The biggest addition was the signing of linebacker Quentin Groves of the Cardinals to a two year deal.
Groves had started for Arizona last season under new Browns defensive coordinator Ray Horton and was a player that the Browns were expected to be interested in.
Groves had four sacks last year for a career high in his first season playing in the 3-4 defense and is expected to contend for a starting spot at outside linebacker.
The other Browns signee' will mainly be a special teamer and third string blocking type at tight end in former Panther Gary Barnidge.
Barnidge signed a three year deal after a six catch (1 TD) 2012.
Barnidge is strictly a reserve,so the Browns are still in the running for a tight end that can start.
The Browns lost two players to teams that they had raided earlier in free agency.
The biggest loss was Josh Cribbs,who had spent several years in Cleveland as their special teams ace.
The multiple time Pro Bowler is now a member of the Arizona Cardinals,who will use him as their return man and occasional wideout.
Cribbs had dropped off a bit in the last few seasons and I can understand why the Browns decided not to bring him back at the money that he would have wanted.
Still,he was the most exciting player that the team has had in his tenure,so it still is sad to see him go.
Kaluka Maiava signed with the Raiders.
The linebackers was mostly a special teams standout,although he did start at linebacker some last season.
Maiava is better in the 4-3 setup,so this is not a huge loss for the Browns.
The Browns still need secondary help among others,so the team still has work to be done.
Look for more posts on the Browns soon..
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