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Cleveland Browns add veteran linebacker to roster
Posted by Staff reports December 12, 2007 12:55PM
Categories: Browns

The Browns added a veteran linebacker today in Keith Adams, one of several roster moves the team announced.

The Browns were awarded center Marvin Philip via waivers from the Pittsburgh Steelers. To make room they waived center Greg Eslinger and linebacker Colby Bockwoldt, who was signed just last week. Also, the Browns made two moves on their practice squad, signing tight end Brad Cieslak and waiving tight end Jonny Harline.

Adams (5-11, 238) has made 23 starts over six years in the NFL, with Dallas, Philadelphia and Miami. He played in 15 games last season with the Dolphins, but has not played this season. Adams played for Philadelphia from 2002-05 and had his best season in 2005 when he started 16 games and a career-high 101 tackles.

Philip (6-1, 307) has spent the season on the Steelers practice squad. He was a sixth-round draft choice out of California in 2006.

Cieslak (6-3, 262) appeared in two games with Buffalo this season and was waived on Dec. 6. The Browns play Buffalo on Sunday. He joined the Bills as an undrafted rookie free agent out of Northern Illinois in 2005.

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Cieslak (6-3, 262) appeared in two games with Buffalo this season and was waived on Dec. 6. The Browns play Buffalo on Sunday

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nice move Phil!!! now waterboard him and get all the info we can out of him

Eslinger waived for some practice squad player from Pittsburgh? Man, he must have something wrong with him. I remember hearing Eslinger's name in the same breath with Nick Mangold before that year's draft. Obviously, that breath should have been saying "is nowhere near as good as."

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Philip (6-1, 307) has spent the season on the Steelers practice squad. He was a sixth-round draft choice out of California in 2006.

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Are we already game planning for the first rd. of the P/O's??

that was my first thought on it as well

This is something the patriots are known to do and comes from the Parcell philosophy. I feel that was a huge reason why we picked up Coakley. If we do play the Steelers in the playoffs we'll have players who know them from both sides of the ball to give us some insight. Not sure If many knew but this happened often with back up QBs in the 80's between the Steelers Browns and Bengals to obtain knowledge of the offense.