Edwards is pleased with results

Monday, August 28, 2006 His presence was significant, making three young stars on the field together. ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The original plan was to limit Browns receiver Braylon Edwards to six plays so he could test his surgically repaired right knee for the first time this preseason. Then he made his first catch and took his first hit without flinching. By the second quarter, Edwards had taken off his protective brace and demanded more in Cleveland's 20-17 win over the Buffalo Bills on Saturday night. Coach Romeo Crennel wasn't about to stop Edwards. "That's the reason we wanted to get him in there and give him a chance to get hit," Crennel said. "I think he took the hit well." The Browns (2-1) won the game when Jeff Chandler hit a 35-yard field goal as time ran out. But the significant highlight came earlier when Edwards took the field a mere eight months since having reconstructive surgery. "Going into this game, it wasn't a matter of, 'All right, what can you do?' with the knee the way it is," said Edwards, who was in for 16 plays. "Going into this game, it was, 'What are you used to doing?' " Edwards, a 2005 first-round pick, picked up where he left off when he was emerging as a playmaker before he got hurt in December. First catch Saturday, Edwards entered the game as a backup and made his lone catch on his second play from scrimmage: a 9-yard reception on third down when Charlie Frye found him open over the middle. Edwards turned up field and dragged two defenders before Jabari Greer tackled him at the Bills 2. The Browns scored on the next play when Frye threw a touchdown pass to Steve Heiden. "As soon as I caught that first pass, and almost ended up in the end zone, it was right back to where I left off," Edwards said. He also showed no signs of pain when, leaping for a pass, Nate Clements cut his legs out from under him later in the game. Edwards' presence was significant for the Browns, who finally had their three top young offensive stars on the field together at the same time. Edwards joined Frye and tight end Kellen Winslow, the 2004 first-round selection, who's missed the past two seasons because of injuries. "It makes a big difference when you have No. 17 and 80 out there," Frye said referring to Edwards and Winslow. "I think there's going to be a lot of plays made."