Cleveland Browns

Here are what blogs from Cleveland and around the country are saying about the Browns, Cavaliers and Indians. Featured today are Buckeye State Sports, Did the Tribe Win Last Night? and Bleacher Report.

Cleveland Browns quarterback Brian Hoyer has returned to Cleveland after four years with the New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Arizona Cardinals.

"I don't think he is fragile. Richardson played with broken ribs. He also runs with a punishing style. He pulled a muscle and they're being cautious. It is better than trying to get false bravado points during mini camp and risking more injury." - Bill Beck

It's now two down, three to go. After inking Jamoris Slaughter a few days ago, the Cleveland Browns signed the second draft pick of the season, the one they added with the team's final selection in the seventh round at No. 227 overall, guard Garrett Gilkey. The exact details of the deal have yet to be announced by the Browns, although according to a pre-determined draft chart, Gilkey's contract will be worth about $2.21 million, with a $56,000 signing bonus. Gilkey described the situation as "official" via Twitter, also sharing a picture of his big moment. It's official! #GoBrowns #DawgPoundPhilippians 3:7-8 twitter.com/gagilk73/statu… — Garrett Gilkey (@gagilk73) May 23, 2013 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 Signed $2,215,952 $55,952 *Projections

Cleveland Browns: "Hoyer feels he can start in the NFL" (FS Ohio) - "They say you can always come home. That’s at least true for the Browns newest quarterback Brian Hoyer. The North Olmsted native and St. Ignatius graduate joined the Browns last week after being released by the Cardinals on May 12." "Browns QB Weeden to help with Oklahoma tornado" (AP) - "Browns quarterback Brandon Weeden is heading home to help his cherished Oklahoma heal. Weeden will return to his home state over the holiday weekend to assist in any way he can in the aftermath of the deadly tornado that tore through Moore, Okla., killing 24 people and destroying more than a thousand homes in the Oklahoma City suburb earlier this week." "Browns' Cooper deals with tragedy during OTAs" (Canton Rep) - "Josh Cooper has a job fight on his hands and a tragedy back home weighing on his mind. Cooper was a security-blanket receiver for Brandon Weeden at Oklahoma State in 2011, but that doesn’t cut much with a new Browns regime in 2013." "Browns Q and A: Running back Brandon Jackson" (Beacon Journal) - "The Browns re-signed running back Brandon Jackson to a one-year deal Tuesday, and Jackson discussed his return Thursday during a post-practice interview with the Beacon Journal. Below are some excerpts from Jackson’s question-and-answer session." "Coaching tree, legacy of Paul Brown" (ESPN) - "ESPN celebrates the 100th anniversary of Vince Lombardi's birth with the "Greatest Coaches in NFL History" series, saluting the finest innovators, motivators, tacticians, teachers and champions ever to stalk the sidelines. Follow along as we reveal our list of the top 20 coaches of all time and document the lineage of the league's most influential coaching trees." NFL: "Richard Seymour, Atlanta Falcons reportedly talking" (NFL.com) - "Around The League predicted earlier this month that free-agent defensive tackle Richard Seymour would end up signing with the Atlanta Falcons, not far from where the veteran defensive trains in the offseason." "Robert Griffin III raises more questions than he answers at Redskins' OTA" (Yahoo! Sports) - "Because he is smart and thoughtful and speaks for himself in a league where players are terrified to go off script, you must parse every word that comes from Robert Griffin III. Is there something more? A hidden message?" "Nine offseason moves that need to happen -- and one that doesn't" (CBS Sports) - "Again, just recently, the topic of an 18-game season arose. It just won't go away. It may never go away." "Texans give $100,000 to tornado relief efforts" (AP) - "The Houston Texans have donated $100,000 to help in relief efforts in the wake of this week's devastating and deadly tornado in Oklahoma."

An undrafted rookie running back claimed on waivers earlier this week from the Eagles, Maysonet arrived in Cleveland on Tuesday night.

Although, Hoyer learned from Brady, he realized he wasn’t going to get much of a chance to play.

Cleveland Browns quarterback Brandon Weeden is returning to his native Oklahoma, where he plans to spend the weekend helping tornado victims.

Cornerback Bademosi could help elsewhere, too. Family and friends of Oklahoma State's Cooper and Brandon Weeden were near Monday's tornado. More Browns story links and video of 6-10, 388-pound Rams player who sat on a chair during his college game, it breaking under him.

After waiving QB Thaddeus Lewis, the Browns were down to three quarterbacks on the roster and had a space available to sign a player. Thursday morning, it was announced that wide receiver Tori Gurley was signed to take Lewis' place. Looking at Gurley's career, it is pretty astonishing how many teams he has been part of since entering the NFL in 2011 as an undrafted free agent. You could draw a spaghetti diagram with the number of teams he has bounced around to in two years of time. Here are the teams (in order) that Gurley has been with Green Bay: Things were pretty steady for Gurley at first. He signed with the Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2011, and spent all season on their practice squad. He came to camp in 2012, but did not make the final roster. Minnesota: After the Packers released him, the Vikings signed him to their practice squad in September 2012. He was released a few weeks later. Oakland: In late-September, Gurley joined the Raiders' practice squad. Tampa Bay: By mid-October, Gurley found himself on the Buccaneers' practice squad. San Diego: A few weeks later, Gurley was on the Chargers' practice squad, but was released prior to December. Baltimore Ravens: The Ravens signed Gurley at the beginning of January to a reserve/future contract, but was released in mid-May. I would assume that he did not receive a Super Bowl ring since he was on a future contract. Cleveland: Now, Gurley will try to see if he can make some noise with the Browns. Gurley definitely has some size on him at 6-4, 232 pounds. Brent Sobleski of ESPN Rumor Central had the following to say about Gurley: Recent Browns pickup Tori Gurley is a big physical WR that always had questions about the type of separation he could create. — Brent Sobleski (@brentsobleski) May 23, 2013