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The legal team for Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon plan to use the second-hand smoke defense during a hearing Friday over disputed results of a recent drug test, reports ESPN.com. Gordon is appealing the NFL’s imposition of a yearlong suspension for a positive test for marijuana. His legal team plans to point out inconsistencies […]

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CLEVELAND (AP) — Second on Cleveland’s depth chart, Johnny Manziel already tops one NFL list. The popular rookie quarterback, who will begin his first training camp this week as a backup, had the league’s top-selling jersey since April 1. The league said Monday that Manziel’s No. 2 outsold all others from April 1 to July […]

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BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Browns rookie quarterback Johnny Manziel has no intention of toning down his weekends. Appearing at a PLAY 60 event with other AFC rookies, Manziel says he’s been bothered by recent comments about his behavior. He was asked about remarks by Hall of Famers Emmitt Smith, Joe Montana and Warren Moon, who […]

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BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Johnny Manziel isn’t going to change his lifestyle for anyone — like it or not. Cleveland’s celebrity-in-cleats rookie, who spent a well-documented weekend of sun and fun in Las Vegas, said Wednesday he’s dedicated to the Browns. And he doesn’t intend to stop being the young quarterback who morphed into Johnny […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — For nearly three years, Jadeveon Clowney couldn’t wait to get to the NFL, and the league was just as eager to add the player some called the best defensive prospect in a decade. No surprise: Clowney is the Texans’ man. But Thursday’s first pick of the 2014 NFL draft didn’t come […]

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The Cleveland Browns added quite the lineup to the team — including quarterback Vince Young. He’s now one of four quarterbacks with the Browns. He was invited to mini-camp on a tryout basis. This will be Young’s 7th season out of Texas after starting his NFL career and spending five seasons with the Tennessee Titans, […]

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CLEVELAND (AP) — Jim Brown has come back to the team he helped lead to its last NFL championship. Brown will return in an unspecified role with the Cleveland Browns, who will formally reunite with the Hall of Famer at a news conference on Wednesday. Browns owner Jimmy Haslam is expected to announce Brown’s new […]