Robert Royal News Archives

The downfield pass to the tight end -- missing since the trade of Kellen Winslow -- returned for one play last week.

Defensive coordinator Rob Ryan loves Browns fans. He just isn't a big fan of the idea to keep Cleveland Browns Stadium empty for the start of the Monday night game against the Ravens on Nov.

Robert Royal #84 of the Cleveland Browns looks on during a break in NFL game action against the Buffalo Bills at Ralph Wilson Stadium on October 11, 2009 in Orchard Park, New York.

KICKOFF: Sunday, 1 p.m. ET SURFACE: Grass TV: CBS SERIES: 14th regular-season meeting.

BEREA: When Derek Anderson slipped across the goal line on a broken play against the Cincinnati Bengals in Game 4, few knew the Browns quarterback was stepping into the dead zone.

In a span of 12 months, the Cleveland Browns went from having a Pro Bowl tight end in Kellen Winslow Jr.

Former Browns GM Phil Savage criticized the new regime to his hometown newspaper Wednesday -- and could be in breach of his Browns contract.

CLEVELAND: After rolling and totaling his Mercedes early Friday morning, Browns cornerback Eric Wright arrived at Cleveland Browns Stadium on Sunday with a new appreciation for the game.

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Cleveland wide receiver/return specialist Josh Cribbs was active for Sunday's home game against the Green Bay Packers.Cribbs, who is hampered by a knee injury, sat out Wednesday's practice session before taking limited reps on Thursday and Friday.

BEREA: A quarterback learning how to shake off interceptions and dropped passes must deal with a new receiving corps.

The Browns need Sunday's game against the Packers because the Browns trying to get well - in more ways than one.

BEREA: With a fastened seat belt and the aid of a trucker who stopped to pull him from the back window of his totaled car, Browns cornerback Eric Wright escaped major injury when his car flipped and rolled several times early Friday, police reported.

Scribbles in my pregame Browns notebook ... 1. When I arrived at Heinz Field , the last thing I wanted to hear was that Steve Heiden and Kamerion Wimbley were out.

Panthers: Carolina signed safety Keith Lewis yesterday and put cornerback Dante Wesley on the reserve-suspended list.

Just when it couldn't get any worse for the woeful Cleveland Browns, it has. The team has been sacked by the flu.

Game plan When the Steelers have the ball: RB Willie Parker has had five consecutive 100-yard games vs.

BEREA - The Cleveland Browns have signed free agent tight end Michael Gaines. Gaines has spent parts of seasons with Carolina, Buffalo, Detroit and Chicago.

Browns battered by flu bug Cleveland Browns coach Eric Mangini, seen in this file photo, had 12 players unable to practise Wednesday because of flu-like symptoms.

Steelers safety Troy Polamalu is one of the NFL's most recognizable players. His long, curly black hair has made him a fan favorite, as well as a darling of advertisers from coast to coast.

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The Browns just can't catch a break when facing the Pittsburgh Steelers. Strong safety Troy Polamalu, who's missed four games since suffering a knee injury in the season opener, is expected to play.

Phil Dawson returned to practice Wednesday after missing the previous three games with a right calf injury.

The Browns and Bills were tied, 3-3, through three quarters today at Ralph Wilson Stadium.

Backup kicker Billy Cundiff hit an 18-yard field goal with 23 seconds remaining Sunday, giving Cleveland a 6-3 victory over Buffalo for its first win of the season.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. a ' If Paul Brown were alive, the legendary coach might ask to take his name off a certain professional football franchise in Northeast Ohio.

Scribbles in my Browns notebook at halftime ... 1. Every time I come to Buffalo for a game, I'm reminded how much Bills fans and Browns fans have in common.

High-fiving, butt-slapping and even smiling. Eric Mangini looked like a different guy last week on Cleveland's sideline.

T he week that was for fans of Cleveland's alleged pro franchises had to be the strangest in memory.

Prior to signing with the Browns on March 5, 2009, tight end Robert Royal spent three years in the Buffalo Bills organization.

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham A lot has happened since the last time the Buffalo Bills played the Cleveland Browns .

Cleveland quarterback Derek Anderson engineered the Browns best offensive day of the season during a 23-20 loss to Cincinnati on Sunday.

BEREA: Browns coach Eric Mangini has taken a hard line with his players since the day he was hired, his fines and no-nonsense attitude rubbing some of his veterans the wrong way.

Leon Hall pried the ball out of Jerome Harrison's hands on a second-quarter run, and defensive end Robert Geathers caught it after it popped up in the air, rumbling down the right sideline for a 75-yard touchdown and a 14-0 Bengals lead.

If Eric Mangini thinks he's had it tough through the first two games, he's in for a rude awakening starting at 1 p.m. today.