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The Browns and running back Jamal Lewis are still trying to come to an agreement on a new contract. The former Ravens first-round pick signed a one-year deal with Cleveland last off-season and had a surprisingly efficient year.
Now the Browns would like him back -- and it sounds like Jam-Jam would like to come back -- but, as always, it's about the money. And Lewis has every right to get all that he can; he'll turn 29 just before the 2008 season starts and he'll be lucky to squeeze out three or four more productive seasons (particularly since everybody thought he was washed up after 2006).
Even if Lewis gets away, the Browns have options. Interestingly, though, the Canton Repository's Steve Doerschuk writes that signing Lewis last off-season was the main reason Browns general manager Phil Savage didn't draft Adrian Peterson with the third-overall pick.
If that's true, bringing Lewis to Cleveland was one of the most important moves of the 2007 off-season. The Browns ended up taking left tackle Joe Thomas, who just wrapped up an excellent rookie season. Peterson is a great player, but without an offensive line to run behind, it wouldn't have much mattered.
And while the Browns had a need at running back, the bigger issues was the offensive as a whole. That problem was solved by giving Rob Chudzinski the play-calling duties, benching Charlie Frye, and solidifying the offensive line. Running backs are important, obviously, but not worth a third-overall pick when the team had plenty of other needs.
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