Browns Re-Sign Jamal Lewis

Lewis was scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent next week. But the Browns, who went 10-6 and barely missed the playoffs last season, didn’t want to risk losing him after he rushed for more than 1,300 yards. The club will officially sign Lewis once the contract is finalized by his agents, a person familiar with the negotiations said Thursday on the condition of anonymity because the deal was not yet completed. The Browns are believed to have relented and added a third year to an initial two-year offer they made for the 28-year-old. Financial terms were not immediately known. Lewis, who will be 29 in August, proved he still could be an effective everydown back in 2007. After signing a one-year, incentive-laded free agent deal with Cleveland in March, he gained 1,304 yards and scored nine touchdowns. Only Hall of Famer Jim Brown has run for more yards in a season for the Browns.