(Berea) - Brady Quinn is getting his second chance at starting.

Quinn, benched just 10 quarters into the season for Derek Anderson, will start Monday night's game against the Baltimore Ravens.

Browns Coach Eric Mangini has decided to go back to Quinn after Anderson went 1-4 as a starter and posted the NFL's lowest quarterback rating. Mangini would like to stick with Quinn for the remainder of the season.

Quinn was replaced in the second half of the browns' 34-3 loss to the Ravens on September 27. He went 6 of 8 for 34 yards with one interception before being pulled for Anderson.

Mangini has been impressed with Quinn’s work ethic since being demoted. Quinn is 1-5 in six career starts.

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CLEVELAND (AP)—The Cleveland Browns have lost their leading tackler for the second time this season. Eric Barton was placed on injured reserve Tuesday with an unspecified injury, leaving the Browns without their two starting inside linebackers for the final eight games this season.

D’Qwell Jackson suffered a season-ending shoulder injury that required surgery last month. In announcing Barton was done for the year, the Browns did not reveal his injury or a timetable for his return. ESPN.com had previously reported that the 32-year-old Barton has a bulging disc in his neck and was contemplating surgery. Barton, one of 10 former New York Jets brought to Cleveland by coach Eric Mangini, started all eight games for Cleveland.
 
He was injured in the first half of a Nov. 1 loss at Chicago. “I feel bad for Eric because I know how much passion he has for the game and what it means to him,” Mangini said in a statement. “His ability to run the defense and allow those around him to play better will be greatly missed.” Mangini would not comment during the team’s bye week about reports Barton had a serious neck injury.

With Barton out, the Browns likely will use a combination of rookies David Veikune and Kaluka Maiava on the inside of their 3-4 defensive scheme with Jason Trusnik and Blake Costanzo also getting time. Outside linebacker David Bowens has played some inside linebacker this season.

The Browns, who host Baltimore on Monday night, also signed running back Thomas Brown to the practice squad and released receiver Darnell Jenkins from the practice squad.

The Browns are not making an official announcement regarding their quarterback situation until Wednesday. But two sources said the team likely will name Brady Quinn the starting quarterback for Monday night's game at Baltimore against the Ravens, ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter reported. Quinn started Cleveland's first three games before coach Eric Mangini switched to Derek Anderson for the fourth game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Anderson, who actually replaced Quinn halfway through Game 3 -- coincidentally, also against the Ravens -- is coming off a 6-for-17 performance with two interceptions in a 30-6 loss to the Chicago Bears. Anderson has thrown two touchdown passes and nine interceptions while going 1-4 as a starter. He is ranked last in the league in quarterback rating, and has a passer rating of only 3.1 in the fourth quarter. On Monday, Mangini said he would wait until Wednesday before making his quarterback choice public. "I know where I'm headed, but we'll talk about that on Wednesday," Mangini said during his news conference. "I haven't talked to the quarterbacks about it yet, so that's part of it." Mangini's secrecy is nothing new. He didn't announce Quinn as his starter for the season opener until an hour before kickoff. It may not matter who runs Cleveland's inept offense. The Browns have scored just five offensive touchdowns -- two fewer than the New Orleans defense. The Saints have outscored the Browns 303-78. It's as if the Browns are playing another sport. And as the never-ending saga drags on, the Browns returned from a bizarre bye week that included general manager George Kokinis' mysterious dismissal without any more information being provided about his ouster. One week after Kokinis was relieved of his duties, the team has yet to explain the circumstances surrounding his departure after just nine months on the job. Adam Schefter is ESPN's NFL Insider. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

The Cleveland Browns today elevated linebacker Marcus Benard to the active 53-man roster from the practice squad, the team announced.

In addition, the club signed tight end Evan Moore and wide receiver Chris Williams to the practice squad, and released tight end Colin Cloherty from the practice squad. Originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Browns on May 1, 2009, Benard was waived on September 6 and signed to the team’s practice squad on September 9. A two-year letterman at Jackson State University (2007-08), the Adrian, Michigan native earned All-Southwestern Athletic Conference honors as a senior after recording 80 tackles, 16 sacks and 22.5 tackles for loss.
 
Moore, who was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the New Orleans Saints on May 5, 2008, was waived by the Saints on May 13 and then signed by the Green Bay Packers on May 22. He spent the entire 2008 season on injured reserve and was waived by the Packers on September 5, 2009. A four-year letterman at Stanford University (2003-04, 2006-07), Moore appeared in 38 contests and finished his collegiate career with 103 receptions for 1,555 yards and 12 touchdowns. Born on January 3, 1985, the 6-6, 247-pound Moore is a native of Brea, Calif.

Originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Miami Dolphins on April 30, 2009, Williams was waived by the Dolphins on August 23, 2009. A three-year starter at New Mexico State University (2006-08), Williams finished his career as the Aggies’ all-time leader in receiving yards (3,555) and touchdown receptions (32). Born on September 16, 1987, the 5-8, 175-pounder is a native of Fort Worth, Texas.

- Browns coach Eric Mangini did not name a starting quarterback today in Berea. He did say that he will name either Brady Quinn or Derek Anderson on Wednesday.

- With the Browns playing on Monday night next week the team will use the extra day to work more on the Cleveland Browns then on the Ravens.

- Mangini said that today will be an extension of the bye week and that today will be much like a Friday where the team works on whatever was missed during the week.

- Rookie line backer Marcus Bernard has been called up from the teams practice squad and his teammates stood up and cheered for Bernard when it was announced to the team. His teammates respect his work ethic and how he has gone about practicing during the first half of the season. Now it will be interesting to see if he can help the Browns defense.

- The Browns still have a roster spot open and it should be filled in the next day or two. Mangini still would not comment on if he will lose inside linebacker Eric Barton for the season. But Barton hasn’t been seen inside the Browns locker room in the past 3 days that the media has been around so it looks like Barton could be out for a while.

- One of the things that Mangini will have his offense work on this week will be protecting the football better. He said that it has been such a problem that Mangini said that he will almost overkill his players on ball possession.

- When Mangini was asked about Mike Holmgren being a candidate to help out the Browns, Mangini basically side stepped the question and said that no rumors will distract him for doing his job. When Mangini was asked again about Holmgren, Mangini just said that he has nothing to add and that he is focused on the guys that are here.

- 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.