2014 Cleveland Browns Season

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Revision as of 03:27, 10 August 2014

2014 Cleveland Browns season
Head coach Mike Pettine
General manager Ray Farmer
Owner Jimmy Haslam
Home field FirstEnergy Stadium
Timeline
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The 2014 Cleveland Browns season will be the franchise's upcoming 66th season as a professional sports franchise and its 62nd season as a member of the National Football League. It will be the first season under new head coach Mike Pettine, as former head coach Rob Chudzinski was fired after a 4–12 season, as well as the first season under new general manager Ray Farmer. They will attempt to break their 11-year playoff drought, the longest in franchise history.

Contents

Offseason

Personnel changes

Coaching staff changes

Front office changes

Roster changes

Free Agents

Pos Player Tag 2014 Team Signed
G Oniel Cousins UFA Tampa Bay Buccaneers March 16
K Billy Cundiff UFA Cleveland Browns March 6
G Shawn Lauvao UFA Washington Redskins March 11
C Alex Mack UFA/TT Cleveland Browns April 11
RB Willis McGahee UFA
LB Craig Robertson ERFA Cleveland Browns March 6
S T. J. Ward UFA Denver Broncos March 11
Players shaded in green re-signed with the Browns
UFA: Unrestricted free agent

RFA: Restricted free agent
ERFA: Exclusive rights free agent
FT: Player was designated with the franchise tag
TT: Player was designated with the transition tag

Releases

Pos Player Released 2014 Team Signed
WR Davone Bess March 5
QB Jason Campbell March 12 Cincinnati Bengals March 19
LB D'Qwell Jackson February 26 Indianapolis Colts March 6
WR Greg Little May 16 Oakland Raiders May 19
QB Brandon Weeden March 12 Dallas Cowboys March 17

Signings

Pos Player 2013 Team Signed
WR Anthony Armstrong N/A May 19
WR Miles Austin Dallas Cowboys May 15
WR Earl Bennett Chicago Bears May 15
WR Nate Burleson Detroit Lions April 6
LB Karlos Dansby Arizona Cardinals March 11
LB Zac Diles Tennessee Titans May 1
TE Jim Dray Arizona Cardinals March 13
WR Andrew Hawkins Cincinnati Bengals March 18
G Paul McQuistan Seattle Seahawks March 24
FB Chris Pressley Cincinnati Bengals April 14
RB Ben Tate Houston Texans March 15
QB Tyler Thigpen N/A May 1
CB Isaiah Trufant New York Jets March 11
S Donte Whitner San Francisco 49ers March 11
QB Vince Young Green Bay Packers May 1

2014 draft class

Main article: 2014 NFL Draft
Round Selection Player Position College
1 8
(from Minnesota) 		Justin Gilbert Cornerback Oklahoma State
22
(from Philadelphia) 		Johnny Manziel Quarterback Texas A&M
2 35 Joel Bitonio Offensive tackle Nevada
3 71 Christian Kirksey Linebacker Iowa
94
(from San Francisco) 		Terrance West Running back Towson
4 127
(from Indianapolis) 		Pierre Desir Cornerback Lindenwood
Notes
  • The Browns traded their original first-round selection (No. 4 overall) to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for the Bills' first round selection (No. 9 overall) and their 2015 first and fourth round selections.
  • The Browns then traded the No. 9 overall selection, along with their fifth round selection (No. 145 overall) to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for the No. 8 overall selection.
  • The Browns traded the No. 26 selection, along with a third round selection (No. 83 overall), to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for the No. 22 overall selection.
  • The Browns acquired an additional third-round selection (No. 83 overall) in a trade that sent the team's 2013 fourth-round selection to the Pittsburgh Steelers. This selection was later traded to the Eagles (see above).
  • The Browns acquired an additional fourth-round selection (No. 127 overall) in a trade that sent the team's 2013 fifth-round selection to the Indianapolis Colts.

The Browns did not have selections from rounds 5–7 as a result of the following trades:

Undrafted free agent signings

Pos Player College Signed
FB Ray Agnew Southern Illinois May 12
DL Calvin Barnett Oklahoma State May 12
DB Darwin Cook West Virginia May 12
RB Isaiah Crowell Alabama State May 12
OL Anthony Dima Massachusetts May 12
WR Chandler Jones San Jose State May 12
WR Jonathan Krause Vanderbilt May 12
DL Elhadji Ndiaye Nebraska-Kearney May 15
OL Michael Philipp Oregon State May 12
QB Connor Shaw South Carolina May 12
WR Kenny Shaw Florida State May 12
WR Willie Snead Ball State May 12

Gordon suspension

On May 9, it was announced that wide receiver Josh Gordon could face a possible season-long suspension due to a second failed drug test.

Preseason

Schedule

The Browns' preseason opponents were announced on April 9, 2014.

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site TV NFL.com
recap
Final score Team record
1 August 9 7:30 p.m. at Detroit Lions L 12-13 0-1 Ford Field WKYC Recap
2 August 18 8:00 p.m. at Washington Redskins FedEx Field ESPN
3 August 23 8:00 p.m. St. Louis Rams FirstEnergy Stadium WKYC
4 August 28 8:00 p.m. Chicago Bears FirstEnergy Stadium WKYC

Regular season

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site TV NFL.com
recap
Final score Team record
1 September 7 1:00 p.m. at Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field CBS
2 September 14 1:00 p.m. New Orleans Saints FirstEnergy Stadium Fox
3 September 21 1:00 p.m. Baltimore Ravens FirstEnergy Stadium CBS
4 Bye
5 October 5 1:00 p.m. at Tennessee Titans LP Field CBS
6 October 12 1:00 p.m. Pittsburgh Steelers FirstEnergy Stadium CBS
7 October 19 1:00 p.m. at Jacksonville Jaguars EverBank Field CBS
8 October 26 4:25 p.m. Oakland Raiders FirstEnergy Stadium CBS
9 November 2 1:00 p.m. Tampa Bay Buccaneers FirstEnergy Stadium Fox
10 November 6
Thursday 		8:25 p.m. at Cincinnati Bengals Paul Brown Stadium NFLN
11 November 16 1:00 p.m. Houston Texans FirstEnergy Stadium CBS
12 November 23 1:00 p.m. at Atlanta Falcons Georgia Dome CBS
13 November 30 1:00 p.m. at Buffalo Bills Ralph Wilson Stadium CBS
14 December 7 1:00 p.m. Indianapolis Colts FirstEnergy Stadium CBS
15 December 14 1:00 p.m. Cincinnati Bengals FirstEnergy Stadium CBS
16 December 21 1:00 p.m. at Carolina Panthers Bank of America Stadium CBS
17 December 28 1:00 p.m. at Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium CBS
Notes
  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times for Sunday games from Weeks 5–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.

Staff

Template:Cleveland Browns Staff

Current roster

Template:Cleveland Browns Roster

References

External links

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