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One down, four to go. The Cleveland Browns signed their first draft pick of the season: safety Jamoris Slaughter. Taken in the 6th round at No. 175 overall, Slaughter agreed to a four-year deal. According to a pre-determined draft chart, Slaughter's contract will be worth about $2.27 million, with a $118,000 signing bonus. Slaughter is recovering from an Achilles' injury he suffered last season. He has not been able to participate in offseason activities so far, but he is expected to be ready-to-go for training camp. After the team released safety Eric Hagg earlier in the day, it would seem as though Slaughter will have a one-on-one competition with Tashaun Gipson for the starting safety role opposite T.J. Ward. Status of Cleveland Browns Draft Picks ROUND OVERALL PLAYER STATUS CONTRACT* BONUS* 1 6 Barkevious Mingo Unsigned $16,347,012 $10,268,736 3 68 Leon McFadden Unsigned $3,070,832 $690,832 6 175 Jamoris Slaughter Signed $2,277,932 $117,932 7 217 Armonty Bryant Unsigned $2,222,248 $62,248 7 227 Garrett Gilkey Unsigned $2,215,952 $55,952 *Projections

Bess had several solid seasons with the Dolphins. Left guard Greco will likely have to compete for the starting job with Jason Pinkston, whom he replaced last season after Pinkston was sidelined by illness. More Browns story links.

The Cleveland Browns are playing musical chairs at the lower end of the running back position. This morning, the team officially announced the re-signing of veteran running back Brandon Jackson to a one-year deal. In the process, they released UDFA running back Robbie Rouse, leaving the team with six running backs. Then, just a few hours later, the team announced that they were awarded UDFA running back Miguel Maysonet off waivers from the Philadelphia Eagles. In order to complete the move, they had to waive UDFA running back Jamaine Cooke, a local player who was signed after the draft. Whew. Forgive me for not being completely in tap with the college market, but Maysonet played for Stony Brook University, where he ran for 1,964 yards and 21 touchdowns in his senior year. He must have been facing some stiff competition, eh? Based on his stats, it doesn't sound as though he was asked to catch the ball very often, though. Maysonet is 5-10, 205 lbs, and was ranked as the No. 26 running back coming out of the draft by CBS Sports' Dane Brugler (sadly, that is just one spot shy of having a scouting report available by Brugler!). Apparantly, though, Maysonet's release from the Eagles on Monday drew some buzz: It was curious on a few levels. Maysonet received a $10,000 signing bonus, the largest amount for any undrafted running back, according to a source. But he never got a chance to prove himself in OTA practices. By NCAA rule, Maysonet wasn't allowed to participate in last week's OTAs because his class at Stony Brook still hasn't graduated. He took part in a three-day rookie minicamp almost two weeks ago, and that was it. Maysonet's release created an immediate buzz. In fact, he was trending for several minutes on Twitter, highly unusual for a small-school player. Here is an updated look at the Browns' depth chart at running back, but after Trent Richardson, pretty much anyone on the list could win a backup or third-down role: Trent Richardson Montario Hardesty Chris Ogbonnaya Brandon Jackson Dion Lewis Miguel Maysonet Does anyone out there have some extra intel on Maysonet?

The Browns were awarded RB Miguel Maysonet off waivers from Philadelphia and waived Jamaine Cook, the team announced Tuesday evening.

At their spring meeting on Tuesday, owners decided on the sites for Super Bowls L and LI.

In addition to waiving former starting FS Eric Hagg, the Cleveland Browns released two other players and confirmed the signings of three others on Tuesday. Besides Hagg, the two other players waived included RB Robbie Rouse and LB Ryan Rau. I guess these guys didn't get the memo: if your first and last names begin with an 'R,' you're out of here! In all seriousness, it was a little surprising to see Rouse released so soon after we had built expectations up for him when he was signed last week. With the confirmation that RB Brandon Jackson was re-signed, though, this kind of avoids having a surplus of cooks in the kitchen. Rau was claimed off waivers from the Eagles back in April. He was seen as a guy who might be camp fodder or a special teams type of player, and quite honestly, I had forgotten he was on the roster. Taking those players spots are WR Michael Edwards and SS Kenronte Walker. This is a quick comeback for Edwards; he was released a little over a week ago after originally signing on as an undrafted free agent following the draft. Walker tried out for the Browns during rookie minicamp last week. In terms of numbers, he takes Hagg's spot as a safety. The other addition, as previously reported, was Jackson.

Hagg started the first two games of 2012 at free safety before being benched.

AKRON, Ohio -- Cleveland Browns offensive coordinator Norv Turner told the audience at the Akron Browns Backers Banquet that “Cleveland has been outstanding” since he joined the team in January.

The Cleveland Browns announced several roster moves on Tuesday afternoon.

Multiple reports are out today that the Cleveland Browns are set to waive FS Eric Hagg today. Adam Caplan of TheSidelineView.com first reported the news, and has since been confirmed by multiple sources. Browns to waive FS Eric Hagg today, per source. — Adam Caplan (@caplannfl) May 21, 2013 #Browns to waive free safety Eric Hagg today, a league source confirms: ohio.com/blogs/clevelan…. #NFL — Nate Ulrich (@NateUlrichABJ) May 21, 2013 Make of the move what you will, could be they're clearing a roster spot for a new safety to come into the fold, or they're expressing further confidence in Tashaun Gipson. What do you all make of the move? Does this open a spot for a guy like Kerry Rhodes? Or just confirming Gipson's role as starting FS?