Braylon ACTIVATED!!!

[RuanuLaw]

Edwards joins his teammates
By Zac Jackson, Staff Writer
July 29, 2006


Braylon Edwards

Photo By John H. Reid III

Saturday's afternoon practice has a surprise participant: Braylon Edwards.

Edwards, dressed in shoulder pads and shorts like the rest of his teammates, emerged from the Browns' locker room and jogged onto the practice field just before 5:30 p.m. Saturday.

It's a sign that he's been activated from the physically unable to perform (PUP) list and will begin his road back to action, at least on a limited basis.

Edwards suffered a torn ACL last Dec. 4 during the Browns' loss to the Jaguars. He had successful surgery in early January and has been rehabbing since; he wore a brace on his right knee when he took to the practice field Saturday.

Stay tuned to Cleveland Browns.com after practice for more details.

http://clevelandbrowns.com/news_room/news/arts/5543.0.html

Finaly, some good news!

 

[lebron720]

does this mean he can comeback before week 7????

 

[cdt]

It means he can play anytime the coaches want to put him in. I doubt he sees big time in training camp or preseason but maybe he gets in earlier in the season then we thought.

Still kinda nervous...

20 yard sprints and catches He'll be cutting soon hopefully.

 

[RuanuLaw]

It means he can play anytime the coaches want to put him in. I doubt he sees big time in training camp or preseason but maybe he gets in earlier in the season then we thought.

Still kinda nervous...

20 yard sprints and catches He'll be cutting soon hopefully.

He was already cutting. He broke somebody's ancles today at practice on 1-on-1 coverage. Made that teamate fall.

Plus he said he expects to play against New Orleans!

 

[cdt]

Either you misspelled ankle or ancles = a drunk attempt at ACL. Which would not be good :thumbdown

Doesn't it suck though...we rob New Orleans of their center...give them our starter that we don't want. And they'll have a better starting center come Week 1 :uhh:

 

[imahustla]

Yes, HE'S BACK, BABY!!! This is GREAT news! DEFINITELY softens the blow of losing LeCharles!!!!

Link

Surprise, surprise: Edwards practices with Browns

By TOM WITHERS, AP Sports Writer
July 29, 2006

BEREA, Ohio (AP) -- Orange helmet in hand and wearing "I'M" on one wrist and "BACK" on the other, Braylon Edwards burst through the glass doors of Browns headquarters and sprinted onto the practice field as if it was an NFL Sunday.

For Edwards, it felt like one.

"This is the happiest I've ever been," Edwards said.

Cleveland's second-year wide receiver, who underwent knee surgery in January and wasn't expected to be ready to play in games until October, unexpectedly returned to practice for the first time with the Browns on Saturday.

Edwards tore the anterior cruciate ligament while trying to make a leaping catch against Jacksonville on Dec. 4, ending his rookie season and requiring him to undergo surgery on Jan. 3.

But just short of seven months into his rehab, more than two months before expected, Edwards is playing football again.

"I shouldn't be where I am," he said. "But I am."

Edwards thinks he might even be able to play in the Browns' season opener on Sept. 10 against New Orleans.

"It's looking real good," said Edwards, who attributed his quick comeback to hard work, youth and some good genes. "I think my body is a little different than anybody's. I do have a little something special."

Edwards said he would be "shocked" if he wasn't back to 100 percent by Oct. 1.

The Browns, who have been snake-bitten by major injuries in recent years, initially targeted Sept. 1 as Edwards return date for practice. However, the 6-foot-3, 212-pounder who was taken with the No. 3 overall selection in the 2005 draft, was way ahead of the club's medical timetable.

Edwards said he was running just three months after surgery, and that during his entire recovery he and the Browns' medical staff has pushed him only as much as his knee would allow.

"God forbid, if anything happens to our race and creed," Browns owner Randy Lerner said, "they should use his DNA to rebuild the population."

Edwards had to first pass a physical and be medically cleared by team doctors before he could practice. The Browns had placed the former Michigan star on the active physically unable to perform list when camp opened.

As Edwards ran onto the field, he was cheered by hundreds of Browns fans who never expected to see him so soon. Edwards' arrival helps soften the loss of center LeCharles Bentley, who suffered a season-ending knee injury during the first play of 11-on-11 drills on Thursday.

Edwards' return also meant the Browns could finally see him and Kellen Winslow, their top pick in 2004, on the field together. Winslow missed most of the past two seasons with serious leg injuries.

During the early stages of practice, Edwards and Winslow played catch and during a lull, Edwards heaved the ball toward the other side of the field trying to hit Winslow, who had turned his back for a moment.

"We got real close in the offseason," Edwards said. "We talk everyday about what we want to do for this organization. He and I are going to make some magic this year, and for years to come."

The Browns are counting on the pair as targets for second-year quarterback Charlie Frye and to improve an offense that scored a league-low 232 points last season.

About midway through the workout, Edwards ran over and slapped hands with fans standing along one sideline.

Edwards won't be involved in any contact for some time, as the Browns will be cautious with him. He did take part in some team drills, and made his first catch of camp by hauling in a short pass from quarterback Ken Dorsey.

Edwards missed the first two weeks of training camp last summer in a contract holdout. The missed time put him behind and he didn't become a regular starter until midway through last season.

He finished with 32 catches for 512 yards and three touchdowns, two of them coming in the first half of the game he was hurt.

"I think all of this has made me mentally stronger player, stronger than I've ever been," Edwards said.

 

[cavincali]

Doesn't it suck though...we rob New Orleans of their center...give them our starter that we don't want. And they'll have a better starting center come Week 1 :uhh:

Hallen will be the better starter week one. Why you ask, because the allways undersized Faine will be trying to block Ted Washington.

 

[lebron720]

ics:

 

[imahustla]

ics:

WTF are you talking about? Looks like you found a new toy in the avatar section, because that makes absolutely no sense. All you need is a freaking link and a source saying he is playing. I doubt people in the Associated Press make up stories.

 

[Smooth]

This is great news.. I agee with CA with this softening the blow of Bentley.. I just hope he isn't rushed along.. I rather sit him out and wait until he is completely ready, instead of rushing him into action and having an even greater risk of injury..

 

[RuanuLaw]

Faine is more agile. But has not hip roll, nor does he have the size.

Hallen is slower, a little bit more hip roll, but has size!

U tell me who u would rather have on a Pass rush, and who u would rather have on a Run Block! lol. They are like the AV and Gooden of the Cavs. One has the other, but lacks another. lol

 

[MixedBag]

Please Gooden is in far to many threads already.

Glad to see Braylong back early with the obvious caveat that he is not in greater danger of re-injury.

IF Frye has the time to throw, he definetly has three recievers capable of getting hopen and catching the ball in Braylong, Winslow2 and Joe. Still comes down to the OL and a backup level C and a RT with a knee that is wearing out. Anyone hear any progress on that big OT we got in camp last year as a project?

 

[Mac]

Take it slow...with our luck, he will tear it again..

 

[lebron720]

i cant wait to see faine block washington.

 

[cavincali]

i cant wait to see faine block washington.

Are you this dumb bro. You are echoing the same thing I said before when you used the "Im with stupid" thing.

I hate stupid ass posters like you. Get the hell out of this place bro you bring nothing to it.