2012 season. An area most fans feel they did not address was the wide receiver position. They did manage to add four more to the existing group.  

One thing we know for sure after the events of the past 24 hours is that Cleveland Browns fans are extremely sensitive when it comes to the reputations of both their city and their beloved team. Matt Miller of Bleacher Report became public enemy number one among Browns fans when...  

One thing I love about being a Cleveland Browns' fan is the passion of the fan base. We sometimes (more often than not) do not agree with each other about the direction the team is headed, be it the playoffs in a few years or a top five draft pick team for the next five, but...  

For the last several months, Robert Griffin III is a name that every Cleveland Browns' fan has come to know. The Browns have a fourth pick and RG3 will most likely be gone by the time the Browns make their selection. Now, RG3 is not the only Baylor superstar catching the...  

Consider it Christmas in March for the Cleveland Browns. For a team that has far too many holes to name individually, the Browns were awarded four compensatory draft picks in the 2012 NFL Draft. Compensatory draft picks are awarded to teams who have lost more (or better)...  

The Browns have holes all over the field. On Monday, they got four more draft picks to help plug them. The NFL awarded Cleveland four compensatory picks in this year's draft, giving the Browns a total of 13, a baker's dozen of choices to revamp a talent-starved roster with offensive and defensive needs.  

Jennifer and Peter Brown live in this two-story home on Pearl Street in Bangor. At Monday’s regular meeting of the city council’s finance committee, the Browns were informed that their latest request to postpone a tax payment on the house was being turned down.  

The draft concluded 10 days ago, but observers continue to analyze how the Browns did with their 11 picks, and how the 31 other NFL teams fared. Links to more Browns stories, featuring Trent Richardson, Billy Winn, Travis Benjamin, DB coach Tim Hauck, etc.  

The pressure is mounting on Browns president Mike Holmgren and the rest of his regime after producing nine wins in two years in Cleveland. The Browns addressed the NFL's 10th-ranked defense with a couple of free-agent additions and made sweeping changes to their lackluster offense by drafting a new quarterback (Brandon Weeden), running back (Trent Richardson) and right tackle (Mitchell Schwartz ...  

Well this is just the most ridiculous sports story I have read in quite sometime. Here's what we know: According to sources such as Pro Football Report and CBS Cleveland, Cleveland Browns quarterback Colt McCoy visited Sacred Heart-Griffin high school in Springfield, Illinois...  

The Cleveland Browns 2012 Exhibition schedule looks pretty much exactly like it did in the 2011 season . The Browns will face off against the Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions, Philadelphia Eagles and Chicago Bears. The only difference is the order in which the Browns will face off...  

The NFL's all-time leader in kickoff returns for touchdowns keeps things equally speedy on the highway. Josh Cribbs of the Cleveland Browns was recently cited for driving 103 miles per hour in a 60 mph zone on the city's I-71. He was given a ticket and summoned to appear in court on May 4. Cribbs acknowledged the incident on Twitter and commended the police officer who pulled him over. He wrote, in two separate tweets: Yes I was pulled...  

This one's for you, people out there who try to love the Cleveland Browns. Or people who try to love any organization, I suppose, that seems to be in a perpetual rebuilding mode and expects their season ticket holders to pay them like they're the Super Bowl champions.  

How old is Cleveland Browns first-round draft pick Brandon Weeden? Let us count the ways: • At 28 years, 195 days, he became the oldest player ever taken in the first round of the modern NFL draft. • He's 48 days older than Aaron Rodgers. • He's two years older than JaMarcus Russell. • The man he'll battle for the starting role in Cleveland, Colt McCoy, is entering his third season in the NFL. Weedon was born three years earlier than...  

"They have a tough decision to make. That's not a news flash. I think the whole draft swings at No. 4." States ESPN draft analyst Todd McShay . McShay also believes the Cleveland Browns should use the fourth pick on quarterback Ryan Tannehill.  

In a rather rare move, a football team takes a running back right out of the gate. The Cleveland Browns used their number three pick to get Trent Richardson. Then, in a predictable move, the Browns took Brandon Weeden, a quarterback.  

WASHINGTON (AP) The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from the Cleveland Browns in the team's attempt to force into NFL arbitration a lawsuit by former center LeCharles Bentley over his career-ending staph infection.  

The Cleveland Browns are well known for throwing interceptions and their inability to catch perfect passes. To add to the tears Clevelanders cry, we have to look at how poorly the Browns pick in the draft every year.  

BEREA, Ohio (AP) There's a video of Browns rookie quarterback Brandon Weeden throwing footballs and destroying clay pigeons in flight. In person, the 28-year-old throws hard enough to make wide receivers wince.  

Oklahoma State quarterback Brandon Weeden feels that the Cleveland Browns like him. He has spoke about how much he would enjoy competing against Colt McCoy for the starting quarterback position with the Browns.  

Update: Browns general manager Tom Hecker said that the team expects Weeden to emerge as the starting quarterback during training camp, Mark Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.  

BEREA, Ohio (AP) The Cleveland Browns finally addressed their wide receiver depth in the fourth round, selecting speedster Travis Benjamin from Miami with the 100th pick in the NFL draft.  

BEREA, Ohio (AP) The Cleveland Browns picked Oklahoma State quarterback Brandon Weeden at No. 22 in the NFL draft, a selection that could signal the end of Colt McCoy as a starter.  

BEREA, Ohio (AP) The Cleveland Browns closed their NFL draft by selecting versatile Alabama fullback Brady Smelley, reuniting him with college teammate Trent Richardson.  

CLEVELAND (AP) The Cleveland Browns have selected versatile Nevada linebacker James-Michael Johnson with their second selection in the fourth round of the NFL draft.  

The Cleveland Browns said Thursday night they are actively shopping quarterback Colt McCoy after drafting Brandon Weeden with the 22nd overall pick in the NFL Draft.  

BEREA, Ohio (AP) Browns general manager Tom Heckert says the team is unanimous on the player they'll select with the No. 4 overall pick in next week's NFL draft.  

CLEVELAND (AP) Cleveland city officials say a case that stalled repairs at Cleveland Browns Stadium has been resolved, allowing the work to proceed.  

The Browns have traded up and swapped picks with the Vikings to acquire the No. 3 overall pick in the 2012 NFL draft, according to multiple reports.  

CLEVELAND (AP) As they prepare to pick new players in the NFL draft, the current Browns huddled up to begin fixing all that went wrong last season.  

BEREA, Ohio (AP) The Cleveland Browns selected Boise State defensive lineman Billy Winn with their second pick in the sixth round of the NFL draft.  

BEREA, Ohio (AP) The Cleveland Browns added offensive line depth in the fifth round, selecting Colorado guard Ryan Miller with 160th overall pick.  

As the joke goes, if you play quarterback for the Cleveland Browns, you better have a back-up career in mind.Seneca Wallace put on a brightly ...  

CLEVELAND - Cleveland city officials say a case that stalled repairs at Cleveland Browns Stadium has been resolved, allowing the work to proceed.  

Cleveland Browns linebacker Scott Fujita said he's innocent in the New Orleans Saints' bounty scandal, according to multiple reports.  

He was a "soldier" at the University of Miami, a bad motorcycle rider for the Cleveland Browns, and he was allegedly a rental ho...  

There are two schools of thought when it comes to Cleveland Browns' football--those who are dreamers and those who are realists.  

BEREA, Ohio (AP) The Cleveland Browns have selected Cincinnati defensive tackle John Hughes in the third round of the NFL draft.  

AKRON, Ohio (AP) The Cleveland Browns will have a quarterback competition. They expect rookie Brandon Weeden to win it.  

BEREA, Ohio (AP) On a day of renewal and optimism in Cleveland, coach Pat Shurmur had to first dispense the bad news.  

BEREA, Ohio (AP) The Cleveland Browns selected Arizona cornerback Trevin Wade in the seventh round of the NFL draft.  

Holmgren's commitment was questioned even by Browns' staffers, then he traded up for Richardson and nabbed Weeden.  

The Browns came into this draft with four glaring needs: quarterback, running back, wide receiver, right tackle.  

Cleveland Browns general manager Tom Heckert said Monday at the NFL owners meetings that the team is OK with...  

Although the Cleveland Browns profess to be OK going forward with Colt McCoy as their starting quarterback,...  

Linebacker Emmanuel Acho, a sixth-round pick out of Texas, signed with the Browns. Terms were not disclosed.  

The Cleveland Browns will host prized offensive tackle prospect Matt Kalil this week, according to the...  

Update: The Browns selected Richardson in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft, third overall.  

The Cleveland Browns apparently made a pitch to acquire quarterback Sam Bradford from the St.  

Browns QB's dad called out Browns for not removing his son after concussion vs. Steelers.  

Just what the Cleveland Browns needed; yet another quarterback controversy.  

BEREA, Ohio (AP) The Cleveland Browns have signed eight of their 11 draft picks.  

Well this is just the most ridiculous sports story I have read in quite sometime.  

Browns could be considering Oklahoma State quarterback.  

Alabama running back Trent Richardson.  

Update: The Browns selected Weeden in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft, 22nd overall.  

Report says Browns had told him they would not draft QB.  

Rookie QB Brandon Weeden will get every chance to start from the get-go in Cleveland.