CLEVELAND -- The Browns plan to give Nate Burleson plenty of responsibilities.
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NFL experience, Burleson agreed to terms on a one-year contract with the Browns
on Sunday night. Burleson, who has made 103 career starts and played in 135
games since he was drafted in the third round by Minnesota in 2003, finished
last season with 39 catches for 461 yards with Detroit. However, he missed half
the year after breaking his left arm in a car accident when he said he tried to
stop pizza boxes from sliding off the passenger seat of his car. Even after the
embarrassing mishap, Burleson kept his sense of humour and celebrated a
touchdown catch in his first game back from the injury by holding the ball aloft
like it was a freshly made pizza. "I buckled my seat belt first," he quipped.
Burleson spent four seasons with the Lions, who released him in February in a
salary-cap move. The 6-foot, 198-pounder, who has been limited to 15 games over
the past two seasons because of injuries, also visited with the Miami Dolphins
before he met with the Browns on Saturday. Burleson gives the Browns experience
and depth at receiver. Hell also be able to mentor young wideout Josh Gordon, an
emerging star who led the league in yards receiving last season. Burleson is the
second free agent receiver signed by the club. Cleveland added Andrew Hawkins
last month, swiping the speedy slot receiver from the rival Cincinnati Bengals.
Burleson has 457 career receptions for 5,630 yards and 39 touchdowns.
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MINNEAPOLIS -- Mike Zimmer is finally a head coach in the NFL. The Minnesota
Vikings think now is the time for the veteran defensive co-ordinator. The
Vikings announced on Twitter on Wednesday night that they had hired Zimmer for
their top coaching job. "Im extremely excited to bring a championship to the
state of Minnesota and to the great fan base of the Vikings," Zimmer said in a
video posted on the teams Twitter account. "I cant wait to get to work." Long
after reports first surfaced about the hire, the Vikings remained quiet. Their
silence was strange, considering a report by ESPN that they had already
requested and received permission from Cleveland to interview offensive
co-ordinator Norv Turner for the same position in Minnesota. The top headline on
the team website touted an area winner in the annual NFL Punt, Pass & Kick
contest. That doesnt mean the Vikings werent delighted about the ninth head
coach in their 54-year history. Tight end Kyle Rudolph, centre John Sullivan and
defensive end Brian Robison were among the players who expressed excitement
about the former Bengals assistant via their Twitter accounts. "Fired up about
Coach Zimmer! As a Cincy kid hes been fun to watch there and cant wait to work
with him!" Rudolph tweeted. For the Bengals, the news was bittersweet. Zimmer,
who has been an NFL defensive co-ordinator for the last 14 seasons, spent six of
those with Cincinnati. "Today is one of the happiest and yet saddest days for
me. Happy Coach Zimm finally gets to be a head coach and spread all of his
knowledge," cornerback Terence Newman tweeted. The Bengals were third in the
league in yards allowed and fifth in points against this season, though they
lost in the first round of the playoffs for the third straight year. "Gonna miss
you coach Zimmer! Wish you nothing but the best in Minnesota. You brought out
the best in each of your players! So honoured to have been coached by you!"
tweeted linebacker Rey Maualuga. Zimmer replaces Leslie Frazier, another former
Bengals defensive co-ordinator who was fired Dec. 30 after the team finished
5-10-1 this season. General manager Rick Spielman interviewed at least seven
candidates. He and Vikings owners Zygi Wilff and Mark Wilf settled on the one
who was widely considered around the league to be the most overdue for a head
coaching job.
Ales Hemsky Jersey. Zimmer has interviewed for several vacancies in recent years, including this month with Tennessee. The
57-year-old Zimmer played at Illinois State and spent 14 seasons coaching in the
college ranks before being hired in 1994 as an assistant with Dallas. He got a
Super Bowl ring the following season as defensive backs coach. Then he became
defensive co-ordinator of the Cowboys in 2000 and spent seven seasons at that
post, the last four under coach Bill Parcells. Zimmer led defences in Dallas
that operated in both the 4-3 and 3-4 alignments, including the 2003 group that
surrendered the fewest yards in the league. The Wilfs, natives of New Jersey,
grew up as New York Giants fans and are admirers of Parcells from his days
coaching that team. After one tumultuous year as the defensive co-ordinator for
Atlanta, when Falcons coach Bobby Petrino quit midseason in 2007, Zimmer went to
Cincinnati to work for coach Marvin Lewis. In 2009, when his wife, Vikki,
unexpectedly died, Zimmer was named the winner of several NFL assistant coach of
the year awards. Zimmer has a fiery personality, as evidenced by his
profanity-laced appearances on HBOs "Hard Knocks," which featured the Bengals in
2009 and 2013. That overt intensity is a contrast to Frazier, who went 21-33-1
in three-plus seasons with one appearance in the playoffs. Frazier was a popular
figure in the locker room and throughout the organization, but as a former
defensive coach his area of expertise became the teams biggest downfall. Despite
a carousel at quarterback, the aged, injury-depleted defence was mostly
responsible for the sorry showing this season. The Vikings allowed an average of
30 points per game, the most in the league, and 397.8 yards per game, the
second-most. Five of the seven reported candidates who interviewed for the
vacancy had defensive backgrounds: Seattle defensive co-ordinator Dan Quinn,
Cleveland defensive co-ordinator Ray Horton, Arizona defensive co-ordinator Todd
Bowles, San Francisco defensive line coach Jim Tomsula and Zimmer. The other two
were offensive co-ordinators: Seattles Darrell Bevell and San Franciscos Greg
Roman.
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