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McCutcheon is let go by Browns
Member of expansion team lauds fans' loyalty
By Patrick McManamon
Beacon Journal sportswriter
The Browns cut one of their expansion originals Friday, and he said it was time.

``I've got a lot of respect for (coach) Romeo Crennel,'' cornerback Daylon McCutcheon said by phone from his home in California. ``We talked (Friday) morning and had a real good conversation. He knew I wasn't happy there, and he felt like this was a good move for both of us.''

McCutcheon did not disagree -- as much as he liked Cleveland and its fans.

``Competing in that city for that team with those fans,'' he said. ``I haven't played for another team, but guys who moved on still talk about the loyalty there and how exciting it is to play there. It's something I'll never forget.''

Kicker Phil Dawson is the only member of the 1999 expansion team still with the Browns.

As much as anyone else, McCutcheon represented the new Browns.

General Manager Phil Savage said in a statement that McCutcheon is ``a true professional.'' It's hard to argue.

McCutcheon was drafted out of USC in the third round of the team's first draft, and he was expected to be a nickel back. But he never let his size -- he always has been called too short -- affect him.

McCutcheon wound up starting 96 games in his first seven seasons before microfracture surgery on a knee sidelined him for 2006. Through the years, McCutcheon was steady and dependable -- and probably the team's best tackler.

Even though the Browns need cornerbacks, they thought that McCutcheon was expendable.

He said he had an inkling his time might be winding down when he entered the '06 training camp and was told that he had to win his job.

``I don't want to get carried away with my ego, but I don't feel that there's been a more consistent player than myself since -- '99,'' he said. ``But obviously they feel it's time to move on, and I don't want to be somewhere where I'm not wanted.''

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Beacon Journal | 03/10/2007 | McCutcheon is let go by Browns

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This team is a JOKE! I cant take it anymore! I will only watch them if they are the only game on and I will only go to a game if they are playing another team I wouldnt mind seeing! I dont know if any of them will be in the draft but they should try and pick up draft picks so they can draft the Wringling Bros and maybe even Barnum or Bailey! And not Champ Bailey either!

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