Archive for June, 2009

By now, you know that former Browns WR Joe Jurevicius is suing the organization and the Cleveland Clinic over the staph infection that ruined his career in Cleveland.  Apparently, no one bothered to sterilize the equipment they were using on Jurevicius and certainly no one bothered to tell him about that little fact either.  I honestly cannot say I blame the man for such a gross error on the part of the Browns and the medical staff that operated on him, but it is sad to see Joe Jurevicius’ time with the team end this way. Jurevicius was nothing but [...]

At the risk of getting lynched, I want to point out that the Commissioner’s decision to suspend Cleveland Browns receiver Donte Stallworth for an indefinite period (at least one year) as a result of his DUI manslaughter conviction is inconsistent with prior rulings by Goodell.  It is obviously an attempt to compensate for what he believes (along with many others) was too light of a sentence imposed in Criminal Court (which of course is an improper consideration to begin with). Take Cincinnati Bengal Odell Thurman as just one example.  In 2006, Odell was suspended for violating the NFL’s substance abuse [...]

What a great photo.  Just replace the Raiders’ black and silver with some brown and orange. Rob – you should have kept your hair that same length. Mangini’s coordinators spoke with the media last week.  All three, Brad Seely (special teams), Rob Ryan (defense) and Brian Daboll (offense) seemed genuinely committed to excellence, however, we took special fondness to the remarks of Ryan. You can definitely see the “Buddy charm” in Ryan.  “Im not here to farm anybody else’s land” was a great opening line.  What sets him apart from Seely and Daboll is that Ryan more openly wears his emotions [...]

I think we all had to see this coming.  Just two days after being sentenced to only 30 days in jail, WR Donte Stallworth has been suspended indefinitely by the NFL.  Commissioner Roger Goodell has come down hard on the Browns’ receiver, a title that should no longer be associated with Stallworth for much longer. This decision comes after many people were fairly dumbfounded as to how Stallworth could only receive 30 days in jail.  Sure, there are a number of other aspects to his sentence, but I think true jail time is just a tad worse than house arrest [...]

Donte Stallworth has just pleaded guilty to DUI manslaughter in a Miami Courtroom.  He has been sentenced to 30 days in Jail to be followed by two years of house arrest plus eight years of probation including a term that Donte perform 1000 community service hours and a term that he undergo alcohol and drug testing.  A lifetime driver’s license suspension was imposed, although that can be shortened upon application by Stallworth after five years to drive for employment purposes. Stallworth must be elated to say the least.  He has a life sentence with the burden of having killed a [...]

  We are saddened to report the passing of former Cleveland Browns defensive lineman Pio Sagapolutele.  Pio was just 39 years young.  He died in Arizona of a massive stroke and heart attack.    Sag was drafted by the Browns from San Diego State in the fourth round in 1991.  Belichick was drawn to his massive size (6 and a half feet tall).  Pio played in Brownstown through to the end of the 1995 season.  He then played one year in New England with Belichick in 1996, for whom he started at right defensive tackle against Green Bay in Super Bowl [...]