--Coach Eric Mangini wants the locker room at the training complex expanded. The plan is to eliminate a player's lounge adjacent to the locker room. Lockers that were in the middle of the locker room, dividing the offense from the defense, will be eliminated.
--One player the Browns had in for a visit was cornerback Chris Carr from the Titans. Carr would be a candidate for a nickel or dime back, but he would also challenge Josh Cribbs as a punt returner. Relieving Cribbs of some special teams duties would keep him fresh to be a wide receiver. Mangini would like to use him as a receiver more than Romeo Crennel did.
--Crennel is rehabbing after recent hip replacement surgery. The door is not closed on Crennel working with the Browns in some capacity, but Crennel is also considering an opening with the Chiefs. Crennel's contract with the Browns ran through 2011.
--With Winslow traded, Steve Heiden recovering from knee surgery and Darnell Dinkins, a free agent, the Browns were down to Martin Rucker as their only healthy tight end under contract before signing Robert Royal in free agency. Rucker caught two passes last season.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "They've done a lot for this football team. They represent things we want to strive for. They're good people." -- General Manager George Kokinis on Joe Jurevicius and Ryan Tucker.
