- Browns players practiced in Berea on Wednesday for the final time this week. The players will be off until next Monday. The Browns coaching staff will stay in town a few more days as they will go through the teams first 8 games and begin looking forward to the last 8 games.
 
- Browns coach Eric Mangini would not confirm the report that his middle line backer Eric Barton will miss the rest of the season with a bulging disc in his neck. Mangini just said that Barton is going through test and evaluating. He did not practice on Tuesday and he wasn’t in the locker room during the open media session.

- Jamal Lewis did miss practice on Tuesday, but was back on Wednesday and stood behind his retirement talk that he let out after the Browns 30-6 loss to the Bears. Lewis seems to be satisfied with his career but not overly thrilled about how his career is ending.

- Mangini still hasn’t named a starting quarterback for the team’s game on November 16th vs. Baltimore. He did say that he will name a starting quarterback early next week.

- Mangini said despite the club releasing two people close to him within the organization (Erin O’ Brien and George Kokinis) he still sees a plan in place and he will continue to work toward the path of making the Browns a winning organization. Despite a tough season and week Mangini seems to stay steadfast on what must be done in Berea.
 
- Mangini will spend time with his family the next few days, as he will even go to his son’s parent teacher conference.

The Cleveland Browns today waived kicker Billy Cundiff and defensive back Anthony Madison, the team announced.

Cundiff played in 5 games and was 6of 6 on field goals. His long field goal was 31 yards. Cundiff also had 16 kick offs that averaged 65.8 yards. Madison had 2 tackles in four games.

There are also reports that linebacker Eric Barton could miss the rest of the season because of a neck injury. The reports have Barton dealing with a bulging disc in his neck. Barton came over from the Jets in the off season and had been 2nd on the team in tackles.

If he can't play that would set the team back as the teams other starting middle linebacker D'Qwell Jackson is already out for the season with a shoulder injury.

BEREA, Ohio (AP)—Browns coach Eric Mangini is not offering any details about the team’s unexplained dismissal of his friend, general manager George Kokinis. Mangini says the team’s decision to move ahead without Kokinis was “difficult, both professionally and personally.”

Mangini wished Kokinis and his family well and said things didn’t work out for several reasons, though he declined to be specific. Mangini deflected several questions about Kokinis’ stunning departure on Monday. The team has not said if he was fired or resigned.

Kokinis was hired in January, two weeks after Mangini became Cleveland’s coach. Mangini did not say when or if the team will replace Kokinis, who previously worked with the coach under Bill Belichick in Cleveland in the 1990s.

Cleveland Browns General Manager George Kokinis is no longer actively involved with the organization. In response to rumors and reports that Kokinis was escorted out of the building today, the Browns deny those reports. In the interest of protecting the parties involved we will withhold further comment.

Through sources WTAM Sports has been informed that Browns GM George Kokinis was escorted out of the team’s facility early this afternoon.

Kokinis was hand picked by Browns head coach Eric Mangini.

The Browns are off to a tough start as they are 1-7 as they enter the team’s bye week.

CHICAGO -- Pounded the previous week and losers of two straight, the Chicago Bears couldn't afford to go down again. Good thing for them that Derek Anderson and the Cleveland Browns were in town.

Jay Cutler threw for 225 yards, Matt Forte ran for two touchdowns and the Bears (4-3) beat the bumbling Browns 30-6 Sunday.

Anderson had another miserable day for the Browns (1-7) and was lifted for Brady Quinn, the man he replaced in Week 3, with about three minutes left in the game. Anderson completed just 6 of 17 passes for 76 yards and got intercepted twice.
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hat certainly didn't help a rating that was already a league-low 40.6 entering this game. And now, the Browns appear to be back in a familiar spot: Deciding on a starting quarterback.

The Bears paid tribute to Walter Payton at halftime on the 10th anniversary of his death, then delivered a performance that was far from sweet.

Chicago struggled to complete drives early on, settling for field goals instead of touchdowns but did just enough to put away the team with the league's worst defense and second-worst offense. That won't settle the nerves of fans who were more than antsy after a 45-10 thumping the previous week at Cincinnati.

Cutler was on the run all day and got sacked a season-high four times despite a shakeup on the line in which Josh Beekman replaced Frank Omiyale as the starting left guard. A late hit from Kamerion Wimbley on a third down in the second quarter left him with a bloody mouth, and he got leveled by Shaun Rogers on a 31-yard pass to Johnny Knox in the third. Both plays led to touchdown runs by Matt Forte, who finished with 90 yards on 26 carries.

The Bears got a scare when Devin Hester limped off the field after making a catch late in the fourth quarter. He came back for a punt return and finished with seven receptions for 81 yards.

After giving up a season-high 448 yards and touchdowns on the first four possessions against the Bengals and old friend Cedric Benson, the Bears held Cleveland to 191. The Browns didn't score until Anderson ran it in from the 1 early in the third, making it 16-6, and the Bears pulled away from there.

They might have broken it open earlier if not for some missed opportunities.
Robbie Gould gave them a 3-0 lead with a 37-yard field goal with 2:20 left in the first quarter, and the Bears immediately had a big opportunity when a Danieal Manning lunged to pick off a deep pass intended for Mohamed Massaquoi. He returned the ball 35 yards to the Cleveland 13, but instead of a touchdown, Chicago had to settle for a 29-yarder from Gould that made it 6-0 with 1:13 left in the quarter.

The Bears had another shot at the end zone early in the second when they recovered a fumble by Jamal Lewis near midfield, only to call on Gould again. This time, he booted a 32-yarder after Cutler got sacked by an unchecked Wimbley on third down at the 3, but Wimbley's late helmet-to-head on the quarterback on third down at the 31 a few minutes later proved costly.

Not only did the Bears finally score a touchdown, the Browns lost linebacker Eric Barton to a right shoulder injury. That happened when he and Eric Wright tackled Greg Olsen on a 12-yard pass that put the ball on the Cleveland 14. Three plays later, Forte ran it in from the 1 to make it 16-0.