According to Michael Lombardi (National Football Post), the Browns apparently had an offer on the table that would have sent Miami Dolphins RB Ronnie Brown to Cleveland in exchange for WR Braylon Edwards, but the Browns front office ‘backed away’ from the deal to reconsider.

Cleveland is in need of a starting running back to replace aging veteran Jamal Lewis, and despite having already traded away TE Kellen Winslow this off-season, they seem to be intent on moving Edwards sooner rather than later. Adding a RB of Brown’s caliber would do wonders for their offense and would take a fair amount of pressure away from whoever Eric Mangini decides to start at QB this season.

Miami, on the other hand, could definitely use another standout receiver to pair with the lightning fast Ted Ginn, Jr. and Edwards would most certainly provide them with that, although the loss of Brown from their backfield would be tough to bear. We’ll see if anything comes of this as we get closer to the draft, but for now it seems that the deal is dead in the water.

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