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06-11-2008, 07:47 PM
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I understand the disappointment of a talented player leaving, especially after a hefty investment... but I don't understand why some assume things could've been worked out. GMs don't just let go of pro bowlers flippantly, especially when they're paying them next to nothing in the upcoming season.
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06-11-2008, 08:52 PM
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No kidding! What the hell's wrong with starting the year as a back-up to see if he's truly back to it? I applaud the Brown's for keeping him on contract during his injury, being willing to give him a shot at coming back, and for honoring his desire for release. I'm just surprised that he's that freaking impatient. Nonetheless, I don't have all the facts to know what all has transpired, but damn...
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LB was interviewed on Sirius 124 today with Tim and Pat. I missed some of it but will pass along the jist of what I gathered. LeCharles sounded .confident, upbeat, and ready to hit someone on the other side of the line of scrimmage. One portion of his physical required him to run 20 consecutive 40 yard dashes, which he handled. It sounded like a major rub in the situation was after passing his physical LeCharles was ready to move onto Step B, with the mind to eventually earning playing time. From the Browns perspective there would not only be a step B, but also step C through Z. I gathered that barring catastrophic injury to an interior lineman on the roster, there was no way that the Browns were going to let LB see the field this year. LB feels he is physically able to play, and thus the frustration with only being an "insurance policy" to the Browns, as was mentioned in printed interviews.
It was discussed why he wouldn't want to hang with the Browns and earn his way back. LB would not talk specifics, but implied that there were major actions, behaviors by the Browns organization over the last 2 years that had done much damage to the player-team relationship. LB feels that he is physically ready to compete, and mentally after the long haul back, needs to compete at this time. When the Browns were not interested in that happening, he requested his release.
My take in reading the fine print is that the Browns had long ago kicked LB to the curb, had moved on, and thus gave him as much support and respect as discarded garbage usually gets. LB complicated things by actually making it back, and passing his physical. Something I don't think Phil Savage really wanted to deal with. Tim and Pat said likely 90% of the NFL will be interested in LB, but that he will undoubtedly not get a contract without signing an injury waiver.
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06-11-2008, 10:29 PM
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Eh...I'm not exactly a Browns fan, so I didn't care to read them all. 
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06-11-2008, 10:46 PM
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Bentley: Browns weren't the right fit anymore
Posted by Mary Kay Cabot June 11, 2008 20:19PM
Cleveland native LeCharles Bentley, who was granted his request for release by the Browns Wednesday, said in a phone interview that after participating in the first day of minicamp, the team just didn't feel like a good fit for him anymore.
"So much has gone on in the past that the fans really don't know about -- and that they shouldn't know about because they happened when I was a member of the Browns' family and those things stay in-house -- but I really felt it was best for us to part ways at this time," he said. "I just didn't have the same feeling being there as when I first signed with the Browns."
Bentley, who passed his physical Monday night and then participated on a limited basis Tuesday morning, said there "was too much water under the bridge to just put aside and forget about it."
He said he's not a politician and would have had too hard a time going to work every day.
"Being a Cleveland Brown would've been the best decision for me from an emotional standpoint," he said. "It's all I've ever wanted to be. But from a business standpoint, it's not the best decision for me."
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It'll probably never be known exactly what the heck happened here. When LeCharles signed here, I envisioned him being involved with the Browns organization for the next 40 years, along the lines of Doug Deiken. LeCharles was the absolute "perfect" fit, and the kind of player/person you'd want your franchise to be synonymous with. Great kid, great upbringing, personal values and a lifestyle that would have made him a great role model for kids in the Cleveland area.
Too damn sad that it didn't work out. I think that LeCharles, the fans, and the Browns organization have all lost on this one. Hopefully he comes back and resumes his great career, wherever it may be. The kid deserves it.
I truly believe that the Browns organization operates in a classy fashion, and I know LeCharles exudes nothing but class in his approach to life both on and of the field. From LeCharles statements, he still loves the Browns and the fans and we'll always feel the same way about him.
Best of luck, Big Kid, on whatever paths you take, in football and in life.
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06-12-2008, 05:13 AM
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Bentley, Browns part ways
By Sean McClelland
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
BEREA ? Call it closure. At least that's the word General Manager Phil Savage chose.
Whatever you call it, offensive lineman LeCharles Bentley is a Cleveland Brown no longer, having requested and been granted his release Wednesday, June 11.
Events began transpiring in the morning when Bentley skipped minicamp practice and a team meeting, then asked for a sit-down with Savage and head coach Romeo Crennel. A short time later, Bentley was seen getting into his mom's car with a suitcase.
"This is a chapter that finally comes to an end," Savage said, sounding almost relieved. "We've got some closure to it now and we can go our separate ways in a positive manner."
So much for happy endings. So much for Cleveland native Bentley, two years removed from tearing his left patellar tendon, getting to play for the team he grew up cheering.
"LeCharles doesn't want to be an insurance policy," agent Jonathan Feinsod told the Web site Cleveland.com.
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