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BEREA, Ohio -- The cursive, decade-old tattoo on Willis McGahees neck reads "Guess Whos Back. Michael Vick Jets Jersey ." Briefly out of the league, he is indeed back again -- this time with his fourth team, hoping to bring stability to the reeling Browns. On Wednesday, Cleveland dealt running back Trent Richardson to Indianapolis, less than two years after drafting him in the first round. On Thursday, the Browns signed McGahee, who practiced for the first time on Friday. And ready or not, McGahee, 31, is going to play Sunday, when the Browns (0-2) visit the Minnesota Vikings (0-2). Such is life in the NFL. "Its a fresh start, a new beginning," McGahee said. "The players are great, its a young team. Weve got work to do." McGahee, who has played for Buffalo, Baltimore and Denver after a memorable career at the University of Miami, has a familiarity with the offence, but knows he must get the language down. "I want to come and do everything I can," he said. "But I gotta gradually come in. I just cant come in and do the whole workload. But Im going to do whatever it takes." Despite the quick turnaround, coach Rob Chudzinski has "100 per cent faith in him" and knows "nothing is holding him back." All that said, McGahee joins the team during one of its most tumultuous weeks. In addition to Richardsons stunning trade, third-string quarterback Brian Hoyer was named the starter following Brandon Weedens thumb injury, while wide receiver Greg Little lost his starting job to Davone Bess. "Its not a safe business where anybody can say that Im comfortable and they cant trade me or they cant cut me or anything like that," left tackle Joe Thomas said. "Nobodys untouchable." Even as a six-time Pro Bowl player and the anchor of the offensive line, Thomas doesnt see himself as trade-proof. "Thats the way you have to work," Thomas said. "Because if you ever get complacent, thats when youre going to get beat or play bad." Thomas also understands that fans are all too familiar with the concept of "rebooting" the team, but he doesnt see Richardsons trade as another full-on rebuilding effort. "It doesnt mean were starting over from Day 1," Thomas said. "Its a process and were trying to build a consistent winner. Thats what the goal is. Obviously, they felt the trade of Trent is something that is going to help move us forward to be a consistent winner." McGahee was surprised by the trade, initially expecting to work side-by-side with Richardson after learning the Browns could be an option for him on Monday. "Honestly, to tell you the truth, when I got the call, he hadnt been traded yet," McGahee said. McGahee, who will wear jersey No. 26, has made the Pro Bowl twice, and has had a durable nine-year career after a serious knee injury at Miami. Hes rushed for 8,097 career yards, including four 1,000-yard seasons. "Who knew I was going to play ten years," McGahee asked. "Everybody thought I wasnt going to play at all. "Ive been just surprising everybody." Dee Milliner Jets Jersey . They made $3 million, although it was whittled down to just over $2.3 million when development costs for a new stadium were factored in. That line item should vanish in a couple of years when they settle into their new home, although they will have to start making payments on the $190-million facility. Ryan Quigley Jets Jersey . Consistently ranking as the industrys most-watched and most-trusted source for NHL Trade Deadline Day news, TRADECENTRE 14 airs Wednesday, March 5 beginning at 8 a.SAN DIEGO -- Jimmy Walker is playing the opening two rounds of the Farmers Insurance Open with Tiger Woods. That will be 35 more holes than the first time they played together. Walker was a senior at Baylor when he used his parents credit card -- against their wishes because it was during finals -- to go through Monday qualifying for the Byron Nelson Championship. He got in the field and after taking one final exam, ran up to Dallas for a practice round at Cottonwood Valley using a local caddie. "All of a sudden, Tiger is over on the front nine and my guys is like, Hey, theres Tiger over there," Walker said. This was 2001. It was Woods first tournament since he won the Masters for his fourth straight major. "So he pretty much was owning everybody," Walker said. Woods skipped over to the par 5 that Walker was playing, so Walker picked up his ball and headed to the next tee. Woods picked up his ball and headed to the same tee. "Hes like, Can I play through you? Im trying to play real fast and get a couple of holes in? I said, Dude, you can do whatever you want," Walker recalled. So this was the one hole they played together, and iit was memorable for Walker for one reason. David Nelson Jets Jersey. "I am literally shaking," he said. "I have every bad-swing thought possible -- dont shank it, top it, all that stuff. I make contact. I look up and its heading right at it. Cant see it because its kind of in the setting sun. We walked down there and he asked whats going on, I told him I Monday qualified. We talked and it was really cool and he was really nice. We get down there and his ball is about 15 feet away and mines about 6 feet away." Woods picked up his ball and was on his way. But there was a lesson for Walker. "I can remember thinking, Man, if I was that nervous and I hit that good of a shot, I guarantee I will never be that nervous again my entire life -- ever," Walker said. He recalls narrowly missing the cut. And then he qualified for his first U.S. Open at Southern Hills. Walker played a practice round that week with Nick Faldo. No big deal. "It was so easy compared to that one shot," he said. So when his wife sent him a text Tuesday that he was playing with Woods and Jordan Spieth, Walker offered a predictable response: "Sounds fun." ' ' '
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