Savage may give Anderson high offer
Cleveland Browns11/29/2007 5:38 PM The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports GM Phil Savage holds all the cards in the poker game that involves the careers of quarterbacks Derek Anderson and Brady Quinn, and the immediate future of the Browns. On Wednesday, the Browns' general manager laid one of them down. For the first time publicly, Savage said he is leaning toward giving restricted free agent Anderson the highest contract tender after the season. The tender of $2.562 million would guarantee the Browns first- and third-round draft choices if a QB-hungry team offered Anderson a long-term contract to be its starter. If Anderson stayed through 2008, he could then become an unrestricted free agent in 2009. Read more