The Facts: The Browns are bringing back Patten to help fill their void at wide receiver, GM George Kokinis said at NFL owners meetings today. "We're going to sign him. It's another veteran leader, experienced," Kokinis said.
Diehards Line:Patten will be 35 on Aug. 19. He played for the Browns in the 2000 season and then experienced a couple Super Bowl championships with the New England Patriots. Patten spent the past two seasons with New Orleans. He has 324 catches in his 13-year NFL career. ... The Browns are thin at receiver and don't know if Donte' Stallworth will play for them in 2009. Stallworth could be facing legal problems as a result of a fatal car accident in Miami Beach on March 14.