According to John Taylor of the Orange and Brown Report the Browns have come to terms with Kaluka Maiava, a fourth-round pick from Southern California.

Taylor says the four-year deal for the outside linebacker is likely worth just under $2.5 million.

At USC, Maiava only started his senior year, but played in 51 career games. During that time, he had 164 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks and 7 pass breakups. In 2008, he was named to the Pac-10 all-conference second team.

He was twice named the Trojan's co-special teams player of the year. It is likely he'll be a backup and special teams contributor for the Browns.

Maiava is the second Browns draftee to receive a contract following the recent signing of running back James Davis.

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Scott Wright of Draft Countdown just reviewed the team's draft. He gave the Browns a B-. Here's an excerpt:

Whether or not Cleveland’s new braintrust will finally get the franchise on the right track remains to be seen but their performance on Draft Day was not very encouraging. There is no question that the Browns bolstered their roster with a bunch of quality players but none of the guys they brought in offer much in the way of upside or impact potential.

Apparently getting multiple starters instead of crapshoots out of a draft is a bad thing these days.

According to Aaron Wilson of Pro Football Talk, the Browns have come to terms with rookie running back James Davis.

Davis, a sixth-round draft pick, reportedly signed a four-year contract worth $1.85 million. He is the first of the Browns' eight draft picks to sign.

For his career at Clemson, Davis rushed for 3,984 yards and 47 touchdowns. He also caught 51 passes for 526 yards and two touchdowns.

Davis had an up-and-down college career, rushing for 1,219 yards as a sophomore but only 751 as a junior. One aspect of Davis' game that was consistent was his hands. In 805 carries, he only had two fumbles.

Is it odd at all that none of the eight Browns draft picks have signed with training camp beginning July 31? Even the Bengals are busy signing seventh-round players.

A couple quick links to check out:

- Beacon Journal columnist Pat McManamon was the guest chatter with the Orange and Brown Report's Barry McBride last night. Read the chat, if you get a few minutes. It's some good insight on covering an NFL team.

- Continue to check out Dawgs by Nature, the SB Nation Browns site. There's always some great analysis going on. Right now, head writer Chris Pokorny is breaking down each position going into training camp.

Tickets for the 2009 Cleveland Browns season will go on sale at 10 a.m. starting July 11. Tickets can be purchased through various TicketMaster outlets. You can buy tickets at the Cleveland Browns Stadium ticket box office beginning July 13.

Ticket prices start at $32. If you pick up some tickets, let us know the game you're going to, how much you spent and where you set is located. And don't forget, if you're ever interested in having your game day pictures ran here on the Bulletin, e-mail me.

If you recall, the Browns went a woeful 1-7 at home last season.

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The Browns are officially on Facebook and Twitter.

If you're a Twitter user, you might be interested to know that new Browns Eric Barton and Abraham Elam also use the social networking site.

You can find Barton here. Elam can be found here.

Barton's is a little more active and he interacts with fans. Oddly, he follows the tweets of Kirstie Alley.

Steve Doerschuk of the Canton Repository has a good story today on Joe Thomas, who is quietly becoming a superstar.

In it, Thomas talks about the Browns running the ball more often in 2009 and adding extra weight to his frame.

But there's a quote in it that really sticks out:

“I think we can be great,” Thomas said. “We have a lot of great players. We added a couple really good players. It’s only gonna be a matter of time before we jell. I think we can be pretty darn good.”

Please correct me if I'm wrong here, but I don't recall Thomas ever being that outgoing about the team. Frankly, it's good see as he heads into his third year in the NFL.

Notes…
Chris Pokorny from Dawgs by Nature does a nice job previewing the team's quarterbacks prior to training camp. This is heavy in analysis, so make sure you have some time set aside to check out the whole thing.

A New York district attorney weighs in on the Donte Stallworth scenario.

If you're interested in such things, I will be out at the new University of Akron stadium on Thursday shooting video for Ohio.com with blogger Mike Rasor. It should be interesting.

Last Friday news of former Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar filing for bankruptcy came out.

It was a sad tale. Kosar's Chapter 11 filing Friday lists assets between $1 million and $10 million and liabilities of between $10 million and $50 million.

That includes owing almost $1.5 million to the Browns, the team he legendarily quarterbacked from 1985 to 1993.

But Kosar's saga is much worse beneath the surface, as described by Dan Le Batard of the Miami Herald.

Le Batard was with Kosar as he signed his bankruptcy papers, chronicling the 45-year-old's downfall.

Kosar has a mangled body – a perpetually bent throwing arm, crooked fingers, creaky knees and a bad back. Even his hip needs replaced following the rough life of professional football.

That, however, is only part of Kosar's life. He's in the midst of a divorce from his estranged wife Babette. There are rumors of addiction.

Even worse for Kosar has been every day life following football. He's so used to being just a football player he has seemingly never known how to be a man.

With a guitar as a weapon, he chased after a boy interested in one of his daughters. He uses a saw to cut French bread. He doesn't know how to run a dishwasher or a clothes washer.

"I was 25 and everyone was telling me that I was the smartest; now I'm 45 and realize I'm an idiot," Kosar said. "I'm 45 and immature. I don't like being 45."

Many of Kosar's problems were brought upon by himself, some by others. Regardless, it's a tragic tale of a man will always be a legend in Cleveland sports.

He clearly still has a passion for football. Just listen to the way he calls Browns preseason games or when he calls into local radio stations.

Now, hopefully, he can begin to channel that passion into the rest of his life.

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth has been indefinitely suspended by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.

Stallworth's suspension is effective immediately and is without pay.

Stallworth pleaded guilty to DUI manslaughter on Tuesday and received a 30-day jail sentence, two years of "community control" and eight more years of probation.

"The conduct reflected in your guilty plea resulted in the tragic loss of life and was inexcusable," Goodell wrote in a letter to Stallworth. "While the criminal justice system has determined the legal consequences of this incident, it is my responsbility as NFL Commissioner to determine appropriate league discipline for your actions, which have caused irreparable harm to the victim and his family, your club, your fellow players and the NFL."

According to a report by ESPN, Goodell is expected to meet with Stallworth sometime in the near future.

The Browns signed Stallworth to a seven-year, $35 million contract last year. In his only season with the Browns, Stallworth caught 17 passes for 170 yards and a touchdown.

Stallworth reached a confidential settlement with the family of 59-year-old Mario Reyes, who was struck and killed by Stallworth March 14 in Florida. Stallworth was driving drunk.

"There is no reasonable dispute that your continued eligibility for participation at this time would undermine the integrity of and public confidence in our league," Goodell said.

The Browns were awarded linebacker Blake Costanzo off of waivers from the Bills.

Costanzo came into the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Jets in 2006 but was waived prior to the season. In 2007, he was Buffalo's practice squad until seeing time on special teams in the final three games of the season.

Last season Constanzo was a reserve for the Bills for all 16 games. He led the team with 26 special teams tackles.

You can see Constanzo singing "Six geese a laying" in the video below. No word yet if he'll audition to sing "Brady, Brady," a remake of the late-80s classic "Bernie, Bernie."

File this one under eye-rolling stupidity (unless, of course, it comes to fruition). This is merely a rumor that is completely unsubstantiated. Why am I sharing it? Mostly to get some thought on if this would be a good move for the Browns. So, here we go:

Mike Florio, the newest edition to NBC Sports and head word slinger at Pro Football Talk, writes about rumblings of troubled Broncos receiver Brandon Marshall being traded to the Browns. Florio, take it away:

Last night, we heard that the Ravens might be interested. Tonight, we’re hearing rumblings of Brandon possibly being traded to the Browns.

Apparently Florio is on a first-name basis with Marshall. Anyway, this mystery deal would involve the Browns giving up Josh Cribbs and at least one draft pick for Marshall.

That's right, the Broncos would take Cribbs's five catches over the last two seasons instead of Marshall and his 206 over the same time. Granted, Marshall has asked to be traded and has a few off-field problems (find the whole list at Waiting For Next Year).

So, would it be wise to trade a possibly unhappy Cribbs and at least one draft pick for Marshall, a great talent with copious off-field problems?

Really, you have to love these rumors, though. Here's a rumor just as worthwhile: My mouth might be interested in acquiring a turkey sandwich at lunch time.