BEREA — The trade came about like most, with the suddenness of a lightning bolt in a story. No one expected it less than Pierre Strong Jr.
"Nah, it was kind of a surprise," the newest Browns running back said Tuesday. "Came to work every day, but like I said, it was like a business thing. I got called to the front office and the rest is history, I'm here now."
Strong woke up Sunday morning a member of the New England Patriots. It hadn't even gotten to lunch time before he discovered he was being sent to Cleveland in exchange for offensive tackle Tyrone Wheatley Jr.