Aug 20th 2008 2:56PM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Browns, Dolphins, AFC East, AFC NorthJohn Beck remains in Miami, but his teammate up to about 20 minutes ago is now a Cleveland Brown. Cornerback Travis Daniels was sent to the great state of Ohio to bolster the Browns’ almost-non-existent secondary and the Dolphins got an undisclosed draft pick for their troubles.

MDS at PFT writes that Daniels, a 2005 fourth-round pick and Nick Saban favorite, started just six games in ‘06 and five games last season and was in danger of getting cut in the coming weeks. Browns general manager Phil Savage couldn’t wait around for that to happen, however; the team’s secondary is in shambles, beset by injuries and inexperience. So while Daniels provides a warm body, it comes at a cost. If the compensation is from the 2009 draft, it means the Browns will be without three choices in next year’s draft. The team previously had surrendered its third-round and fifth-round selections to move up in 2008 for Martin Rucker and Paul Hubbard, respectively….

The Browns’ backup cornerbacks have not exactly sparkled in training camp and two exhibition games and starter Eric Wright was victimized Monday night by the New York Giants’ fifth-string receiver.Next up: getting Joshua Cribbs and Derek Anderson healthy. And finding a way to keep the opponent’s first team from hanging 30 on you is sorta important, too.