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During the Browns' much-needed bye last week, wide receiver Greg Little spent two hours having lunch in Miami with former NBA star Alonzo Mourning.The meal was fine.The message was far more satisfying.Little came away inspired from his first meeting with Mourning, who explained to him that if he wanted to develop as a player, and that if he wanted to help his team win, the only way to reach any goals was through personal sacrifice.The talk stirred Little, who didn't waste a moment after returning to Cleveland and shared Mourning's wisdom with his teammates before practice Monday."The same message he gave to me is just find something that you can sacrifice," Little said. "That's kind of the message I kind of relayed to our team, 'What are you willing to give up? What are you willing to sacrifice to finish this season out like we really want to.'"The Browns (2-7) returned from their week off refreshed and recharged for the final seven games, a daunting stretch that begins Sunday at Dalla...
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A three-game winning streak has kept the Arizona Cardinals ' faint playoff hopes alive, but head coach Ken Whisenhunt wants his team to continue taking things one we...
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When it comes to NFL experience, Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blaine Gabbert is still wet behind the ears.But even a rookie with a half-dozen starts under his be...
Maybe this time, the Houston Texans will still be there in the end.Similar to the last two seasons in which they've started 5-3 and 4-2, respectively, the Texans are...
North Carolina receiver Greg Little apologized Tuesday for his actions that led to the NCAA declaring him "permanently ineligible" amid an investigation into agent-r...
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- Somewhere, Art Modell is laughing.Seventeen years after the reviled former Cleveland Browns owner moved his franchise to Baltimore, 13 years after the new Browns r...
Quarterback Colt McCoy did little to solidify winning Cleveland's backup job — or impress any other NFL team — and Chicago's Josh McCown threw two touchdown passes i...
Ben Roethlisberger had three touchdown passes, and the Pittsburgh Steelers wrapped up the season by posting a 24-10 win over the Cleveland Browns at Heinz Field.Roet...
A stirring week for the Cleveland Browns has turned sobering.Starting left guard Jason Pinkston remains hospitalized with blood clots in his lungs, a life-threatenin...
Browns coach Pat Shurmur slipped into his chair behind the microphone. Before beginning his Monday news conference, Shurmur looked at his notes and let out an audibl...
Peyton Hillis is still a member of the Cleveland Browns , but the passing of the trade deadline hasn't lifted the clouds of controversy hanging over the running back...
Once they hung up the phones, closed their laptops and discarded uneaten sushi, the Cleveland Browns ' bosses felt satisfied.Following perhaps the weirdest draft in ...
Davone Bess is the oldest wide receiver on the Cleveland Browns, but he isn't showing his age at minicamp.Bess, 27, has been the most consistent pass catcher through...
The Ravens figure to have a good shot in the playoffs if they can secure some home games. After all, Baltimore is riding the longest home winning streak in franchise...
Another week, another role for Joshua Cribbs .Just days after he played the discontented superstar-in-anonymity prior to the Cleveland Browns ' 24-10 home loss to Ba...