TRADE: Panthers send undisclosed draft pick to Cleveland for DT Louis Leonard.

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Cool I guess, but I havent seen anything on the WWW so far about it.

He's a big ol boy though.

http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/team/player.php?id=3160

 

CHARLOTTE -- The Carolina Panthers have traded an undisclosed draft choice to the Cleveland Browns for defensive tackle Louis Leonard the club announced Tuesday.

Leonard, 6-foot-4 and 325 pounds, appeared in 20 games with four starts over two seasons with Cleveland in 2007 and 2008, posting 33 tackles. He was originally signed as an undrafted rookie free agent by San Diego in 2007 and spent two weeks on the Chargers' practice squad before being signed by the St. Louis Rams to the active roster Sept. 12, 2007. Leonard was waived by St. Louis on Oct. 6, 2007 and was signed by Cleveland as a free agent on Oct. 8.

A native of Los Angeles, Calif., Leonard, 25, played in 43 games at Fresno State with 28 starts, registering 68 tackles and 6.5 sacks. He was a teammate of current Panthers cornerback Richard Marshall at Fresno State.

 

http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/team/player.php?id=3160

 

Browns Insider: Louis Leonard learns lessons with laps

by Mary Kay Cabot, The Plain Dealer

Thursday August 20, 2009, 10:00 PM


Like Shaun Smith before him, Browns defensive lineman Louis Leonard butted heads with fiery line coach Bryan Cox during Thursday's practice.

Question is, will Leonard suffer the same fate as Smith, who was cut the next morning and signed two days later with the Detroit Lions -- who will visit Saturday night?

"I'm not focusing on Shaun Smith," said Leonard, who didn't dodge reporters after the scrape. "Whatever happened with him happened with him and B. Cox. I'm just here to get myself better. I'm just focusing on myself. It was what it was. I'm a player and he's a coach and I abide by the rules."

The incident occurred a little more than halfway through practice when Leonard and Cox exchanged heated words during team drills. "Don't you curse at me," yelled Cox. Cox then ordered the 325-pound Leonard to start running and not stop until he told him to. Leonard started his lap by walking slowly without his helmet on, and Cox shouted, "I said run, don't walk!"

Leonard shook his head, put the helmet on and began jogging around the perimeter of the field. After a few laps, one of Leonard's teammates reminded Cox that Leonard was still running, and the coach snapped, "Good! Let him keep running. I ain't going to stop him."

After Leonard's third time around, Robaire Smith tried to throw him a bottle of water, but Leonard abstained. As he was about to start his fifth, he was called back over by one of the linemen, who must've been given the green light by Cox.

But afterward, Leonard was contrite and cooperative with reporters. He laughed when asked if he set the camp record for laps.

"Yeah, I probably did, to tell you the truth," he said. "I'm sure you all were probably counting. I lost count at probably three."

He attributed it to a heated practice, and said the laps helped give him energy to attack the tackling dummies with fervor immediately thereafter.

"Yeah, those laps kind of woke me up," he said. "I was feeling a little woozy at first, but after those laps I forgot all about it. It's been a nice camp and I feel really conditioned, so it wasn't a problem getting through those bags."

He said he worked on his d-line moves, such as club-rip and cross-face, the whole time.

"If I'm going to run a lap, I might as well get better on something," he said.

He also showed the proper respect for Cox.

"He just wants you to work hard, he wants to bring the best out of you," he said. "That's all it is. It might get rough sometimes. But he's a good coach and if you pay attention to him, you'll learn a lot. I've been learning a lot since I've been coached by him. I'm glad to have him and I'm glad to be one of his players."

 

big guy... but a draft pick for an undrafted guy?

hmmmm

 

We love trading with Mangini....

 

you have to trade them something, and basing trade value off of draft slot is stupid.

 

SUPERBOWL

 

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