Brandon Weeden

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[color=#333333][font=Georgia, Century, Times, serif][size=4][left]BEREA, Ohio (AP) — The Cleveland Browns picked Oklahoma State quarterback Brandon Weeden at No. 22 in the NFL draft, a selection that could signal the end of Colt McCoy as a starter.[/left][/size][/font][/color]
[color=#333333][font=Georgia, Century, Times, serif][size=4][left]Weeden is a 28-year-old former minor league baseball player, whose age was seen as a downside by some teams. However, the Browns view him as a potential upgrade at the most vital position. McCoy has struggled in his two seasons as a starter, and although he has more pro experience than Weeden, the Browns will surely give the rookie a chance to take over Cleveland's offense.[/left][/size][/font][/color]
[color=#333333][font=Georgia, Century, Times, serif][size=4][left]Browns general manager Tom Heckert said last week that he didn't have any problem with Weeden's age.[/left][/size][/font][/color]

[color=#333333][font=Georgia, Century, Times, serif][size=4][left][b][color=#000000][font=sans-serif][size=3]A [/size][/font][/color][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitcher"]pitcher[/url][color=#000000][font=sans-serif][size=3], Weeden was drafted in the second round of the [/size][/font][/color][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_Major_League_Baseball_Draft"]2002 Major League Baseball Draft[/url][color=#000000][font=sans-serif][size=3] by the [/size][/font][/color][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Yankees"]New York Yankees[/url][color=#000000][font=sans-serif][size=3] as their first selection in the draft.[/size][/font][/color][sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_Weeden#cite_note-draft-0"][1][/url][/sup][color=#000000][font=sans-serif][size=3] After the 2003 season, he was traded to the [/size][/font][/color][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers"]Los Angeles Dodgers[/url][color=#000000][font=sans-serif][size=3] with [/size][/font][/color][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Weaver"]Jeff Weaver[/url][color=#000000][font=sans-serif][size=3] and [/size][/font][/color][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yhency_Brazoban"]Yhency Brazoban[/url][color=#000000][font=sans-serif][size=3] for[/size][/font][/color][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Brown_(right-handed_pitcher)"]Kevin Brown[/url][color=#000000][font=sans-serif][size=3]. Following the 2005 season, he was selected in the [/size][/font][/color][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_5_Draft"]Rule 5 Draft[/url][color=#000000][font=sans-serif][size=3] by the [/size][/font][/color][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals"]Kansas City Royals[/url][color=#000000][font=sans-serif][size=3]. [/size][/font][/color][sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_Weeden#cite_note-1"][2][/url][/sup][color=#000000][font=sans-serif][size=3] Weeden played his last season of professional baseball in 2006 with the Class-A [/size][/font][/color][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Desert_Mavericks"]High Desert Mavericks[/url][color=#000000][font=sans-serif][size=3] of the [/size][/font][/color][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_League"]California League[/url][color=#000000][font=sans-serif][size=3]. Injuries and a high [/size][/font][/color][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earned_run_average"]ERA[/url][color=#000000][font=sans-serif][size=3] led to Weeden quitting baseball.[/size][/font][/color][/b][/left][/size][/font][/color]

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