The Cleveland Browns signed tight end Gary Barnidge to a contract extension on Thursday, the team announced on its website.
The news mean that, for one day at least, it is all not doom, dysfunction and despair in Berea.
Barnidge, who is in his third year in Cleveland and seventh year in the NFL, has a team high 60 receptions and seven touchdowns, and is second on the team in receiving yards with 817 (those numbers also put him third among all tight ends.)
He entered the season with career totals of just 44 receptions, 603 receiving yards and three touchdowns, making this year a pleasant surprise for everyone involved.