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CLEVELAND -- Alex Tanney can perform trick shots with a football. Grant Hill Jersey . The Browns dont need him to do anything more fancy than learn their plays. At least, for now. With starter Jason Campbell out with a concussion, the Browns agreed to contract terms with Tanney on Tuesday, bringing him in to back up Brandon Weeden, who is expected to start on Sunday against Jacksonville. Tanney has spent this season on Dallas practice squad. The second-year pro set several Division III records while at Monmouth College (Ill.), and hes also a YouTube sensation with a video in which he throws a football over scoreboards, into a moving pickup truck, from 40 yards from his knees to hit a goal posts crossbar, and into basketball hoops from long range. The Browns had one quarterback on their roster and needed some insurance in case Weeden, who has twice lost his job and is being booed by Browns fans, gets hurt or struggles. Tanney completed 40 of 73 passes for 423 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions in the exhibition season for the Cowboys. He signed as an undrafted free agent with Kansas City last year, but spent the season on injured reserve with a finger injury. At Monmouth, he set Division III career marks with 14,249 yards passing and 157 TDs. On Monday, Browns coach Rob Chudzinski said Campbell is following the NFLs protocol for head injuries after he was hurt in Sundays home loss to Pittsburgh. Campbell was struck in the head by cornerback William Gay on a blitz and the Browns QB banged his head on the frozen turf when he fell. Campbell has not been formally ruled out, but Chudzinski said "chances are" Weeden will start. Weeden replaced Campbell and completed 13 of 30 passes for 209 yards with one interception -- returned for a TD -- and one score. The 30-year-old was targeted by some Browns fans, who booed him as he took the field and after every incompletion. Browns linebacker Paul Kruger said the team has not lost confidence in Weeden, and empathizes with his situation. "Thats the one position on the field that matters more than anything. Youve got 53 other guys depending on you and you really cant make a mistake," he said. "Youve got to be a special guy. Thats a tough position. Thats why they get paid the way they do, theyre protected the way they are. Theres a reason for those things and its because those guys can change the game for the better or the worse. "So Ive got Brandons back. Hes a good player. Hes out here working hard every day. Hes got a strong arm. Hes smart. Its a really hard position, and theres only a few guys in the league who are exceptional at it." NOTES: The Browns were awarded TE Andre Smith on waivers from the Dallas Cowboys and waived OL Patrick Lewis and WR Brian Tyms. In his second NFL season, Smith appeared in three games with the Cowboys. Elfrid Payton Jersey . Neither player was available Saturday for the Knicks 107-98 loss in Atlanta. "Were going in a different direction and weve got to figure out another spot or two for our ballclub," coach Mike Woodson said before the game. Arron Afflalo Jersey . Kelli Stack and Alex Carpenter also scored for the Americans, who avoided a repeat of Finlands upset at the Four Nations Cup in Lake Placid, N.Y., in November. Finnish goalie Noora Raty made 58 saves in that one, but the three-time Olympian could stop just 40 of 43 U.NEW YORK, N.Y. - Sitting behind a microphone in his New York Mets uniform, Bobby Abreu couldnt help but get choked up as he bid goodbye to the game he loves.Adios, he said, holding back tears.In a news conference Friday at Citi Field, the 40-year-old Abreu announced his plans to retire after the season, ending perhaps one of the most underappreciated careers in recent memory.Used almost exclusively as a pinch hitter in his final days with New York, Abreu thanked the Mets for the opportunity to complete his comeback and go out on his own terms a€” wearing a big league uniform.I feel happy with my career. I feel blessed, Abreu said. For me as a baseball player, I (achieved) all my goals.Abreu was out of the majors last season, but played winter ball back home in Venezuela and went to spring training this year with Philadelphia. After getting cut by the Phillies, the outfielder signed a minor league deal with the Mets and was called up from Triple-A Las Vegas a couple of times.A two-time All-Star who was a model of consistency in his prime, Abreu has quietly put up some marvelous numbers. He owns a .291 career batting average with 288 home runs and 1,363 RBIs. He has 2,469 hits and 400 stolen bases.Known for his sharp eye and patience at the plate, Abreu has drawn 1,475 walks a€” most among active players a€” to help him compile an outstanding .395 career on-base percentage.The only other players in major league history with 200 homers, 1,200 walks and 400 steals are Barry Bonds, Rickey Henderson and Joe Morgan.He was probably a little bit underappreciated. But when its all said and done, I think the numbers are going to speak up for themselves, said Mets manager Terry Collins, who was seated beside Abreu for his announcement.Abreu noted he was happy that Collins, his first major league manager in Houston, also will be his last. And his final games will be against the Astros, who signed Abreu in 1990 and brought him to the majors six yeaars later. Tracy Mcgrady Jersey. Collins and the Mets have credited Abreu with mentoring several of their young Latin players, in particular centre fielder Juan Lagares. Abreu said he would like to become a hitting coach one day.I have a lot of fun with these young guys. Theyre special, Abreu said. Even though Im 40 years old, they make me feel young, being around with them and playing around. And at that point I realized, this game is now for the next generation. And I think I just got done, and that made me decide its time to say goodbye.Abreu was hitting .246 this season with a homer and 14 RBIs in 130 at-bats. He was 5 for 38 (.132) with four walks as a pinch hitter.Omar Vizquel (2,877) and Hall of Famer Luis Aparicio (2,677) are the only Venezuelan-born players with more career hits.Bobby has been a positive influence in our clubhouse from the day he got here. He constantly has talked to our younger players about hitting and how they can get better, Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said in a packet of quotes about Abreu that was distributed by his agent. He has had a long and illustrious career and we are glad he spent a brief part of it in a Mets uniform.Abreu was in the majors from April 22 until Aug. 4 this season. The Mets released him six days later, but he re-signed with the club, returned to Las Vegas and was called up again on Sept. 10.He has not started a game since July 25, but his presence has been felt. Collins said Abreus willingness to work his way back in the minors is a great example for all these young guys who think theyre bigger than the game.The younger we got, the more impact he had, Collins said. I think hes made a big influence. I think his impact is going to be seen and felt by Juan Lagares a lot.Abreu said whether he gets a farewell start this weekend will be up to Collins, who did not reveal his plans. But he said Abreu will certainly get a chance to walk off the field with his head held high. Cheap Arizona Cardinals Jerseys Cheap Falcons Jerseys Cheap Ravens Jerseys Cheap Bills Jerseys Cheap Panthers Jerseys Cheap Bears Jerseys Cheap Bengals Jerseys Cheap Browns Jerseys Cheap Cowboys Jerseys Cheap Broncos Jerseys Cheap Lions Jerseys Cheap Packers Jerseys Cheap Texans Jerseys Cheap Colts Jerseys Cheap Jaguars Jerseys Cheap Chiefs Jerseys ' ' '
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