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Cleveland Browns running back Jamal Lewis status in questionPlain DealerBEREA -- Running back Jamal Lewis could be the next Browns player shut down for the season. Lewis was not on the field during the period of ...Browns RB Jamal Lewis' status uncertain; plans to retire after seasonThe Canadian Pressall 24 news articles »  

Cleveland Browns running back Jamal Lewis was active against Buffalo on Sunday after missing the past two games because of a hamstring injury. Lewis is the Browns' second-leading rusher with 95 yards on 25 carries. Leading tackler D'Qwell Jackson was also active after being listed as doubtful on Friday because of a hamstring injury that the linebacker sustained earlier in the week.  

Browns coach Eric Mangini is confident his system is working and that he has a future in Cleveland beyond this season. With his team at 2-11 and speculation growing about his job status, Mangini believes his plan is taking root and that he'll turn around the Browns, who beat Pittsburgh 13-6 on Thursday night to end a 12-game losing streak against the Steelers.  

Browns defensive end Kenyon Coleman did not participate in Monday's walkthrough. Coleman, who missed Sunday's game against San Diego with a knee injury, was hurt in last week's game against Cincinnati. The Browns had 10 other players, including linebacker David Bowens (knee), defensive lineman Robaire Smith (shoulder), linebacker Kamerion Wimbley (knee) and cornerback Eric Wright...  

Cleveland's Josh-of-all-trades is ready to take on yet another new position. It's not enough that Josh Cribbs, the Browns' do-everything playmaker, returns kickoffs and punts, plays gunner on special teams, lines up at wide receiver and as a quarterback in the wildcat information. Cribbs wouldn't object to playing running back.  

There's nothing Super about the Pittsburgh Steelers anymore. The defending NFL champions lost their fifth straight and had their playoff hopes thrown for a loss by the lowly Cleveland Browns, who ended a 12-game skid against their bitter rival by beating the Steelers 13-6 on Thursday night in subzero wind chills.  

Like so many Ohio kids raised on football, Brady Quinn developed a strong distaste for everything Pittsburgh Steelers. Growing up a die-hard Browns fan, Cleveland's quarterback learned from an early age that those neighbors from Pennsylvania wearing black and gold were the enemy, Iron City villains to be despised and beaten whenever possible.  

The Browns continue to struggle with injuries. Defensive end C.J. Mosley will be out for the season after breaking his ankle in Sunday's 30-23 loss to San Diego. Mosley's injury comes one week after the Browns lost nose tackle Shaun Rogers for the season. That's two-thirds of a defensive line. The same day that the Browns lost Rogers, they lost safety Brodney Pool for the season with a concussion. Previously they had lost both of their...  

Cleveland Browns coach Eric Mangini said punter Dave Zastudil has undergone surgery on his right knee. Zastudil was placed on injured reserve last month, ending what had been one the best seasons in his eight-year NFL career. Mangini provided little information Monday on Zastudil, who dropped 25 punts inside the 20-yard line before he was placed on IR on Nov.  

Lately, the Pittsburgh Steelers have looked just as weak as the Cleveland Browns, the team they face Thursday night. Well, maybe not on the field, but on the scoreboard, where the Steelers have dropped four in a row.  

Chris Jennings ran 10 yards for a touchdown, the first by a Cleveland running back in more than a year, and the Browns held a 13-6 lead against the Pittsburgh Steelers through three quarters on Thursday night.  

CLEVELAND - Former Seattle and Green Bay coach Mike Holmgren and his agent are spending their second day meeting with the Cleveland Browns about running their football operations.  

The owner of the Cleveland Browns, Randy Lerner, supposedly met with former Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis...  

The Cleveland Browns are playing out a wasted season. They can't decide on a long-term quarterback, their...  

CLEVELAND - There's nothing super about the Pittsburgh Steelers anymore.