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The team reached agreement on Tuesday with former Pittsburgh tackle Chris
Hubbard on a five-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told
The Associated Press. Hubbard, who spent the past four seasons with the
Steelers, will sign with the Browns once the free agency signing period begins
Wednesday, according to the person who spoke on condition of anonymity because
teams are not permitted to finalize deals during the NFL's "legal tampering"
period.
Terms of the deal were not immediately known.
In Cleveland, the 26-year-old Hubbard will be reunited with former Steelers
offensive coordinator Todd Haley, who was hired by the Browns during the
offseason.
Hubbard made 14 starts the past two seasons. The 6-foot-4 Adidas
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he gives Cleveland flexibility up front and more options in case Thomas retires.
A 10-time Pro Bowler, Thomas, who suffered a season-ending torn triceps in 2017,
has not yet announced if he'll be back next season or end his Hall of Fame
career.
Hubbard was signed by the Steelers as an undrafted free agent from
Alabama-Birmingham in 2013. He started four games in 2016 and 10 in 2017.
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The Minnesota
Wild added one of their top prospects for the stretch run of the race for the
playoffs, signing left wing Jordan Greenway to a three-year, entry-level
contract on Monday.
The 6-foot-6, 230-pound Greenway was expected to join the team in time to
play at Nashville on Tuesday, with seven games to go in the regular season. The
Wild are in third place in the Central Division, just ahead of a crowded race
for the two Western Conference wild cards.
Greenway had 92 points in 112 games for Boston University. The Terriers lost
to Michigan in the Northeast Region final of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday.
The 21-year-old Greenway had 13 goals, 22 assists and 52 penalty minutes in
36 games in his junior season. He took a hiatus to play for the U.S. team at the
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checking line.
¡±It¡¯s rare to find a player with that combination of size, speed and skill,
and he¡¯s a guy we think is ready to play in the NHL,¡± Wild general manager Chuck
Fletcher told reporters. ¡±It¡¯s a tough league. I¡¯m sure there are going to be
adjustments, and he¡¯s going to have to learn the league and figure out how his
game translates at this level, but having said that the skill set is pretty
impressive.¡±
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at the net that it could use more of.
¡±He¡¯s certainly a physical strong man on the ice, but just a very good kind
person off the ice,¡± Fletcher said. ¡±He gets along with people and loves life.
He¡¯s worked hard for this. I¡¯m very happy for him.¡±
The Wild also reassigned right wing Zack Mitchell to the minors on
Monday.
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