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Browns: The Cleveland Browns have signed defensive lineman Simon Fraser, who appeared in all 16 games last season, to a one-year contract. The 6-foot-6-inch, 288-pound Fraser played on special teams last season and had one tackle as a backup defensive end. Fraser, 23, initially signed with the Browns on April 29, 2005, as an undrafted rookie free agent out of Ohio State.
Dolphins: The Miami Dolphins signed free-agent safety Deke Cooper to a one-year contract Wednesday. Cooper spent the last three seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars, where he started 12 games last season, making 80 tackles and one interception. In his four-year NFL career, Cooper has 190 tackles, three interceptions, one sack, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble.
Eagles: Quarterback Donovan McNabb and linebacker Jeremiah Trotter were found guilty Wednesday of parking their trucks in zones for the handicapped, although both players said they were not behind the wheel at the time. McNabb was ordered to pay a $256 fine and $33 in court fees. Trotter, who had parked illegally twice, was ordered to pay $512 and $66 in fees. The Philadelphia players were in court during separate proceedings. Even though McNabb apparently was not even in the vehicle Nov. 28, Judge Charles Sprigman said McNabb was liable because adviser Troy Oglesby had permission to drive the truck. The quarterback produced a letter from a doctor saying he was in a hospital at the time. Oglesby said a restaurant employee directed him to park in the zone for the handicapped, a blue-striped area next to the actual parking spot. Trotter was cited for two occasions his vehicle was found illegally parked near the restaurant while he was hosting a radio show. He said he had been dropped off and that someone else parked his truck. The two players were among dozens of alleged parking scofflaws in court Wednesday. All of them were among the hundreds of people who have been cited since last year by activist Maryann Cottrell, the mother of a handicapped daughter. Trotter told the judge he wanted to learn more about Cottrell's efforts. "If it's a good cause I'd like to make a donation," he said.
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