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March 12, 2009 8:25 PM

Joe Jurevicius may have been released after failed physical

The Browns released Joe Jurevicius on Wednesday, making him an unrestricted free agent. However, it's possible that Jurevicius was released after failing a physical examination. That was the designation used when the Seahawks released Marcus Tubbs last year during training camp last year.

Jurevicius underwent knee surgery after the 2007 season and subsequently contracted a staph infection and was unable to play in 2008. So even though Cleveland released him, it is not a foregone conclusion that he would be ready to play in 2009.

Update: Mike Sando of ESPN.com confirmed that Jurevicius did fail his physical, but he also points out something worth noting:

"That doesn't necessarily tell us much about the nature of his condition. Players fail physicals associated with their releases quite routinely."
-- Mike Sando, ESPN.com

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Bring back Joe! After all, why wouldn't we want more depth at the position. Branch is definately going to get hurt a couple of times this... Posted on March 13, 2009 at 4:22 PM by clogthemiddle. Jump to comment

B-Rad I agree with you. How can we not be looking into acquiring another cornerback that can be a good fit with Trufant. Chris McCalister would... Posted on March 13, 2009 at 4:24 PM by clogthemiddle. Jump to comment

Spaking of Tubbs...is he retired? I remember them saying there was a chance they could bring him back if he was healthy. Posted on March 12, 2009 at 11:51 PM by vuakiet. Jump to comment

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