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Bernie Kosar: 'I'm 45 and ... an Idiot'

By Michael David SmithJul 14th 2009 – 2:35PM

Bernie Kosar was drafted by the Cleveland Browns at age 21 and handed a multimillion-dollar contract, and as one of the highest-paid quarterbacks in the NFL in the 1980s and 1990s, he earned a fortune that should have lasted him several lifetimes. He also had a wife and four daughters, and a reputation as a family man.But...

Bernie Kosar Wanted Browns to (Re-)Hire Bill Belichick in 1999

By Ryan WilsonJun 20th 2009 – 3:20PM

Bernie Kosar spent his first eight NFL season with the Cleveland Browns. A native of Youngstown, Ohio, he was a fan favorite, although Bill Belichick, hired in 1991, was less enamored with the immobile quarterback and eventually benched him for Vinny Testaverde in 1993, before releasing him in Week 8.The move, coupled with...

Eric Mangini Declares Open Quarterback Competition in Cleveland

By Adam GretzMar 24th 2009 – 5:30PM

Since the days of Brian Sipe and Bernie Kosar, Cleveland Browns fans have seemingly had a love-hate relationship with their starting quarterbacks ... and by "love-hate," I obviously mean they love to hate them. After suffering an Aaron Rodgers-like slide on draft day, 2007, Brady Quinn was supposed to change all of that...

Eric Mangini Changes Culture by Removing Mural of Browns Legends

By Adam GretzJan 24th 2009 – 1:35PM

If Eric Mangini is trying to win friends and influence people in the greater Cleveland area, he sure has an odd way of doing it. In one of his first orders of business as the Browns new head coach, Mangini has decided to change the culture in Cleveland by ripping down a mural containing Jim Brown, Otto Graham, Lou Groza...

Browns Haven't Officially Hired Eric Mangini, but He's Allegedly Assembling a Staff

By Ryan WilsonJan 5th 2009 – 5:20PM

Yesterday I mentioned that while Browns owner Randy Lerner waited for Patriots vice president Scott Pioli to make up his mind about the GM job, Eric Mangini was emerging as the unofficial favorite to replace Romeo Crennel. Still no word on Pioli's plans -- he's scheduled to meet with the Chiefs this week -- but they might...

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