Fraley Hustles and Flows

So says the PD's Tony Grossi:

Hank Fraley is heading into free agency after failing to reach a contract agreement with the Browns, his agent told The Plain Dealer.
"Given where things are, we're inclined to do that, yes," Ralph Cindrich said Thursday afternoon. "It doesn't looke like we'll get the Hank thing done."

Phil Savage, Browns general manager, was not immediately available for comment.
Fraley's impending defection leaves the Browns with no natural center under contract. The pickings in free agency at center are slim. Former Browns Shaun O'Hara, who played the past few years for the New York Giants, is the best available.

Fraley rescued the Browns last season when he arrived in a trade the week before the season opener and stabilized a position in turmoil after the LeCharles Bentley injury. Fraley was the team's sixth -- and last -- center from the beginning of training camp. He did not miss an offensive snap through 16 games.

Fraley, 29, was acquired from Philadelphia for the Browns' seventh-round draft pick in 2008.
The NFL free agent signing period begins at midnight tonight.

Porter a Brown? Browns coach Romeo Crennel said tonight that the Browns would have an interest in former Pittsburgh linebacker Joey Porter, who was released by the Steelers earlier in the day. Porter, 29, was in the final year of his contract and was due to earn $4 million in 2007.