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1989 Cleveland Browns
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Record: 9-6-1, Finished 1st in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 334 points (20.9/g), 14th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 254 points (15.9/g), 4th.
Differential of 80 points (5.0/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 10.5-5.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +8 (0.5/g), 7th.
Simple Rating System: Total 4.4, Offense: -0.2, Defense: 4.6, SoS: -0.6, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Bud Carson
Offensive Coordinator: Marc Trestman
Defensive Coordinator: Dan Radakovich
Training Camp: Lakeland Community College (Kirtland, Ohio)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Bernie Kosar | 26 | 4 | 16 | 303 for 513, 3,533 yards, 18 td, 14 int, & 30 rushes for 70 yards and 1 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 1st pick / 1985 Supp |
| KR | Eric Metcalf | 21 | Rook | 11 | 31 kick returns for a 23.2 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 13th pick / 1989 |
| FB | Tim Manoa | 25 | 2 | 15 | 87 rushes for 289 yards, 3 td, & 27 catches for 241 yards and 2 td | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 80th pick / 1987 |
| WR | Reggie Langhorne | 26 | 4 | 15 | 60 catches for 749 yards, 2 td, & 5 rushes for 19 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 175th pick / 1985 |
| WR | Webster Slaughter* | 25 | 3 | 16 | 65 catches for 1,236 yards, 6 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1986 |
| TE | Ozzie Newsome | 33 | 11 | 13 | 29 catches for 324 yards, 1 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 23rd pick / 1978 |
| LT | Paul Farren | 29 | 6 | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 12th / 316th pick / 1983 |
| LG | Ted Banker | 28 | 5 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| C | Gregg Rakoczy | 24 | 2 | 16 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1987 | |
| RG | Dan Fike | 28 | 4 | 13 | New York Jets / 10th / 274th pick / 1983 | |
| RT | Cody Risien | 32 | 10 | 16 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 183rd pick / 1979 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Al Baker | 33 | 11 | 16 | 7.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 40th pick / 1978 |
| LDT | Carl Hairston | 37 | 13 | 16 | 6.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 191st pick / 1976 |
| RDT | Michael Dean Perry*+ | 24 | 1 | 16 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 50th pick / 1988 |
| RDE | Robert Banks | 26 | 1 | 15 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 7th / 176th pick / 1987 |
| LLB | Clay Matthews* | 33 | 11 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 12th pick / 1978 |
| MLB | Mike Johnson* | 27 | 3 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 18th pick / 1984 Supp |
| RLB | David Grayson | 25 | 2 | 10 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 217th pick / 1987 |
| LCB | Frank Minnifield* | 29 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RCB | Hanford Dixon | 31 | 8 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 22nd pick / 1981 |
| SS | Felix Wright | 30 | 4 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 9 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Thane Gash | 24 | 1 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 188th pick / 1988 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Matt Bahr | 33 | 10 | 0 | 16 of 24 field goals & 40 of 40 extra points | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 165th pick / 1979 |
| P | Bryan Wagner | 27 | 2 | 0 | 97 punts for a 39.4 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Gerald McNeil | 27 | 3 | 0 | 49 punt returns for a 10.1 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 44th pick / 1984 Supp |
| KR | Eric Metcalf | 21 | Rook | 11 | 31 kick returns for a 23.2 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 13th pick / 1989 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Matt Bahr | 33 | K | 16 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | Penn St. | 7/6/1956 | 10 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 165th pick / 1979 |
| 60 | Al Baker | 33 | LDE | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-6 | Colorado St. | 12/9/1956 | 11 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 40th pick / 1978 |
| 68 | Ted Banker | 28 | LG | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-2 | SE Missouri St. | 2/17/1961 | 5 | 6 | |
| 97 | Robert Banks | 26 | RDE | 15 | 15 | 259 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 12/10/1963 | 1 | 9 | Houston Oilers / 7th / 176th pick / 1987 |
| 64 | Tom Baugh | 26 | 16 | 0 | 274 | 6-3 | Southern Illinois | 12/1/1963 | 3 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 87th pick / 1986 | |
| 24 | Anthony Blaylock | 24 | db | 16 | 1 | 190 | 5-10 | Winston-Salem St. | 2/21/1965 | 1 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 103rd pick / 1988 |
| 77 | Rickey Bolden | 28 | t | 6 | 3 | 274 | 6-6 | SMU | 9/8/1961 | 5 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 96th pick / 1984 |
| 36 | Stephen Braggs | 24 | 7 | 0 | 178 | 5-9 | Texas | 8/29/1965 | 2 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 165th pick / 1987 | |
| 86 | Brian Brennan | 27 | wr | 14 | 2 | 178 | 5-9 | Boston Col. | 2/15/1962 | 5 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 104th pick / 1984 |
| 58 | Clifford Charlton | 24 | 15 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Florida | 2/16/1965 | 1 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 21st pick / 1988 | |
| 29 | Hanford Dixon | 31 | RCB | 15 | 15 | 186 | 5-11 | Southern Miss | 12/25/1958 | 8 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 22nd pick / 1981 |
| 74 | Paul Farren | 29 | LT | 16 | 13 | 272 | 6-5 | Boston Univ. | 12/24/1960 | 6 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 12th / 316th pick / 1983 |
| 69 | Dan Fike | 28 | RG | 13 | 13 | 280 | 6-7 | Florida | 6/16/1961 | 4 | 5 | New York Jets / 10th / 274th pick / 1983 |
| 30 | Thane Gash | 24 | FS | 16 | 15 | 200 | 6-0 | East Tennessee St. | 9/1/1965 | 1 | 8 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 188th pick / 1988 |
| 71 | Tom Gibson | 26 | de | 16 | 1 | 257 | 6-7 | Northern Arizona | 12/20/1963 | Rook | 2 | New England Patriots / 5th / 116th pick / 1987 |
| 79 | Mike Graybill | 23 | 6 | 0 | 275 | 6-7 | Boston Univ. | 10/14/1966 | Rook | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 187th pick / 1989 | |
| 56 | David Grayson | 25 | RLB | 10 | 10 | 230 | 6-2 | Cal Poly-Pomona,Fresno St. | 2/27/1964 | 2 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 217th pick / 1987 |
| 78 | Carl Hairston | 37 | LDT | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-3 | Md-Eastern Shore | 12/15/1952 | 13 | 9 | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 191st pick / 1976 |
| 23 | Mark Harper | 28 | db | 16 | 2 | 174 | 5-9 | Alcorn St. | 11/5/1961 | 3 | 3 | |
| 51 | Eddie Johnson | 30 | 16 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Louisville | 2/3/1959 | 8 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 187th pick / 1981 | |
| 59 | Mike Johnson* | 27 | MLB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-1 | Virginia Tech | 11/26/1962 | 3 | 12 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 18th pick / 1984 Supp |
| 80 | Vernon Joines | 24 | 4 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Maryland | 6/20/1965 | Rook | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 116th pick / 1989 | |
| 26 | Keith Jones | 23 | rb | 16 | 2 | 190 | 5-9 | Nebraska | 2/5/1966 | Rook | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 147th pick / 1988 |
| 95 | Marlon Jones | 25 | 8 | 0 | 263 | 6-4 | Central State (OH) | 7/1/1964 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 66 | Tony E. Jones | 23 | t | 9 | 3 | 290 | 6-5 | West. Carolina | 5/24/1966 | 1 | 2 | |
| 19 | Bernie Kosar | 26 | QB | 16 | 16 | 210 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 11/25/1963 | 4 | 11 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 1st pick / 1985 Supp |
| 40 | Kyle Kramer | 22 | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-3 | Bowling Green | 1/12/1967 | Rook | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 114th pick / 1989 | |
| 88 | Reggie Langhorne | 26 | WR | 16 | 15 | 200 | 6-2 | Elizabeth City St. | 4/7/1963 | 4 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 175th pick / 1985 |
| 49 | Robert Lyons | 23 | 9 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Akron | 5/16/1966 | Rook | 1 | ||
| 34 | Kevin Mack | 27 | rb | 4 | 1 | 224 | 6-0 | Clemson | 8/9/1962 | 4 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1984 Supp |
| 42 | Tim Manoa | 25 | FB | 16 | 15 | 227 | 6-1 | Penn St. | 9/9/1964 | 2 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 80th pick / 1987 |
| 57 | Clay Matthews* | 33 | LLB | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-2 | USC | 3/15/1956 | 11 | 13 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 12th pick / 1978 |
| 89 | Gerald McNeil | 27 | PR | 16 | 0 | 145 | 5-7 | Baylor | 3/27/1962 | 3 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 44th pick / 1984 Supp |
| 21 | Eric Metcalf | 21 | KR | 16 | 11 | 188 | 5-10 | Texas | 1/23/1968 | Rook | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 13th pick / 1989 |
| 87 | Ron Middleton | 24 | 9 | 0 | 262 | 6-2 | Auburn | 7/17/1965 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 31 | Frank Minnifield* | 29 | LCB | 16 | 16 | 180 | 5-9 | Louisville | 1/1/1960 | 5 | 14 | |
| 82 | Ozzie Newsome | 33 | TE | 16 | 13 | 232 | 6-2 | Alabama | 3/16/1956 | 11 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 23rd pick / 1978 |
| 33 | Mike Oliphant | 26 | 14 | 0 | 183 | 5-10 | Puget Sound | 5/19/1963 | 1 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 66th pick / 1988 | |
| 10 | Mike Pagel | 29 | 16 | 0 | 206 | 6-2 | Arizona St. | 9/13/1960 | 7 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 84th pick / 1982 | |
| 92 | Michael Dean Perry*+ | 24 | RDT | 16 | 16 | 285 | 6-1 | Clemson | 8/27/1965 | 1 | 19 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 50th pick / 1988 |
| 75 | Chris Pike | 25 | 12 | 0 | 280 | 6-8 | North Carolina,Tulsa | 1/13/1964 | Rook | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 158th pick / 1987 | |
| 73 | Gregg Rakoczy | 24 | C | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-6 | Miami (FL) | 5/18/1965 | 2 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1987 |
| 35 | Barry Redden | 29 | rb | 16 | 1 | 210 | 5-10 | Richmond | 7/21/1960 | 7 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 14th pick / 1982 |
| 63 | Cody Risien | 32 | RT | 16 | 16 | 269 | 6-7 | Texas A&M | 3/22/1957 | 10 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 183rd pick / 1979 |
| 72 | Kevin Robbins | 23 | 1 | 0 | 286 | 6-5 | Wichita St.,Michigan St. | 12/12/1966 | Rook | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 75th pick / 1989 | |
| 70 | Kevin Simons | 22 | 1 | 0 | 315 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 4/25/1967 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 84 | Webster Slaughter* | 25 | WR | 16 | 16 | 175 | 6-1 | San Diego St. | 10/19/1964 | 3 | 10 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1986 |
| 70 | Daryle Smith | 25 | 4 | 0 | 277 | 6-5 | Tennessee | 1/18/1964 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 96 | Andrew Stewart | 24 | 16 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Cincinnati | 11/20/1965 | Rook | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 107th pick / 1989 | |
| 81 | Derek Tennell | 25 | te | 14 | 3 | 245 | 6-5 | UCLA | 2/12/1964 | 2 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks / 7th / 185th pick / 1987 |
| 85 | Lawyer Tillman | 23 | wr | 14 | 1 | 230 | 6-5 | Auburn | 5/20/1966 | Rook | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 31st pick / 1989 |
| 15 | Bryan Wagner | 27 | P | 16 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | California Lutheran,Cal State-Northridge | 3/28/1962 | 2 | 0 | |
| 50 | Van Waiters | 24 | rolb | 16 | 5 | 240 | 6-4 | Indiana | 2/27/1965 | 1 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 77th pick / 1988 |
| 22 | Felix Wright | 30 | SS | 16 | 16 | 190 | 6-2 | Drake | 6/22/1959 | 4 | 9 | |
| Team Total | 26.5 | 16 | 231.1 | 6-2.2 | 3.4 |
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