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Cleveland Browns News and Rumors

New regime undecided on Brandon Weeden as QB of the future: Cleveland Browns Insider

Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland.com

Weeden's future with the Cleveland Browns should become clearer once it is determined who the coach and general manager will be in 2013.

Matt Florjancic, clevelandbrowns.com

Thaddeus Lewis has officially been named the starting quarterback for the Cleveland Browns for Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Glenn Moore, cleveland.com

Here are what blogs from Cleveland and around the country are saying about the Browns, Cavaliers and Indians. Featured today are Happiness Is A Hot Pierogi, Cavs: The Blog and Did The Tribe Win Last Night?.

theclevelandfan.com

These here rankings be a little late this week, what with the holidays and the snowstorm and the Cleveland Browns apathy and what not. Those aforementioned play their last game of the 2012 season this week, thus putting a merciful end to the Pat Shurmur…

Matt Florjancic, clevelandbrowns.com

Ishmaa’ily Kitchen has impressed the Browns’ coaching staff with his effort on and off the football field.

Matt Florjancic, clevelandbrowns.com

Over the last three days, Browns offensive coordinator Brad Childress has worked with Thaddeus Lewis to prepare the quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

CNNSI.com

BEREA, Ohio (AP) - Injured Browns quarterbacks Brandon Weeden and Colt McCoy are not practicing, making it almost certain that third-stringer Thad Lewis will start the season finale at Pittsburgh.

Samer Kalaf, deadspin.com

Per Mary Kay Cabot, Browns head coach until Monday Pat Shurmur announced today that third-string quarterback Thad Lewis would start against the Steelers in Week 17, as Brandon Weeden and Colt McCoy are terrible "dealing with injuries." Lewis w…

Branson Wright, cleveland.com

Frostee Rucker says the team is headed in the right direction.

ESPN.com

The Bengals were able to shake the Curse of the Browns. The Steelers, however, weren't so lucky. Losing to the Browns still means no playoffs for Pittsburgh, which committed eight turnovers in a 20-14 loss at Cleveland on Nov. 25. Since the Browns retur…

ESPN.com

The three AFC North players who made John Clayton's All-Pro team are all deserving. The Browns' Joe Thomas is the best left tackle in the game. Bengals defensive tackle Geno Atkins is one of the league's top defensive players. And the Ravens' Jacoby Jon…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Browns receiver and return man Josh Cribbs becomes a free agent this offseason, and he sounds like he could use a fresh start. Although Cribbs says he’d like to remain in Cleveland, he also lashed out at Browns fans on Twitter after Sunday’s loss to t…