The Facts: According to FOXSports.com's Alex Marvez, the Browns signed Clayton on Tuesday.

Diehards Line:Clayton was on the Browns' practice squad last season and was active for two games. He carried the ball once for zero yards. Clayton was a 2007 sixth-round pick of the 49ers out of Kansas State. With Montario Hardesty expected to miss at least two weeks with an injured calf and Peyton Hillis still nursing a sore hamstring, the team needed a quick fix. "We'd like to have a guy that can come in that's going to be able to be up and running here in a couple days," said HC Pat Shurmur. "Typically, those are guys that have some NFL experience. ..." The Browns also have Chris Ogbonnaya, who was signed off the Texans practice squad Oct. 18 and will be looking forward to facing his former team. Ogbonnaya was pressed into service Sunday and played almost every down, in addition to special teams.