Recently, the Indians took the first step to breaking up the famed FCs by designating Francisco Cruceta for assignment. And now, the Cleveland Browns are on the way to breaking up the Andr* Davises. The team is allowing Andre to seek a trade because apparently he's unhappy and been underperforming in training camp. The disgruntledness is likely deserved, considering Andre had a DVOA of 34.1% last season and 34.4% in 2003 and is still vying for the 3rd WR slot with a schmo like Frisman Jackson. Fortunately, as seen with William Green, players seeking trades for themselves often come back with nothing.

But the most disheartening news is that The Diop Era has ended in Cleveland. DeSagana's agent, Leon Rose (who also represents God, how did that happen?), announced that Diop and the Mavericks agreed to a 3-year contract for over $6,000,000. What?! Avery Johnson, Dallas's head coach, comments, "A couple of years ago I probably wouldn't have done this deal." That's a good point, considering how Diop established his dominance in the NBA these past two seasons: 9.18 PER, .199 Player Winning Percentage, very impressive indeed. I'm not sure which is funnier: Johnson's quote that Sagana is "ready to just take off", or Diop's giddiness for finally getting to prove what he's made of (as if we didn't already know).

On the bright side, September is only 17,806 minutes away. Leaving us to only imagine future Indians like #79 Ryan Garko or #61 Andrew Brown.