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Team confirms Fraley’s release
Hank Fraley had broken the news of his release earlier Wednesday and the Browns got around to releasing it a little while later.
Kind of a sad day, actually, as Fraley was nothing if not a pillar of accountability in that locker room, fitting in beautifully with Joe Thomas, Eric Steinbach, Alex Mack and some others.
But time marches on and Fraley last season had lost his starting center position to Mack, the team’s first-round draft pick. A few years earlier he had lost the starting job in Philadelphia to a younger player, which is how the Browns wound up with him.
Let the record show that Fraley gave the Browns some pretty good years after he joined the team in the wake of the traumatic — and career-ending — injury to center LeCharles Bentley.
In four seasons with the Browns, Fraley appeared in 63 games, starting 52 of those. Last season he was used in a number of spots on the line, even helping out in short-yardage situations as an extra tight end.
Obviously, with Mack now firmly entrenched, Fraley became expendable. Still a sad day, though, considering he gave the organization everything he had for four years. Such is life in the NFL, though, right?
If Fraley wants to, I’m sure he’ll catch on somewhere. At least it’s early enough on the calendar that he doesn’t have to scramble.
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By southwestdawg
March 4, 2010 12:40 PM | Link to this
Best of luck to Hank…. At the end of the day his age was working against him but I would love for the Browns to have a locker room full of guys with his heart and toughness.