BREAKING NEWS: Browns Sign Jamal Lewis

by Chris Pokorny on Mar 7, 2007 9:15 PM EST in General News

According to ESPN, the Cleveland Browns have signed running back Jamal Lewis to a contract. Lewis, who has been with the division-rivaled Ravens the past several seasons, has not been too productive since he ran for 2,066 yards in 2003.

Lewis is only 27 years old, but injuries are definitely a major factor of whether or not he's able to produce anymore. If he somehow returns to his obvious form, then we picked up a steal. If he plays like he has the past few years, he may be no different than Reuben Droughns was last season.

I'll have more reaction and details tomorrow in regards to the signing and how it affects the draft and our backfield.

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Re: BREAKING NEWS: Browns Sign Jamal Lewis

Consider me not happy. The good news here is that I am often proven wrong about things. So here's hoping.

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by DoubleC @ Dawgs By Nature on Mar 7, 2007 9:19 PM EST reply actions

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I think it will depend on the deal. If it is incentive laden, I think it is a good deal. If it is anything what Ahman Green got, it won't be.

by Bernie19Kosar on Mar 7, 2007 9:29 PM EST reply actions

Re: BREAKING NEWS: Browns Sign Jamal Lewis

i heard its a one year deal

by laux11 on Mar 7, 2007 11:10 PM EST reply actions

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The one year deal makes a lot more sense. And who knows, maybe he could find his magic again. But, why? I was fine just hating the guy. The Browns keep doing this to me : Winslow, Edwards and now Lewis. I'd just like to root for guys that I didn't wish death upon before they got here.

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by DoubleC @ Dawgs By Nature on Mar 8, 2007 2:42 AM EST reply actions

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With it only being a one-year deal, I can definitely see us still in the running for Peterson now. And, although it's unlikely, maybe Droughns will stick around too.

by Chris Pokorny on Mar 8, 2007 8:45 AM EST reply actions

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best case scenario, drop droughns and draft peterson, and use them both. who needs thunder and lightning when you can get thunder and thunder.

by laux11 on Mar 8, 2007 9:15 AM EST reply actions

Re: BREAKING NEWS: Browns Sign Jamal Lewis

SO here's my take on it.

After SanFran pledged to outbid him on any offer given to Clements, Savage reached a breaking point. After two years of doing everything he thought was right and then having terrible luck ruin the move, Savage had an epiphany. No matter what he did right, it would turn out wrong - so he had to do the opposite.

Signing a hated player past his prime that hasn't been productive for three years is a terrible move, in fact it's the exact opposite of what he should do. That, friends, is exactly why it was done. In the bizarro world that is Cleveland, signing Jamal Lewis and doing everything else that is widely acknowledged to be the last thing the Browns need will lead to a windfall of good fortune.

In the coming months, the Browns will offer an extension to RAC, trade for Randy Moss AND David Carr, and cut Sean Jones. John Elway we be brought on as President of Operations, and Butch Davis will be offered $5 million a year as a scouting consultant and PR rep. Charlie Frye will rise up once again, and deliver strike after strike as Zeus hurled lightning bolts from Olympus!

Super Bowl, here we come....

by danvail on Mar 8, 2007 9:23 AM EST reply actions

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This reminds me of Seinfeld

by Rayman @ Dawgs By Nature on Mar 8, 2007 1:43 PM EST up reply actions

Re: BREAKING NEWS: Browns Sign Jamal Lewis

You just blew my mind

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by DoubleC @ Dawgs By Nature on Mar 8, 2007 10:59 AM EST reply actions

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And to show I'm not that bitter, a little artwork:

http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/7634/jamallewisinversiontv3.jpg

by danvail on Mar 8, 2007 1:33 PM EST reply actions

Re: BREAKING NEWS: Browns Sign Jamal Lewis

This is a good signing because its only a one year deal, he's better than any RB that we have and if he does well we'd probably be able to re-sign him. I hope if they can't trade Droughns for something worthwhile, that they keep him around. He's a solid RB who I think will get better with the increased competition.

From a draft standpoint this has got to make quite a few teams worried. It no longer appears to every other team that Peterson is the obvious pick. As a result they have to be concerned that we could pick whoever is available from amongst Russell, Thomas, Quinn, Johnson or Peterson.

by 0001010 on Mar 9, 2007 11:21 AM EST reply actions