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With his first season in Cleveland unraveling, coach Eric Mangini on Wednesday benched Brady Quinn in favor of Derek Anderson, who rode a similar opportunity in 2007 to an appearance in the Pro Bowl.
The Browns (0-3) have scored just one touchdown and 29 points in Quinn's three starts, and Mangini has seen enough to believe Anderson deserves a chance.
Mangini benched Quinn at halftime of Sunday's 34-3 loss at M&T Bank Stadium. He brought in Anderson, a former Raven who was able to move the ball with more consistency but who threw three interceptions.
"What I'm looking for is for us to improve offensively," Mangini said. "I'm not by any stretch saying it's been all Brady."
DEMENTIA: Retired pro players may have a higher rate than normal of Alzheimer's disease or other memory problems, suggests a preliminary study that provides more fuel for concerns about long-term risk of concussions.
Experts said that the work was not definitive but that it fit in with other studies suggesting a long-term risk from head injuries in sports.
In the new work, 1,063 ex-players were asked whether they had ever been diagnosed with dementia, Alzheimer's disease or other memory-related disease. About 2 percent of the former players ages 30 to 49 said yes. That's 19 times the rate for the same age group in the general population.
For retirees over 50, the rate of about 6 percent was about five times higher.
EAGLES: Michael Vick is back with Nike more than two years after the company severed ties over the quarterback's involvement in a dogfighting ring.
The managing director of the agency that represents Vick announced the deal while participating on a panel at the Sports Sponsorship Symposium.
JAGUARS: Owner Wayne Weaver said the Jacksonville franchise would consider playing a game in Orlando if the NFL expands its regular season to 17 or 18 games.
"We know that we can't be a viable NFL city if we only sell 46,000 seats in a 66,000-seat stadium," Weaver said.
The Browns (0-3) have scored just one touchdown and 29 points in Quinn's three starts, and Mangini has seen enough to believe Anderson deserves a chance.
Mangini benched Quinn at halftime of Sunday's 34-3 loss at M&T Bank Stadium. He brought in Anderson, a former Raven who was able to move the ball with more consistency but who threw three interceptions.
"What I'm looking for is for us to improve offensively," Mangini said. "I'm not by any stretch saying it's been all Brady."
DEMENTIA: Retired pro players may have a higher rate than normal of Alzheimer's disease or other memory problems, suggests a preliminary study that provides more fuel for concerns about long-term risk of concussions.
Experts said that the work was not definitive but that it fit in with other studies suggesting a long-term risk from head injuries in sports.
In the new work, 1,063 ex-players were asked whether they had ever been diagnosed with dementia, Alzheimer's disease or other memory-related disease. About 2 percent of the former players ages 30 to 49 said yes. That's 19 times the rate for the same age group in the general population.
For retirees over 50, the rate of about 6 percent was about five times higher.
EAGLES: Michael Vick is back with Nike more than two years after the company severed ties over the quarterback's involvement in a dogfighting ring.
The managing director of the agency that represents Vick announced the deal while participating on a panel at the Sports Sponsorship Symposium.
JAGUARS: Owner Wayne Weaver said the Jacksonville franchise would consider playing a game in Orlando if the NFL expands its regular season to 17 or 18 games.
"We know that we can't be a viable NFL city if we only sell 46,000 seats in a 66,000-seat stadium," Weaver said.
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