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The federal investigation into owner Jimmy Haslam's family-run business has been another black eye for the Cleveland Browns organization. But Haslam fixed one embarrassment for the Browns on Wednesday, officially mending the relationship with Jim Bro...

The Cleveland Browns welcomed back one of their all-time great players, naming Jim Brown a special adviser Wednesday.

Owners and coaches continue to provide some notes from the NFL owners meetings, which are beginning to wind down in Arizona. Here's another packed edition of the wake-up call ... BALTIMORE RAVENS Owner Steve Bisciotti told The NFL Network that...

Let's take a look at what's happening around the division in the wake-up call ... RAVENS: Defensive tackle Haloti Ngata told USA Today that his injured left knee was feeling better. It was good sign that he was seen jogging through the team's New ...

Five nuggets of knowledge about Week 14: Return of Roethlisberger: The Steelers should get a boost with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger starting Sunday after missing three games with rib and shoulder injuries. In nine games with Roethlisberger this...

It took Trent Richardson some time to win over Jim Brown. But he always had one Hall of Fame running back in his corner. Richardson has a close relationship with former Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith. They attended the same high school (Escambi...

Rookie running back Trent Richardson did more than win Sunday's game for the Browns. He also won over his biggest critic. Following the Browns' 7-6 victory over the Chargers, Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown went to Richardson's locker, where t...

Teams shouldn't spend a top-five pick on a running back in this pass-happy age of football. Two knee surgeries in less than a year reveal that Trent Richardson is damaged goods. Even Jim Brown, the greatest runner in Browns -- and perhaps NFL -- hist...

When Jim Brown described Trent Richardson as "ordinary," the Browns rookie running back took it in stride, saying he would use it as motivation to make the Hall of Famer a believer. When Bengals linebacker Rey Maualuga said Richardson "didn't do n...

Every morning, grab a cup of coffee and get your AFC North wake-up call here: While once again addressing the comments made by Jim Brown that he was "ordinary," Browns running back Trent Richardson recently revealed a lofty goal. "I want to be ...

Cleveland Browns running back Trent Richardson doesn't have any desire to sit down and talk to his toughest critic. Earlier this month, Richardson told ESPN.com that he'll use Jim Brown's repeated remarks about him as motivation but he doesn't nee...

Every morning, grab a cup of coffee and get your AFC North wake-up call here: When it comes to contract talks with the Pittsburgh Steelers, all the talk focuses on wide receiver Mike Wallace. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Ron Cook suggests another...

Every morning, grab a cup of coffee and get your AFC North wake-up call here: Derrick Mason retired from football five months ago, but it appears that he now wants to do so as a member of the Ravens. The team announced a news conference for Mon...

Every morning, grab a cup of coffee and get your AFC North wake-up call here: Browns Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown described Trent Richardson as an "ordinary" talent on draft day and he isn't backing down from his assessment of the team's fi...

As many of the loyal readers of the AFC North blog know, I believe the Cleveland Browns made the right move in draft running back Trent Richardson. The Browns need an offensive playmaker, and Richardson was clearly the top one remaining after Andrew ...

The AFC North dominated the top of ESPN's Any Era team, which was unveiled last week. Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis topped the list and was followed by Steelers safety Troy Polamalu and Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Now, it's your turn. T...