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Cleveland Browns re-sign defensive back Gary Baxter
Friday, March 14, 2008 Tony Grossi
Plain Dealer Reporter
Gary Baxter is going to try it again.
The Browns signed the star-crossed defensive back to a one-year contract Thursday in hopes of seeing him complete his comeback in a Cleveland uniform.
"This is very important for me to sign a one-year deal here and to finish something I started," Baxter said in a statement released by the club. "This has been a long process, but right now everything is going well and I'm going to continue my quest to make history."
Baxter is trying to become the first NFL player to return from patella tendon surgeries on both knees. He had the surgeries in October 2006. Nine months later, he was cleared to practice for the opening of training camp in 2007.
Baxter made the final roster but didn't appear in a game. He was placed on injured reserve with 10 games left.
"I'm running and feeling good," Baxter said. "I'm putting in everything I've got. Things are looking very positive."
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