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Now that the NFL lockout is over and the Cleveland Browns are back in training, fans are getting a look at this year’s team!

Sunday was the first day fans were invited to watch practice at the Berea training camp.

Browns fans were waiting when the doors opened, just happy to see their team, and “happy” there will be Browns football this season!

If you missed out on the practice Sunday, don’t worry! Admission to any open Browns practice session in free.

Here’s training camp details:

Admission to all practice sessions, which will be held at the team’s Berea training facility, is free. Fans can enter the facility through the Beech Street entrance.  Parking is available on the campus of Baldwin-Wallace College near the intersection of Beech Street and Bagley Road. 

In all, 15 practices will be open to the public in 2011, a total which includes a Family Day Practice at Cleveland Browns Stadium on Saturday, August 6 starting at 2:00 p.m.  Admission for Family Day is free as well. 

Fans can call the Browns Training Camp Hotline at 877-6BROWNS (877-627-6967) for the latest information on practice times. Fans can also get the most updated information at www.ClevelandBrowns.com, and on Facebook and Twitter.

Cleveland Browns Training Camp is in association with Cleveland Clinic and Huntington.

Sun., July 31 ……….. Helmets…………. 8:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Mon., Aug. 1………..  Full Pads………….8:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Tues., Aug. 2……….. Full Pads………..8:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Wed., Aug. 3………..PRACTICE CLOSED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC

Thur., Aug. 4 ………. Full Pads……….. 8:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Fri., Aug. 5 …………. Full Pads……….. 8:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Sat., Aug. 6…  Family Day Practice at Cleveland Browns Stadium  2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Sun., Aug. 7…………. PRACTICE CLOSED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC

Mon., Aug. 8 ………. Full Pads………..10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Tues., Aug. 9 ………. Full Pads………. 8:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Wed., Aug. 10 …….. Full Pads………. 8:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Thurs., Aug. 11…….. Full Pads………. 8:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Fri., Aug. 12………… NO PRACTICE

Sat., Aug. 13…………BROWNS VS. GREEN BAY PACKERS…. 7:30 p.m.

Sun., Aug. 14………..PLAYERS OFF

Mon., Aug. 15 …….. Full Pads….. 8:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Tues., Aug. 16 …….. Full Pads…. 8:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Wed., Aug. 17 …….. PRACTICE CLOSED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC

Thurs., Aug. 18…….. NO PRACTICE

Fri., Aug. 19………… BROWNS VS. DETROIT LIONS…..7:30 p.m.

Sat., Aug. 20…………PLAYERS OFF

Sun., Aug. 21………..Full Pads…….8:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Mon., Aug. 22 …….. Full Pads……… 8:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Tue., Aug. 23 ………. Full Pads…….. 8:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

• ALL PRACTICE DATES AND TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
• ALL PUBLIC PRACTICES ARE SUBJECT TO WEATHER CONDITIONS. 
• PRACTICES MOVED INTO THE FIELD HOUSE WILL BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC.

CLEVELAND BROWNS 2011 TRAINING CAMP PROHIBITED/ALLOWED ITEMS

• Smoking is prohibited.
• Weapons, noisemakers, animals, and aerosol cans are prohibited.
• Alcoholic beverages are prohibited.
• Plastic bottles and boxed liquids are permitted.  Cans and glass are prohibited.
• Soft case coolers are permitted.  Hard plastic coolers are prohibited.
• Cameras are permitted but must not interfere with another fan’s enjoyment of practice. The images reproduced may not be used commercially.  Commercial video equipment is prohibited. 
• Umbrellas, strollers, purses, fanny packs, backpacks, and diaper bags are permitted but are subject to inspection.
• Portable folding chairs and lawn chairs are permitted but are subject to inspection.

 

CLEVELAND — Browns receiver Josh Cribbs suffered a left knee or leg injury in practice this morning when a defensive back came down on his leg in one-on-one drills. He sat out the rest of the practice and wore an ice bag on the knee for some of it.

He was heading in to see the doctors and will probably undergo and MRI.

He might miss some practice, but should be okay for the first preseason game Aug. 13.

“I just don’t want to push myself to the point where I can’t play in the preseason games,” said Cribbs. “They would’ve told me to push through it if I was a rookie fighting for a spot or something, but they told me to take it easy.”

Cribbs said he was one-on-one with a defensive back and ”he put his leg down on mine. Our legs kind of got tangled. I don’t know what it is. Just a little strain. Probably a muscle strain or something like that.”

Fellow receiver Carlton Mitchell also left the field with what coach Pat Shurmur called “a shoulder episode” leaving the team thin at receiver. Starter Mohamed Massaquoi is wearing a hard walking cast on his left foot and is out for at least a little while. He’s on the non-footbal injury list.

The injuries have opened the door for rookie receiver Greg Little, the team’s second-round pick out of North Carolina, to receive first-team reps. He’s currently in the starting lineup alongside Brian Robiskie.

“I think the fact that I played in the West Coast offense in college has helped me to be able to move up and work with the ones,” said Little.

In other Browns news:

* First-round pick Phil Taylor, the defensive tackle, is still holding out in a contract dispute. Apparently, the two sides are still talking. A source said the deal could be done very soon.

* Tight end Ben Watson suffered what’s believed to be a concussion on Saturday. He sat out Sunday and watched practice in a ballcap.

* New acquisitions Broderick Bunkley, the defensive tackle from Philadelphia, and John Greco, the guard from St. Louis, were not yet on the field today.

* Free agent signee Jayme Mitchell, the defensive end, was supposed to arrive in town today but was not in attendance. He’s not allowed to start practicing until Aug. 4, the start of the league year.

* Running back Montario Hardesty has looked solid and has held up well through some spirited drills. Pads go on for the first time tomorrow.

* The Browns might need to look for some outside help at receiver because of the injuries. 

CLEVELAND — The Browns traded a conditional seventh-round pick in 2012  to the Rams for guard John Greco, a league source said.

The Browns will only have to surrender the pick if Greco becomes a starter.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch first reported that Greco had been dealt.

Greco (6-4, 329) was a third-round pick out of Toledo in 2008 and a graduate of Boardman, Ohio high school. The Browns acquired Greco in part because of Eric Steinbach’s left knee injury and the fact that free agent guard Floyd Womack signed with the Cardinals.

Steinbach is starting camp on the non-football injury list, but Browns coach Pat Shurmur said today the injury was  not believed to be serious.

Greco, who will be reunited here with Shurmur, his former Rams offensive coordinator, has started four of his 26 games in St. Louis. He can play both tackle and guard. 

 

BEREA, Ohio — The Browns today traded a fifth-round pick in 2012 for defensive tackle Broderick Bunkley, the Eagles announced.

Bunkley was a originally a first-round pick — No. 14 overall — out of Florida State in 2006. He was known primarily as a run-stopper in Philadelphia and was credited with dramatically improving the Eagles’ run defense after he cracked the starting lineup in 2007.

He was a full-time starter in from 2007-09, but started only five of his 14 games last season in part because of a nagging arm injury. Bunkley was picked by the Eagles in current Browns GM Tom Heckert’s first season as general manager there.

The Browns made the trade on the same day that rookie defensive tackle Phil Taylor, the No. 21 overall pick, held out of the first day of training camp in a contract dispute. The two sides continued to negotiate on Saturday.

Bunkley (6-2, 306) will work inside along with Taylor and Ahytba Rubin and most likely be part of a rotation. During his five seasons in Philadelphia, he totaled 262 tackles — 146 solo — and six sacks.