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Cleveland Browns players T.J. Ward and Jabaal Sheard mentor boys at Bolton Elementary

Branson Wright, cleveland.com

T.J. Ward and Jabaal Sheard visit elementary school mentoring program run by local firefighter.

Matt Florjancic, clevelandbrowns.com

Browns linebacker Scott Fujita has been suspended for three games, the NFL announced Wednesday.

James Ewinger, cleveland.com

Browns quarterback Seneca Wallace presses mom's cake recipe into service to fund research into the disease that killed her.

Bill Livingston, cleveland.com

The fallout from the penalties for the New Orleans bounty system goes far beyond the players who were suspended Wednesday, among them the Browns' Scott Fujita. In pro sports, who is a saint these days?

Bud Shaw, cleveland.com

The NFL can't risk looking soft on player safety issues. But even at that, Browns' linebacker Scott Fujita and the other players suspended Tuesday had it coming, Bud Shaw writes.

Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland.com

The Browns were awarded punter Spencer Lanning off waivers from Jacksonville.

cleveland.com, cleveland.com

New Browns quarterback Brandon Weeden will call in as a guest on PD Sports Insider live Thursday at noon on cleveland.com.

Glenn Moore, cleveland.com

Here are what blogs from Cleveland and around the country are saying about the Browns, Cavaliers and Indians.

cleveland.com, cleveland.com

"The Bengals blew it with their draft. They could have had DeCastro and Kendall Wright. Instead, they drafted needs more than talents. Kirkpatrick is nothing special. Zeitler as well. DeCastro will be making pro bowl year after year and the Bengals…

Jack Dickey, deadspin.com

The word came down not so long ago from Roger Goodell's mountaintop: Saints middle linebacker Jonathan Vilma will sit out the whole season, and end Will Smith misses four games. Ex-Saint tackle Anthony Hargrove, now with the Packers, gets eight games, a…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

The four players suspended today for their role in the Saints’ bounty scandal do not plan to accept their punishment without a fight. Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma, Packers defensive end Anthony Hargrove, Saints defensive end Will Smith and Browns li…

Starting Blocks, cleveland.com

QB was a natural leader with Oklahoma State, says columnist.

Starting Blocks, cleveland.com

Mitchell Schwartz may owe his NFL career to his brother.

ESPN.com

The NFL is a passing league now, but the most of the AFC North apparently hasn't received that memo. The Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns all ranked 19th or worse in passing last season. What have they done to improve that? Noth…