Cleveland Browns Transactions 2012

December
DATETRANSACTION
December 31, 2012Fired general manager Tom Heckert and coach Pat Shurmur.
December 26, 2012Placed S Usama Young on injured reserve. Signed QB Josh Johnson. Signed DB Jordan Mabin to the practice squad.
December 24, 2012Placed WR Mohamed Massaquoi on injured reserve. Signed QB Thad Lewis from the practice squad.
December 19, 2012Signed TE George Bryan to the practice squad.
December 18, 2012Named Alec Scheiner president. Placed LB James-Michael Johnson and DB T.J. Ward on injured reserve. Signed DB Prince Miller and LB Adrian Moten. Signed DL Hall Davis from the practice squad.
December 17, 2012Released DB Dimitri Patterson.
December 13, 2012Signed DL Kendrick Adams to the practice squad.
December 10, 2012Signed TE Brad Smelley from the practice squad. Released DL Ronnie Cameron.
November
DATETRANSACTION
November 26, 2012Announced president Mike Holmgren is leaving the team.
November 25, 2012Released WR Carlton Mitchell.
November 13, 2012Signed DL Ricky Elmore to the practice squad.
November 2, 2012Signed DL Ronnie Cameron from the practice squad. Activated DL Phil Taylor from the reserve physically unable to perform list. Placed DL Brian Sanford on injured reserve.
October
DATETRANSACTION
October 31, 2012Signed DL Hall Davis to the practice squad.
October 30, 2012Placed DL Emmanuel Stephens on injured reserve.
October 27, 2012Placed LB Scott Fujita on injured reserve. Signed DL Brian Sanford from the practice squad.
October 24, 2012Placed LB Scott Fujita on injured reserve.
October 22, 2012Signed OL Jarrod Shaw from the practice squad. Placed OL Jason Pinkston on injured reserve. Signed OL Bryant Browning to the practice squad.
October 17, 2012Named Joe Banner chief executive officer.
October 13, 2012Signed QB Thaddeus Lewis to the practice squad.
October 12, 2012Signed WR Josh Cooper from the practice squad. Placed WR Jordan Norwood on injured reserve-return.
October 11, 2012Waived QB Thaddeus Lewis.
October 10, 2012Released DL Marcus Benard from injured reserve. Released LB Benjamin Jacobs from the practice squad. Signed WR Rod Windsor to the practice squad.
September
DATETRANSACTION
September 11, 2012Signed OL D.J. Young to the practice squad. Released OL Jeff Shugarts from the practice squad. Announced the NFL lifted the exemption for LB Scott Fujita.
September 3, 2012Signed DL Brian Sanford to the practice squad. Released LB Solomon Elimimian from the practice squad.
September 1, 2012Claimed LB Tank Carder off waivers from Buffalo and DL Ishmaa'ily Kitchen off waivers from Baltimore. Waived DL Brian Sanford. Waived/injured DL Scott Paxson. Signed LB Solomon Elimimian, DL Ronnie Cameron, WR Josh Cooper, LB Benjamin Jacobs, FB Brad Smelley, OL Garth Gerhart, OL Jarrod Shaw and OL Jeff Shugarts to the practice squad.
August
DATETRANSACTION
August 31, 2012Waived OL Dominic Alford, DL Ronnie Cameron, WR Josh Cooper, OL Stanley Daniels, DB James Dockery, OL Garth Gerhart, DL William Green, TE Dan Gronkowski, LB Benjamin Jacobs, DL Ernest Owusu, DL Brian Schaefering, OL Jarrod Shaw , OL Jeff Shugarts, FB Brad Smelley, LB Quinton Spears, RB Adonis Thomas, DL Kiante Tripp, WR Rod Windsor, TE Evan Moore and QB Seneca Wallace. Traded S David Sims to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a conditional 2013 draft choice.
August 27, 2012Claimed DL Ernest Owusu off waivers from Minnesota. Waived/injured DL Marcus Benard, DL Auston English and DB Antwuan Reed. Placed LB Emmanuel Acho and LB Chris Gocong on injured reserve. Placed DL Phil Taylor on the reserve-physically unable to perform list.
August 26, 2012Waived OL Jake Anderson, OL Matt Cleveland, DB Emanuel Davis, LB JoJo Dickson, P Spencer Lanning, WR Carlton Mitchell, WR Bert Reed, WR Jermaine Saffold and WR Owen Spencer.
August 18, 2012Waived K Jeff Wolfert.
August 16, 2012Placed RB Eddie Williams on injured reserve.
August 14, 2012Claimed DT Ronnie Cameron off waivers from Chicago. Waived RB Eddie Williams.
July
DATETRANSACTION
July 24, 2012Signed RB Trent Richardson and QB Brandon Weeden.
July 16, 2012Signed WR Josh Gordon.
May
DATETRANSACTION
May 14, 2012Signed LB Emmanuel Acho, LB JoJo Dickson and RB Adonis Thomas. Waived RB Armond Smith. Placed LB Andrew Sweat on the reserve/retired list.
May 12, 2012Signed OL Mitchell Schwartz, DL John Hughes, WR Travis Benjamin, LB James-Michael Johnson, OL Ryan Miller, DL Billy Winn, DB Trevin Wade and FB Brad Smelley.
May 9, 2012Signed DB Mike Allen, OL Jake Anderson, DB Johnson Bademosi, OL Matt Cleveland, WR Josh Cooper, DB Emanuel Davis, LB L.J. Fort, OL Garth Gerhart, DB Tashaun Gipson, DL William Green, DB Antwuan Reed, WR Bert Reed, WR Jermaine Saffold, OL J.B. Shugarts and LB Andrew Sweat.
May 2, 2012Claimed P Spencer Lanning off waivers from Jacksonville.
May 1, 2012Claimed P Spencer Lanning off waivers from Jacksonville.
April
DATETRANSACTION
April 17, 2012Announced WR Jordan Norwood has signed his tender as an exclusive rights player.
March
DATETRANSACTION
March 19, 2012Announced K Phil Dawson signed his one-year tender as the team's franchise player.
March 16, 2012Released DE Jayme Mitchell.
March 15, 2012Signed DE Frostee Rucker to a five-year contract. Re-signed OL Oniel Cousins and TE Alex Smith. Announced DL Brian Schaefering signed his tender as an exclusive rights player.
March 14, 2012Released G Eric Steinbach.
March 13, 2012Released G Eric Steinbach.
February
DATETRANSACTION
February 27, 2012Signed LB D'Qwell Jackson to a multiyear contract extension.
January
DATETRANSACTION
January 23, 2012Named Tim Hauck defensive backs coach.
January 18, 2012Named Nolan Cromwell senior offensive assistant.
January 3, 2012Signed OL Dominic Alford, OL Stanley Daniels, OL Jarrod Shaw, LB Craig Robertson, DB David Sims, RB Armond Smith, WR Owen Spencer and K Jeff Wolfert.