Cleveland Browns Transactions 2011

December
DATETRANSACTION
December 28, 2011Signed WR Owen Spencer to the practice squad.
December 22, 2011Placed S T.J. Ward on injured reserve. Signed WR Rod Windsor from the practice squad.
December 20, 2011Placed 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, 2011Placed TE Benjamin Watson on injured reserve. Signed FB Eddie Williams from the practice squad.
November
DATETRANSACTION
November 29, 2011Waived 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, 2011Signed FB Eddie Williams to the practice squad. Released FB Will Ta'ufo'ou.
November 1, 2011Signed RB Thomas Clayton. Waived WR Brian Robiskie.
October
DATETRANSACTION
October 18, 2011Signed RB Chris Ogbonnaya from Houston's practice squad. Waived RB Armond Smith.
September
DATETRANSACTION
September 28, 2011Signed LB Chris Gocong to a three-year contract extension.
September 14, 2011Signed FB Will Ta'ufo'ou and RB Xavier Omon to the practice squad.
September 13, 2011Placed P Richmond McGee on injured reserve. Signed P Brad Maynard.
September 11, 2011Signed DT Ahtyba Rubin to a three-year contract extension through 2014.
September 7, 2011Signed FB Eddie Williams to practice squad.
September 5, 2011Signed OL Artis Hicks. Waived OL Pat Murray. Signed DL Auston English and LB Benjamin Jacobs to the practice squad.
September 4, 2011Claimed 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, 2011Released 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, 2011Signed TE Evan Moore to a two-year contract extension through the 2013 season.
August
DATETRANSACTION
August 30, 2011Claimed OL Oniel Cousins off waivers from Baltimore. Placed G Eric Steinback on injured reserve.
August 23, 2011Agreed to terms with T Joe Thomas on a seven-year contract extension.
August 15, 2011Claimed CB Brett Johnson off waivers from Seattle. Placed OL Billy Yates on the reserve/retired list.
August 4, 2011Signed 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, 2011Agreed to terms with DT Phil Taylor.
August 1, 2011Signed DE Jayme Mitchell. Sent an undisclosed 2012 draft pick to St. Louis to complete an earlier trade for G John Greco.
July
DATETRANSACTION
July 31, 2011Resigned DL Derreck Robinson.
July 30, 2011Signed 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, 2011Terminated the contracts of QB Jake Delhomme and LB Eric Alexander. Waived TE Tyson DeVree.
May
DATETRANSACTION
May 17, 2011Fired director of player development Jerry Butler.
February
DATETRANSACTION
February 22, 2011Designated K Phil Dawson as the franchise player.
February 14, 2011Named 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, 2011Terminated the contracts of NT Shaun Rogers, LB Eric Barton, LB David Bowens, DL Kenyon Coleman, TE Robert Royal and OL John St. Clair.
January
DATETRANSACTION
January 31, 2011Named Mark Whipple quarterbacks coach, Dwaine Board defensive line coach, Bill Davis linebackers coach and Mike Wilson wide receivers coach.
January 25, 2011Named Chris Tabor special teams coordinator.
January 21, 2011Named Dick Jauron defensive coordinator.
January 19, 2011Signed LB Austin English and WR Rod Windsor.
January 13, 2011Named Pat Shurmur coach.
January 10, 2011Signed QB Jarrett Brown, DL Scott Paxson and DB Ramzee Robinson.
January 6, 2011Signed 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, 2011Fired coach Eric Mangini.