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Heiden signs 4-year extension 04.14.2007 The Cleveland Browns have signed TE Steve Heiden to a four-year contract extension, the club announced today. Heiden played in all 16 games last season for the Browns, including six starts, and totaled 36 receptions for 244 yards and two touchdowns. Heiden (6-foot-5, 267) has played the last five seasons with the Browns after being acquired from San Diego in 2002. Heiden's most productive season was in 2005 when he caught a career-high 43 receptions for 401 yards and three touchdowns. Heiden is an eight-year veteran who has played in 111 career games, including 60 starts, during his career with San Diego and Cleveland. He has totaled 156 receptions for 1,258 yards and 13 touchdowns. http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/article.php?id=6676
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awesome....gotta love heiden
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Good. He's the kind of guy we need to keep around opposite of Winslow. Hard worker that doesn't mind staying in to block every play if that's what it takes to win. 
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I love him even if 300 pound plus Dlineman out run him.  He is an effort player like Fraley and my boy Hamilton.
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I agree,...he makes Winslow work, and can take his place admirably when Winslow is a turd, that is most of the time,...
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I agree,...he makes Winslow work, and can take his place admirably when Winslow is a turd, that is most of the time,...
which part of last year was he a turd?
j/c
I'm happy that we locked him up for 4 years... he's a team player and will help us out as a team
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Does anyone else worry about us putting an emphasis on TE's this offseason? 
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Heiden is a pretty solid backup TE with EXCELLENT HANDS!! He catches everything...
question... do the Browns need 3 TE's on the roster? or can we just keep 2...
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We could have 2, but, if Chud's Offense uses TE's(which nobody knows yet), then it would be smart to have 3 in case of injury and goal-line situations.
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Does anyone else worry about us putting an emphasis on TE's this offseason?
Kind of thinking the same thing.
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I'm not sure what you guys mean. We just extended our 2nd string TE so we are set for a couple of years. We may or may not of brought in a waiver wire type player from San Deigo but it's not like we're actually spending money on him.
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Absolutely awesome news. Heiden will get to retire as a Brown 
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I like Heiden, he is solid. Good news!
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I'm glad to see this. Heiden is underrated, IMO. He isn't the greatest TE, but he works hard, catches the ball and isn't a horrible blocker. I'm glad we locked him up for a while.
Glad to see this FO recognizes valuable guys, even if they're not the stars.
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true, all i gotta say about this signing Good!
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Does anyone else worry about us putting an emphasis on TE's this offseason?
I dont.
Everyone is always talking o-line this o-line that, we have to build the team in the trenches. Isnt TE considered o-line? Especailly a blocking TE like Heiden who does have great hands but doesnt catch everything. Im glad that the Browns signed him longer which means he must fit in Chuds gameplan.
I didnt really see that much of an emphasis.
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Solid. Blue collar guy who will never be spectacular but is incredibly consistent. I'm a fan.
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Good decision.
Steve is a solid tight end, and when you throw him in with K2, you have a great set of TEs. Nice job getting that one down to the FO.
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I like this signing..I just hope it has nothing to do with Winlsow´s surgery recovery....now if we have some cap space keft I´d like us to lock up Sean Jones and maybe even Holly who will become FAs after 2007
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do the Browns need 3 TE's on the roster? or can we just keep 2...
I think we consider Winslow a receiver.
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Good to have solid hands on the team, god knows, they are rare.
Good signing, Heiden is a hardworking blue collar guy.
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Said this before. We need to see more of him.
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Tight Ends: Winslow Heiden Dinkins Ortega( PS) Krause? Fullbacks: Vickers Is it significant that there are 4-5 TE's on the roster and only one fullback? If TE is a strength of the team, will Chud play to that strength?
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Said this before. We need to see more of him.
I agree. He never gets the praise he deserves. He has put his time in for this team. If this team ever gets to experience a big winning season, I hope Heidens there to see it. He is one of the few that has earned it at this point.
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Good move, hopefully we get four good years out of him. 
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Nice move.Heiden has been a solid player for the browns and was deserving of the extension given to him.
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We are going back to a lot of the 2 TE sets. Inking Heiden for 4 more was a good decision. Now we just have to add some depth behind Winslow and Heiden.
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We have Dinkins sign for 2 or 3 years still? Plus the two nobodys that are on the roster.
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Winslow
Heiden
Dinkins
Ortega( PS)
Krause?
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Vickers
Is it significant that there are 4-5 TE's on the roster and only one fullback?
If TE is a strength of the team, will Chud play to that strength?
they wont all make the team... remember TEs make very good special team players too
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If TE is a strength of the team, will Chud play to that strength?
Chud started his college career as a TE, then coached TE's then became the OC.... in college,,, then Coached TE's here and I believe in SD,,, then OC here..
As far as I'm concerned, he's a guy that should know how to use TE's,,, and we have good ones, so if he can't or won't use them,, wow, what a collosal mistake hiring him would end up being!
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not to mention that he was the TE coach for a high powered offense that liked to make regular use of one Antonio Gates. Expect to see a fair amount of TE play this year
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not to mention that he was the TE coach for a high powered offense that liked to make regular use of one Antonio Gates.
Expect to see a fair amount of TE play this year
Thanks, now I'm officially scared of our OC. Carthon was a former FB, I can see it now:
"3rd down and 4, Winslow on the reverse - he stops and throws..."
"What's this? Steve Heiden in the shorgun, Winslow is the C - what's going on here?"
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put Fraley in the slot and I think you've got a winner of a play there
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put Fraley in the slot and I think you've got a winner of a play there
i was thinking about doing what the Bucs did.. they had Sapp to put on offense.. we have Ted Washington!! 
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I look forward to a TE or H-back offense b/c our TE's are talented, or at least half decent. How could any defense defend against Winslow in an H-back offense? I see a match-up nightmare for any opposing team trying to cover KW and Heiden at the same time.
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j/c.....
why is it that I'd rather see 3 WR sets w/ TE.. (Braylon, Joe, Wilson, Winslow) than two TE sets w/ (Winslow, Heiden, Vickers, Lewis)..
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BTW I live in the DC area. I watch the Skins and how they use Cooley. He does OK. He can block half decent and catch. But, he is nothing like KW. Winslow in the same situation could kill opposing defenses like Cooley never could. I just hope Chud has this in mind. JMO
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lol glad to see we have so many Hieden fans like me.
TE is probably our most solid position on the entire offense lol.
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