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INDIANAPOLIS - The Browns announced today that they have agreed to terms on a multi-year deal for running back Jamal Lewis.

The team confirmed in a release this evening that Lewis' deal is for three years, through the 2010 season. Terms are still undisclosed, but he made $5 million last season by hitting his incentives. The base of that one-year deal was $3.5 million.

Lewis' agent, Mitch Frankel, was on his way to Indianapolis from California and wasn't expected to arrive until about 11 p.m. Lewis is expected to arrive in Indy either Thursday night or Friday morning to sign the deal. He'll then join Browns general manager Phil Savage and Romeo Crennel in a Friday afternoon press conference.

"I am thankful to the Browns for the opportunity they gave me last year to come out and prove that I was still one of the top running backs in the NFL," Lewis said in a team release. "I feel the future is extremely bright for this team and I'm excited to be a part of it for another three years. I said all year long that I wanted to get a long-term deal done to stay in Cleveland and it looks like with this new contract I will be able to finish my career as a Brown."

Lewis finished fifth in the NFL with 1,304 yards rushing last season and also tied for seventh in the league with nine rushing touchdowns. In 2007, Lewis helped propel the Browns rushing attack to rank 10th in the NFL with 118.4 yards per game, the best mark since 1985 when the Browns ranked eighth in the league in rushing.

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