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CLEVELAND -- The Browns arent letting Alex Mack walk away freely. Seth Lugo Jersey . The team locked the free agent Pro Bowl centre into a one-year, $10.039 million contract on Monday by designating him as their transition player. By using the transition tag instead of the franchise tag, Cleveland will have five days to match any offer to Mack made by other teams when free agency opens on March 11. If the Browns had used their franchise tag, Mack would have made $11.654 million next season. In the meantime, the Browns are expected to try and sign Mack to a long-term contract. The 6-foot-4, 311-pounder has been one of Clevelands best and most dependable players since the Browns drafted him in the first round in 2009. He has not missed one offensive play in five years, a run of 4,998 consecutive snaps. Mack may want to play elsewhere. He could draw serious interest as a free agent and he may be dismayed with the teams direction following another coaching change and front-office purge this winter. The Browns have gone just 23-57 since Mack arrived. The decision to make Mack their transition player also means Pro Bowl safety T.J. Ward is now a free agent. Ward had a solid 2013 season. He started all 16 games and made a career-high 129 tackles with two interceptions, returning one for a touchdown. With Ward seemingly no longer in their plans, the Browns could pursue Buffalo free safety Jairus Byrd, who was not tagged by the Bills. A three-time Pro Bowler, Byrd could be reunited in Cleveland with new Browns coach Mike Pettine, who spent last season as Buffalos defensive co-ordinator. Byrd turned down a multiyear offer from the Bills. He played under a one-year, $6.9 million franchise tag last year. The Browns have over $55 million in salary-cap room. Daniel Zamora Jersey . After not scoring 40 points in the opening quarter in the last five seasons, the Rockets have done it five times this season and twice in the last three games. Howard Johnson Jersey . On Wednesday night, they showed that stellar defence and a little small ball can get the job done too. With pinch-runner Kevin Pillar aboard after Dioner Navarro opened the bottom of the ninth with a single, Anthony Gose dropped down an excellent bunt along the first-base line. https://www.cheapmetsjerseys.us/1800l-nolan-ryan-jersey-mets.html .com) - Calgary Flames forward Johnny Gaudreau has been selected as the NHLs Rookie of the Month for December, the league announced Friday. Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick underwent surgery Tuesday to repair a wrist injury. A Kings spokesman confirmed the surgery and said in an email that the 28-year-old would be out 10 to 12 weeks. Quick was injured during the second round of the playoffs, in the Kings series against the Anaheim Ducks, according to the spokesman. Quick did not misss a game, helping Los Angeles win the Stanley Cup in five games over the New York Rangers. Doug Sisk Jersey. The team spokesman was able to reveal which wrist had to be surgically repaired. Yahoo Sports, which first reported Quicks emergency surgery, cited a letter sent to parents whose children were set to attend the goaltenders camp in Connecticut. ' ' '