Cribbs to reportedly sit out minicamp this week
Posted May 18th, 2009 by Dan
Browns special teams ace Josh Cribbs is expected to skip (in)voluntary full-team minicamps beginning Tuesday. That is according to John Taylor of the Orange & Brown Report.
Cribbs' displeasure stems from the team not restructuring his contract after telling him all offseason it would be redone. Cribbs is set to make $620,000 in 2009, $635,000 in 2010, $650,000 in 2011, and $790,000 in 2012. Those numbers are from a six-year contract Cribbs signed prior to the 2007 season.
Mary Kay-Cabot of the Plain Dealer reports that Cribbs wants a deal similar to the Bears' Devin Hester. Last year he signed a four-year, $40 million with $15 million guaranteed.
While Cribbs has become the better special teams player, Hester caught 51 passes for 665 yards last season. Cribbs caught just two passes for 18 yards in 2008. He did figure in Cleveland's "Wildcat" scheme and rushed for 167 yards on 29 attempts. Cribbs, a good tackler on special teams, is also getting some consideration to play defense for the Browns this season.
Update – The Browns issued the following statement earlier:
Contrary to published reports this morning, no one from the current Browns organization, including Owner Randy Lerner, has ever made any promises to Josh Cribbs with regard to his contract status.
May 18th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
What bothers me is the fact that these so called contracts don't seem to be worth the paper they are written on. Cribbs obviously wanted security or he wouldn't have signed a 6 year contract. He had better tread lightly unless he is willing to sit out the next 4 years at zero pay.
May 18th, 2009 at 4:19 pm
That's always bothered me as well.
May 18th, 2009 at 6:00 pm
On how the Browns been managed since 1999, I would have to side with Josh Cribbs on this one. I am sure "someone" told him this for him to come out and say this. I believe Josh. He's plays his heart out every Sunda and it shows!
May 18th, 2009 at 7:42 pm
I'm 100% behind Josh, the Browns are letting their fans down by ignoring the hardest working player on the team.
May 19th, 2009 at 12:16 am
Please pay Cribbs!!!!!!
May 19th, 2009 at 5:56 pm
randy lerner let his previous g.m. send obscene e-mail to a fan and insinuate winslow had v.d. like i'm going to believe a word from him or his cronies. hahahaha!!!
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