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Cleveland Browns re-sign defensive back Gary Baxter
Friday, March 14, 2008 Tony Grossi
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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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03-14-2008, 09:30 AM
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Baxter, Ali signed to 1-year deals
Jeff Walcoff, Staff Writer
03.13.2008
The Browns have signed defensive back Gary Baxter and fullback Charles Ali to one-year contracts, the team announced Thursday.
Baxter has been working his way back onto the field during the past 17 months since injuring patellar tendons in both knees on Oct. 22, 2006 during a game against the Denver Broncos.
The 29-year-old sat out the entire 2007 season while continuing to recover. He remained on the team's active roster for the first six weeks of the season and practiced on a limited basis before being placed on injured-reserve on Oct. 23.
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03-14-2008, 10:38 AM
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Get Kimbala Edwards who was recently released by the Lions to be our other pass rushing outside guy. Browns wanted him when Wimbley was coming out but at that time he re-signed with the Lions so at least we have a previous history with him as far as being interested.
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03-14-2008, 05:28 PM
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Cleveland Browns lose Chaun Thompson to Houston
Posted by Tony Grossi Plain Dealer Reporter March 14, 2008 14:10PM
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Browns free agent linebacker Chaun Thompson has agreed to a two-year contract with the Houston Texans. A source said Thompson will get a $650,000 signing bonus and $2.4 million overall.
"At the end of the day, it brings him back home to Texas," said agent Jeff Griffin. "This is just good family-wise for him."
The Browns offered Thompson a two-year deal similar to the one he'll sign in Houston.
The defection means the Browns will turn to other options at linebacker, including Kalimba Edwards, Al Wilson and possibly Rosevelt Colvin.
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03-14-2008, 10:24 PM
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OLB Clark Haggans has a visit set up for the Browns next week. He started all 16 games for the Steelers last year. He is 31, so he still has some tread on the tires. Much more than Willie anyways. Willie looked like he was running in mud last year.
Anyways, Haggans would be a major upgrade and also bring a winning attitude.
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03-15-2008, 11:47 AM
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OLB Clark Haggans has a visit set up for the Browns next week. He started all 16 games for the Steelers last year. He is 31, so he still has some tread on the tires. Much more than Willie anyways. Willie looked like he was running in mud last year.
Anyways, Haggans would be a major upgrade and also bring a winning attitude.
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Nice find... he would be a good pickup 
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03-16-2008, 12:23 PM
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Cleveland Browns' Andra Davis, Willie McGinest get pay cuts
Sunday, March 16, 2008
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Not everybody with the Browns is getting contract extensions and big pay raises these days.
The team quietly reduced the contracts of two prominent former starters on defense - linebackers Andra Davis and Willie McGinest. Both players now are part of three-men rotations at their respective positions.
In December 2005, Davis signed a five-year contract extension for $20 million. That deal included a base salary in 2008 of $3 million, plus a $200,000 roster bonus. The base salaries would rise to $3.75 million in '09 and $4.1 million in 2010
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Davis's contract will be up after this year plus Willie takes a big pay cut. Also, more about Anderson's contract. Due big signing bonus next April... I don't think he will see that one.
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