Cleveland Browns Transactions 2012

December
DATETRANSACTION
31 December 2012Fired general manager Tom Heckert and coach Pat Shurmur.
26 December 2012Placed S Usama Young on injured reserve. Signed QB Josh Johnson. Signed DB Jordan Mabin to the practice squad.
24 December 2012Placed WR Mohamed Massaquoi on injured reserve. Signed QB Thad Lewis from the practice squad.
19 December 2012Signed TE George Bryan to the practice squad.
18 December 2012Named Alec Scheiner president. Placed LB James-Michael Johnson and DB T.J. Ward on injured reserve. Signed DB Prince Miller and LB Adrian Moten. Signed DL Hall Davis from the practice squad.
17 December 2012Released DB Dimitri Patterson.
13 December 2012Signed DL Kendrick Adams to the practice squad.
10 December 2012Signed TE Brad Smelley from the practice squad. Released DL Ronnie Cameron.
November
DATETRANSACTION
26 November 2012Announced president Mike Holmgren is leaving the team.
25 November 2012Released WR Carlton Mitchell.
13 November 2012Signed DL Ricky Elmore to the practice squad.
2 November 2012Signed DL Ronnie Cameron from the practice squad. Activated DL Phil Taylor from the reserve physically unable to perform list. Placed DL Brian Sanford on injured reserve.
October
DATETRANSACTION
31 October 2012Signed DL Hall Davis to the practice squad.
30 October 2012Placed DL Emmanuel Stephens on injured reserve.
27 October 2012Placed LB Scott Fujita on injured reserve. Signed DL Brian Sanford from the practice squad.
24 October 2012Placed LB Scott Fujita on injured reserve.
22 October 2012Signed OL Jarrod Shaw from the practice squad. Placed OL Jason Pinkston on injured reserve. Signed OL Bryant Browning to the practice squad.
17 October 2012Named Joe Banner chief executive officer.
13 October 2012Signed QB Thaddeus Lewis to the practice squad.
12 October 2012Signed WR Josh Cooper from the practice squad. Placed WR Jordan Norwood on injured reserve-return.
11 October 2012Waived QB Thaddeus Lewis.
10 October 2012Released DL Marcus Benard from injured reserve. Released LB Benjamin Jacobs from the practice squad. Signed WR Rod Windsor to the practice squad.
September
DATETRANSACTION
11 September 2012Signed OL D.J. Young to the practice squad. Released OL Jeff Shugarts from the practice squad. Announced the NFL lifted the exemption for LB Scott Fujita.
3 September 2012Signed DL Brian Sanford to the practice squad. Released LB Solomon Elimimian from the practice squad.
1 September 2012Claimed LB Tank Carder off waivers from Buffalo and DL Ishmaa'ily Kitchen off waivers from Baltimore. Waived DL Brian Sanford. Waived/injured DL Scott Paxson. Signed LB Solomon Elimimian, DL Ronnie Cameron, WR Josh Cooper, LB Benjamin Jacobs, FB Brad Smelley, OL Garth Gerhart, OL Jarrod Shaw and OL Jeff Shugarts to the practice squad.
August
DATETRANSACTION
31 August 2012Waived OL Dominic Alford, DL Ronnie Cameron, WR Josh Cooper, OL Stanley Daniels, DB James Dockery, OL Garth Gerhart, DL William Green, TE Dan Gronkowski, LB Benjamin Jacobs, DL Ernest Owusu, DL Brian Schaefering, OL Jarrod Shaw , OL Jeff Shugarts, FB Brad Smelley, LB Quinton Spears, RB Adonis Thomas, DL Kiante Tripp, WR Rod Windsor, TE Evan Moore and QB Seneca Wallace. Traded S David Sims to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a conditional 2013 draft choice.
27 August 2012Claimed DL Ernest Owusu off waivers from Minnesota. Waived/injured DL Marcus Benard, DL Auston English and DB Antwuan Reed. Placed LB Emmanuel Acho and LB Chris Gocong on injured reserve. Placed DL Phil Taylor on the reserve-physically unable to perform list.
26 August 2012Waived OL Jake Anderson, OL Matt Cleveland, DB Emanuel Davis, LB JoJo Dickson, P Spencer Lanning, WR Carlton Mitchell, WR Bert Reed, WR Jermaine Saffold and WR Owen Spencer.
18 August 2012Waived K Jeff Wolfert.
16 August 2012Placed RB Eddie Williams on injured reserve.
14 August 2012Claimed DT Ronnie Cameron off waivers from Chicago. Waived RB Eddie Williams.
July
DATETRANSACTION
24 July 2012Signed RB Trent Richardson and QB Brandon Weeden.
16 July 2012Signed WR Josh Gordon.
May
DATETRANSACTION
14 May 2012Signed LB Emmanuel Acho, LB JoJo Dickson and RB Adonis Thomas. Waived RB Armond Smith. Placed LB Andrew Sweat on the reserve/retired list.
12 May 2012Signed OL Mitchell Schwartz, DL John Hughes, WR Travis Benjamin, LB James-Michael Johnson, OL Ryan Miller, DL Billy Winn, DB Trevin Wade and FB Brad Smelley.
9 May 2012Signed DB Mike Allen, OL Jake Anderson, DB Johnson Bademosi, OL Matt Cleveland, WR Josh Cooper, DB Emanuel Davis, LB L.J. Fort, OL Garth Gerhart, DB Tashaun Gipson, DL William Green, DB Antwuan Reed, WR Bert Reed, WR Jermaine Saffold, OL J.B. Shugarts and LB Andrew Sweat.
2 May 2012Claimed P Spencer Lanning off waivers from Jacksonville.
1 May 2012Claimed P Spencer Lanning off waivers from Jacksonville.
April
DATETRANSACTION
17 April 2012Announced WR Jordan Norwood has signed his tender as an exclusive rights player.
March
DATETRANSACTION
19 March 2012Announced K Phil Dawson signed his one-year tender as the team's franchise player.
16 March 2012Released DE Jayme Mitchell.
15 March 2012Signed DE Frostee Rucker to a five-year contract. Re-signed OL Oniel Cousins and TE Alex Smith. Announced DL Brian Schaefering signed his tender as an exclusive rights player.
14 March 2012Released G Eric Steinbach.
13 March 2012Released G Eric Steinbach.
February
DATETRANSACTION
27 February 2012Signed LB D'Qwell Jackson to a multiyear contract extension.
January
DATETRANSACTION
23 January 2012Named Tim Hauck defensive backs coach.
18 January 2012Named Nolan Cromwell senior offensive assistant.
3 January 2012Signed OL Dominic Alford, OL Stanley Daniels, OL Jarrod Shaw, LB Craig Robertson, DB David Sims, RB Armond Smith, WR Owen Spencer and K Jeff Wolfert.