ClevelandBrowns
- 5-12
- 4th in AFC North
Cleveland Browns Transactions 2011
December
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
|---|---|
| December 28, 2011 | Signed WR Owen Spencer to the practice squad. |
| December 22, 2011 | Placed S T.J. Ward on injured reserve. Signed WR Rod Windsor from the practice squad. |
| December 20, 2011 | Placed TE Alex Smith and LB Titus Brown on injured reserve. Signed TE Dan Gronkowski. Signed LB Brian Smith from the practice squad. Signed WR Torrey Grissett and LB Craig Robertson to the practice squad. |
| December 16, 2011 | Placed TE Benjamin Watson on injured reserve. Signed FB Eddie Williams from the practice squad. |
November
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
|---|---|
| November 29, 2011 | Waived LS Ryan Pontbriand. Placed LB Scott Fujita and DE Emmanuel Stephens on injured reserve. Signed LS Christian Yount. Signed LB Benjamin Jacobs and DL Brian Sanford from practice squad. Signed DL Ayanga Okpokowuruk, DB David Sims and LB Brian Smith to practice squad. |
| November 8, 2011 | Signed FB Eddie Williams to the practice squad. Released FB Will Ta'ufo'ou. |
| November 1, 2011 | Signed RB Thomas Clayton. Waived WR Brian Robiskie. |
October
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
|---|---|
| October 18, 2011 | Signed RB Chris Ogbonnaya from Houston's practice squad. Waived RB Armond Smith. |
September
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
|---|---|
| September 28, 2011 | Signed LB Chris Gocong to a three-year contract extension. |
| September 14, 2011 | Signed FB Will Ta'ufo'ou and RB Xavier Omon to the practice squad. |
| September 13, 2011 | Placed P Richmond McGee on injured reserve. Signed P Brad Maynard. |
| September 11, 2011 | Signed DT Ahtyba Rubin to a three-year contract extension through 2014. |
| September 7, 2011 | Signed FB Eddie Williams to practice squad. |
| September 5, 2011 | Signed OL Artis Hicks. Waived OL Pat Murray. Signed DL Auston English and LB Benjamin Jacobs to the practice squad. |
| September 4, 2011 | Claimed QB Thaddeus Lewis off waivers from St. Louis, LB Quinton Spears off waivers from Miami and DL Emmanuel Stephens off waivers from Atlanta. Waived DL Auston English and LB Benjamin Jacobs. Terminated the contract of DL Derreck Robinson. Signed OL Jarrod Shaw, RB Quinn Porter, WR Rod Windsor, DL Brian Sanford, FB Tyler Clutts and OL Dominic Alford to the practice squad. |
| September 3, 2011 | Released OL Branndon Braxton, OL Calton Ford, OL Phil Trautwein, DL Andre Carroll, DL Travis Ivey, DL Ko Quaye, DB Coye Francies, DB Carl Gettis, DB Ramzee Robinson, DB DeAngelo Smith, LB Eric Gordon, LB Steve Octavien, LB Sidney Tarver, WR L.J. Castile, WR Chris Matthews, WR Demetrius Williams and TE Evan Frosch. |
| September 2, 2011 | Signed TE Evan Moore to a two-year contract extension through the 2013 season. |
August
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
|---|---|
| August 30, 2011 | Claimed OL Oniel Cousins off waivers from Baltimore. Placed G Eric Steinback on injured reserve. |
| August 23, 2011 | Agreed to terms with T Joe Thomas on a seven-year contract extension. |
| August 15, 2011 | Claimed CB Brett Johnson off waivers from Seattle. Placed OL Billy Yates on the reserve/retired list. |
| August 4, 2011 | Signed LB Eric Gordon, LB Archie Donald, DB Dimitri Patterson and P Richmond McGee. Placed P Reggie Hodges on injured reserve. Waived LB Derrick Addai and LB Alex Wujciak. |
| August 2, 2011 | Agreed to terms with DT Phil Taylor. |
| August 1, 2011 | Signed DE Jayme Mitchell. Sent an undisclosed 2012 draft pick to St. Louis to complete an earlier trade for G John Greco. |
July
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
|---|---|
| July 31, 2011 | Resigned DL Derreck Robinson. |
| July 30, 2011 | Signed K Phil Dawson, RB Brandon Jackson, DB Usama Young, TE Evan Moore, LB Marcus Benard, DL Brian Schaefering, G Billy Yates, DE Jabaal Sheard, WR Greg Little, TE Jordan Cameron, RB Owen Marecic, DB Buster Skrine, OT Jason Pinkston, DB Eric Hagg, LB Derrick Addai, G Dominic Alford, DL Kyle Anderson, DT Andre Caroll, WR L.J. Castile, CB James Dockery, DE Jabari Fletcher, OL Calton Ford, WR Evan Frosch, CB Carl Gettis, DB Darian Hagan, LB Benjamin Jacobs, WR Chris Matthews, WR Juan Nunez, OL Jarrod Shaw, RB Armond Smith, LB Brian Smith, LB Sidney Tarver, QB Troy Weatherhead, K Jeff Wolfert and LB Alex Wujciak. |
| July 28, 2011 | Terminated the contracts of QB Jake Delhomme and LB Eric Alexander. Waived TE Tyson DeVree. |
May
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
|---|---|
| May 17, 2011 | Fired director of player development Jerry Butler. |
February
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
|---|---|
| February 22, 2011 | Designated K Phil Dawson as the franchise player. |
| February 14, 2011 | Named Chris Beake offensive coach, Chuck Bullough defensive coach, Shawn Mennenga special teams coach, Ray Rhodes senior assistant-defense coach, Keith Gilbertson senior assistant-offense coach. Announced running backs coach Gary Brown, tight ends coach Steve Hagen, defensive backs coach Jerome Henderson, strength and conditioning coach Kent Johnston, assistabt strength and conditioning coach Rick Lyle, assistant to the head coach Luke Steckel and offensive line coach George Warhop will be retained from last year's staff. |
| February 9, 2011 | Terminated the contracts of NT Shaun Rogers, LB Eric Barton, LB David Bowens, DL Kenyon Coleman, TE Robert Royal and OL John St. Clair. |
January
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
|---|---|
| January 31, 2011 | Named Mark Whipple quarterbacks coach, Dwaine Board defensive line coach, Bill Davis linebackers coach and Mike Wilson wide receivers coach. |
| January 25, 2011 | Named Chris Tabor special teams coordinator. |
| January 21, 2011 | Named Dick Jauron defensive coordinator. |
| January 19, 2011 | Signed LB Austin English and WR Rod Windsor. |
| January 13, 2011 | Named Pat Shurmur coach. |
| January 10, 2011 | Signed QB Jarrett Brown, DL Scott Paxson and DB Ramzee Robinson. |
| January 6, 2011 | Signed OL Branndon Braxton, OL Pat Murray, OL Phil Trautwein, RB Tyler Clutts and RB Quinn Porter, TE Tyson DeVree and DB DeAngelo Smith from practice squad. |
| January 3, 2011 | Fired coach Eric Mangini. |