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Cleveland Browns close to giving General Manager Phil Savage a contract extension
Wednesday, March 12, 2008 Mary Kay Cabot
Plain Dealer Reporter
Browns General Manager Phil Savage, whose aggressive moves helped the Browns finish 10-6 last season, is close to receiving a multiyear contract extension, team owner Randy Lerner said Tuesday.
"It's something we've been talking about on and off since December," said Lerner. "We've kept the dialogue going, and we hope to have something done soon."
Savage has two years remaining on the five-year deal he signed in 2005.

Lerner declined to specify the length of the extension, but it will be at least for two years, through 2011.
Savage's extension comes on the heels of two-year extensions given to coach Romeo Crennel and offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski, both of whom are now signed through 2011. Assistant Mel Tucker was also promoted to defensive coordinator and given a two-year extension through 2010.
"What we're starting to have on the Browns is legitimate continuity, and it shows up in being able to act quickly in free agency and trades," said Lerner. "The Browns' success depends on our ability to build a core group of players and not having constant turnover. That's what's happening here."
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