BROWNS Jackson ready to produce

The running back who once angered coach Butch Davis is now back in his favor.
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BEREA -- Cleveland Browns running back James Jackson was ready to prove something even before William Green hurt his shoulder or drew a four-game suspension following a DUI and marijuana arrest.
Jackson has been ready since this summer, when he came to training camp buffed and pumped from his grueling twice-a-day workouts in Florida with the personal trainer he's known for 13 years.
"I knew I was going to be a step above everybody the way I worked out," Jackson said. "I knew my back was against the wall. But with my trainer, I came in to prove everybody wrong."
In coach's doghouse
Those workouts and Jackson's refusal to participate in the Browns' off-season program in Cleveland angered coach Butch Davis, who publicly blasted Jackson last year. Even though he was stuck in Davis' doghouse, bothered by a nagging high ankle sprain and riding the bench behind rookie Green, Jackson refused to budge.
He thought he knew what was best for him and didn't knuckle under the demands of his former University of Miami coach. While most Browns join the off-season program in early March, Jackson arrives in late April and stays in Cleveland through mid-June.
Asked how he and Davis resolved their differences, Jackson said, "I don't think it was necessarily what I was doing, he wanted everybody up here as a team. Coach Davis, we talked on the phone and decided what would be the best time for me to come back up."
Receiver activated
The Browns on Friday activated wide receiver Frisman Jackson from its injured-physically unable to perform list.
Signed as a rookie free agent before last season, Jackson caught one pass. This season he was sidelined with a broken foot.