This is the first time the expansion Browns have made the playoffs since entering the league in 1999.

The expansion Browns have now signed contracts with or agreed to terms with 14 players, Browns President Carmen Policy said.

The expansion Browns' team is scheduled to begin play in a new lake-front stadium in the 1999 season.

Perkins, 59, was the tight ends coach for the expansion Browns last year and the running backs coach this season.

These injuries were due, in turn, to his exposure to pressure due to the expansion Browns' inexperienced offensive line.

The only bright spot this season for the expansion Browns has been the quick, and recent, development of quarterback Tim Couch.

If his team loses to the expansion Browns, that day will come sooner rather than later.

In 1999, the expansion Browns adopted the traditional design with two exceptions: 1.

The San Diego Chargers, for example, have been allotted about $1.6 million, while the expansion Browns have over $5 million.

When Lerner became involved in trying to purchase the new expansion Browns, he distanced himself from Modell for obvious political reasons.