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LeCharles Bentley’s two-year tenure with the Cleveland Browns has come to an end, without Bentley ever playing a down for the team.
Bentley’s agent, Jonathan Feinsod, said he asked for and received his release today.
“LeCharles came back to Cleveland to be in integral part of the Cleveland Browns, his hometown team,” Feinsod said, per Mary Kay Cabot of the Plain Dealer. “Through no fault of the Browns at all, they didn’t know if LeCharles was going to come back or not and they moved on with their plans. But this is not the same team LeCharles signed with. They have commitments to other players. LeCharles is not ready to be an insurance policy at this point.”
The 28-year-old Bentley passed a physical yesterday and expects to play in 2008. It just won’t be with the Browns.
A native of Cleveland, Bentley signed a free-agent contract with the Browns in 2006, only to suffer a serious knee injury that kept him out for the entire season. After developing a staph infection in the knee, he also missed all of 2007.
June 11th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
Well, that’s the way it is.
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June 11th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
It was his dream to be a Brown. Sad to see dreams unfulfilled in an age where everything is all about money.
GL, LeCharles.
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June 11th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
GOGOGOGOGOGOGO Grab him Redskins.
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June 11th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
Still a good story if hes able to make it back, although it would’ve been nice to see it in an orange hat.
So, moving on, when does he write that $16,000,000 check back to the Browns, for services NOT rendered?
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June 11th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
so when are the cowboys gonna sign him? seems like the cowboys sign anything and everything that moves out there these days. the devil, i mean, jerry jones, must be desperate.
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June 11th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
I think it is safe to assume that Bentley is done. Apparently the Browns dont think he can beat out Hank Fraley. Not a good sign for Bentley’s future in the league.
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June 11th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
The Raiders will bid for him, almost guaranteed.
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June 11th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
I know the Bears will not grab him but you watch the Rams will!
Most teams will not offer him a huge contract because of the bum knee!
Because of the recent draft and free agency there are only a few teams that could his services anyway!
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June 11th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
Good Luck in the future LeCharles. I think he would be a good pickup for a couple of teams, so we will all probably get to see him play again this year.
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June 11th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
Good luck LeCharles.
Sad to see any franchise loose someone who is actually trying to make it back onto a team for a reason other than a suspension.
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June 11th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
Doe anyone remember that before he signed with Celveland he had a “verbal deal” and was set to sign with Philly. He then backed out at the last second…hmmm. Weird to think that he hasn’t played a single down since then. What comes around goes around…
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June 11th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
What goes around, comes around LeCharles. Shoulda thought twice about stringing the Eagles along only to go back on your word and sign elsewhere. Karmas a bitch, aint it??
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June 11th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
Hopefully he goes back to the Saints. They could use him after losing Jeff Faine to the Bucs.
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June 11th, 2008 at 2:48 pm
that is disappointing to read but i understand lecharles’ thought. y couldn’t cleveland trade him for a cornerback?
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June 11th, 2008 at 2:51 pm
Yep…the penalty for using one team to get a better deal with another is a staph infection so bad that it was considered life threatening, with serious talk about amputating the leg. Stay classy, Eagles Fans.
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June 11th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
You Eagles fans are pathetic! What goes around comes around? Im sure you’re all wonderful upstanding citizens. (sarcasm in case you didnt pick it up) I hope you all tear one ligament or break one bone in your body for every time you’ve went back on your word or did something that pissed somebody off. Then you could say karma’s a bitch!!
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June 11th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
This guy was one of the most coveted free agents out there when he decided to go to Cleveland (I believe for less money than other offers). The guys who scouted him coming out of New Orleans and missed their chance the first time will be drooling to snag him. Passing a physical is one thing. If he can show explosion off the line in personal workouts proving the knee os fine, he’ll land a multi-year deal (It’s not like anything is guaranteed anymore and the upside is huge). It’s sad to see his career derailed like this, but if he gets back on track, he can immediately help an O-line.
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June 11th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
All you morons talking about karma and what goes around are forgetting something. The Eagles were cheating under the rules for free agents by talking to him before the start of free agency. The Browns were playing it by the book and waited until the start of free agency to talk to him.
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June 11th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
monger - is that why McNabb is always hurt?
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June 11th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
How much money was wasted on this guy? I’m just curious becuase I wanted to know how much money The Eagles saved by him choosing The Browns.
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June 11th, 2008 at 3:19 pm
Good for him. Get as far away from those staph infections as you possibly can.
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June 11th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
yeah typical eagle fans pissing and moaning without taking reality into account…
what else is new. I really hope he can recover and make an impact somewhere. heck, maybe the bengals should give him a check. nothing’s could make our crap o-line worse than it already is.
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June 11th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
He’d make a nice addition in Pittsburgh!
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June 11th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
The guy’s a bum! who his advisors…….kellen winslow?
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June 11th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
“yeah typical eagle fans pissing and moaning without taking reality into account…”
We’re just still pissed off that Cleveland got The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and we didn’t.
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