Browns re-sign Jordan Cameron

The Cleveland Browns had been ridiculed for not being active on the first days of free agency.
Inactive to the point of adding no one and only the re-signing of special teamer Marlon Moore kept the Browns from not appearing on the transaction wire at all.
Suddenly,late in the afternoon,a surprise came from Cleveland as the team re-signed tight end Jordan Cameron to a two year deal with 15 million as the cost of doing business.

Cameron had been looked at as the best available tight end in free agency,but had expressed discontent in Cleveland and was rumored to be a target of contending teams.
However,when Seattle landed Jimmy Graham via trade and took themselves out of the tight end market,Cameron found his suitors limited and decided to surprisingly stay with the Browns.
This is a deal with risk for the Browns as Cameron didn't suddenly eliminate the concussion issues
that have plagued him over his career and kept him out of six games last season.
However,it is one well worth taking as Cameron,when healthy,is solidly in the second tier of pass catching tight ends behind Graham and Rob Gronkowski and is one of the few tight ends that are able to split the seam downfield for big plays,such as his 81 yard catch and run for a touchdown against Carolina.
The deal works for Cameron too as he will have the opportunity to prove that his health is fine as that has far more questions than anything else and with just a two year contract,Cameron could be back on the free agent slab at the age of 28-prime years for a big contract.
This is a pleasant surprise,so the Browns were able to get something accomplished over the first days of the free agent period...

The only other Browns addition of the day was the return of one of the Browns passers of the past,even if only for a short period of time.

Thaddeus Lewis returns to Cleveland after time spent as a Bill and Texan to most likely battle Connor Shaw for the third string position.
Lewis was a Brown for two seasons in the Pat Shurmur era and is most (Ok totally) remembered for his surprisingly competent start in the final game against Pittsburgh in 2012.
The mobile Lewis is always popular with his teammates and coaching staff and this staff knows Lewis from his Buffalo stint.
I would give Lewis a very good chance of making this team in the third string slot and I wouldn't be against him in that position.
It is not the most inspiring signing,but all jokes aside,this signing will help in the locker room and at worst adds an extra arm to training camp.
No harm at all...

I may return later with a look at the two Saints moves of the day....