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Rashard Higgins returning to Cleveland Browns on 1-year deal, source says

Browns wide receiver Rashard Higgins is returning to Cleveland on a one-year deal, a source told ESPN.

Higgins will make $2.38 million fully guaranteed, a source said.

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Browns signing edge Takk McKinley to one-year deal worth up to $4 million

The Browns didn't land a top-tier edge rusher in the first wave of free agency, but they're hedging with a flier on a former first-round pick.

Cleveland is signing defensive end Takkarist McKinley to a one-year deal worth up to $4 million, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported.

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Cleveland Browns reach 3-year, $33.75 million deal with safety John Johnson, source says

The Cleveland Browns have agreed to sign former Los Angeles Rams safety John Johnson to a three-year contract, sources told ESPN.

The deal is worth $33.75 million with $24 million guaranteed, a source tells ESPN's Adam Schefter.

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Cleveland Indians trade infielder Mike Freeman to Cincinnati Reds; Shane Bieber to start opener

The Cleveland Indians traded utility infielder Mike Freeman to the Cincinnati Reds on Friday for cash.

Manager Terry Francona announced the deal from the team's year-round training complex in Goodyear, Arizona, shortly after he said reigning Cy Young Award winner Shane Bieber will start the opener at Detroit on April 1.

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Cleveland Indians tell OF Billy Hamilton he won’t make roster, look to trade him

Outfielder Billy Hamilton won't make Cleveland's roster, and the Indians are trying to find him another team this spring.

Manager Terry Francona said the club told Hamilton on Thursday that he wasn't part of their plans. The Indians will try to trade Hamilton, who signed a minor league contract last month and has been at big league training camp.

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