Raleigh Browns Backers - Raleigh, North Carolina

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Browns vs. Jaguars: Ticket Orders
Patrick Nieder, a Backers club president in Florida, is working on organizing a group ticket purchase for the Browns vs. Jaguars game next season (in Florida). The date has not been set, but they will be selling tickets shortly. Patrick already has a group of about 450 Browns fans from around the country who have expressed [...]
Vote For Thomas For Rookie Of The Year
Five first round draft choices make up this year’s nominees for the 2007 Diet Pepsi Rookie of the Year award. WR Dwayne Bowe of the Kansas City Chiefs, RB Marshawn Lynch of the Buffalo Bills, RB Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota Vikings, LT Joe Thomas of the Cleveland Browns and LB Patrick Willis of the San [...]
LAST 2 GAMES (of the regular season)
This week, Cleveland takes on Cincinnati at 1:00. Next week, Cleveland plays San Francisco at 1:00.
WE MADE THE NEWS! (http://www.raleighbrownsbackers.com/nbc17.php)
Those of you who were at the Skybox last week probably noticed the camera crew that unexpectedly showed up! The segment was shown on NBC17 during the late night sports show. After a lot of hard work, Jason was able to convert the taped segment to a digital format in order to put it on [...]
WILL YOU BE IN ATTENDING THE DEC.30th GAME??
I received an e-mail from the Browns Backers office in Cleveland. They want to know how many people from each club will be attending the game on December 30th. Since it is the game scheduled between two holidays, and many people head “home” this week, out-of-town Backer attendance is expected to be fairly high. They would [...]
END OF YEAR DRAWING
Duane will be doing the End of the Year Drawing this week! Remember, you must be present to win. The drawing will take place during half time of the game so listen for the announcement

The view from the seats during the Buffalo game.

Happy Mother's Day from CB.com
This week, ClevelandBrowns.com got a chance to catch up with some Browns players to get their thoughts on their very special mothers.

The Legend weighs in
Browns Hall of Fame running back recently sat down with ClevelandBrowns.com to share his thoughts on the current team.

Young DEs anxious for more
Both Melila Purcell and Chase Pittman said spending a year on the practice squad was a good thing. Now, they're ready for more.

Browns might have rusher in Orr
With one of the team's quietest moves of the offseason, they might have found a player to improve their pass rush.

Wideout Kasper in the mix
Wide receiver Kevin Kasper joined the Browns in Cleveland to make an impact.

Merrill: Inside the first week of a rookie
Xavier Omon falls to his knees. Soon, he'll cry. The man on the other end of the phone is a Buffalo Bills executive. Omon has just been drafted. What happens next? Elizabeth Merrill takes you inside the life of an NFL rookie in his first week on the job.

Cocaine case dropped against Broncos DT Thomas
The Florida state attorney's office has dropped its case against starting Denver Broncos defensive tackle Marcus Thomas.

Report: New witness account backs Benson's claim
Bears running back Cedric Benson has hired a prominent defense attorney to help him fight charges of drunken boating and resisting arrest in Texas.

Rookies Manningham, Woodson hurt in minicamp
Receiver Mario Manningham and quarterback Andre' Woodson were sidelined by injuries Saturday during the New York Giants' minicamp for rookies and free agents.

Tapes reveal Patriots also stole offensive signals
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and staff members began viewing the eight tapes within hours of their long-awaited delivery, in anticipation of a scheduled interview next Tuesday with former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh.

New coach Harbaugh's Ravens brawl at minicamp
The Baltimore Ravens are doing more than merely fighting for jobs at their first mandatory minicamp under new coach John Harbaugh.

Ex-Pro Bowl lineman Sharpe gets 6 years in prison
Former NFL lineman Luis Sharpe was sentenced Friday to six years in prison and four years' probation for a series of drug offenses.

Spencer (broken leg) makes return with Texans
Charles Spencer took the field with his team for the first time since breaking his left leg nearly two years ago, a severe injury that doctors thought could end his career.

Pats cornerback Andrews pleads to drug offense
New England Patriots defensive back Willie Andrews entered a plea to a marijuana possession charge, but won't face any prison time.

Packers cut receiver Robinson's comeback short
The Green Bay Packers released Koren Robinson on Friday, the latest setback for the veteran wide receiver trying to resurrect his career after serving an NFL suspension and jail time.

Jets safety Elam loses third sibling to gunfire
The older brother of New York Jets safety Abram Elam was fatally shot, the third sibling in the family to die by gunfire since 1987.

Judge orders Vick to pay Canadian bank $2.4M
A federal judge in Virginia has ordered imprisoned quarterback Michael Vick to repay more than $2.4 million to a Canadian bank for defaulting on a loan.

Source: Chiefs get $8M rookie pool to pay picks
The Chiefs received the largest rookie pool to pay draft choices.

WR Henry 'willing to visit whoever is interested'
In his first public comments since being released by the Bengals, Chris Henry said he is excited about Monday's court ruling that he will be allowed to visit other NFL teams.

RB Rhodes signs one-year deal to return to Colts
The Colts have put their tag-team runners -- Joseph Addai and Dominic Rhodes -- back together.

Browns' McGinest plans to retire after 2008 season
Browns linebacker Willie McGinest says the 2008 season will be his last.

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