--Todd DeLamielleure, son of former Browns guard Joe DeLamielleure, was among 54 players invited to the Browns' rookie minicamp last weekend. He was not offered a contract when the minicamp ended, but it was not from lack of effort.
The younger DeLamielleure looks exactly like his Hall of Fame father, but instead of playing on the offensive line, Todd, 29, is a linebacker. He is a firefighter in Charleston, S.C. He and his father also own a physical fitness equipment company.
--Defensive back Kenny Wright is still on the Browns roster. Wright was arrested last month in Texas and charged with unlawful restraint, evading arrest and possessing marijuana.
Wright allegedly was involved in an argument in the police station parking lot in Pearland, Tex., and took off running when police went out to quell the situation. Wright, 30, led them on a quarter-mile chase.
"We're monitoring it," general manager Phil Savage said. "We've been in touch with the league. They know where we are and we know where they stand on things. He's on the team."
--Savage said Charles Ali, who made the Browns as an undrafted rookie last season, was his biggest find among players not given much of a chance in the beginning.
"There was a clerical error and he was not looked at as a senior (in the 2006 football season)," Savage said. "We got the DVD on a Wednesday or Thursday before the draft. I said, 'Let's see if we can get this kid.' We signed him to $1,000 (bonus) and lo and behold, he made our team."
Ali played mostly on special teams last season.
--The coaches used the rookie minicamp to let the players know how demanding they will be in OTAs and minicamp. During one play, rookie tight end Martin Rucker lined up and offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski, standing right in front of him, told Rucker to move about six inches to the right. Rucker then went in motion.
QUOTE TO NOTE "I think the pressure is the same for all the guys. They put pressure on themselves to make it and try to win a starting job. It may be tougher for them to win a starting job with the experience we have coming back. It may be a little bit tougher for them, but we don't expect anything less." -- Coach Romeo Crennel on undrafted rookies
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I know its a little early still, but ESPN has come up with its first set of power ranking for next year. It has us at 9. Last year the Giants were 9th...hmmmm
Why is Kenny Wright still on this team?? Turns out that his April 3rd arrest for holding a couple O-zees of pot wasn't his first. Check that, it wasn't even his first since the SEASON ENDED. According to Marla Ridenour of the Akron Beacon Journal, Wright was also charged March 1st for carrying a bag
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Do you think it was a fluke in Chicago that Adam Archuleta couldn't produce? At the bargain price he will demand, I think the Browns would be smart to take a flyer on him. He may have lost a step at age 30, but he could definately help mentor the young backfield. Ma
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