Terrelle Pryor believes he can be an NFL wide receiver. The Cleveland Browns are giving him a chance to catch on with them.
Pryor, a Jeannette native who has made 10 pro starts at quarterback, was awarded on waivers to the Browns Monday and they intend to give him a shot at making their roster as a receiver.
A former Ohio State star, Pryor recently announced his intentions to switch positions to prolong a career that appeared to be headed toward a finish.
Pryor will be reunited with Browns offensive coordinator John DeFilippo. The two spent the 2013 season together in Oakland with Pryor making nine starts at quarterback.
More pro football
Hall of Fame coach and former Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau won the Paul “Dr. Z” Zimmerman Award from the Professional Football Writers of America (PFWA). Longtime coaches Tom Moore and Dante Scarnecchia also won the award, given for lifetime achievement as an assistant in the NFL.
Pro basketball
The Atlanta Hawks announced that Danny Ferry stepped down as general manager, ending an indefinite leave of absence that began in August after racially derogatory comments Ferry made. Hawks CEO Steve Koonin credited Ferry for helping build the team that reached the Eastern Conference Finals in a statement announcing the move, but added it was time for it to happen.
• The WNBA and New York Liberty agreed to suspend Isiah Thomas’ ownership application indefinitely. Thomas is still the president of the team, and he said in an interview with The Associated Press at the start of the season the two positions weren’t directly connected.
College football
Hip-hop music mogul Diddy was arrested on the campus of UCLA, where his son plays, police said. Diddy, 45, whose real name is Sean Combs, was arrested at UCLA’s Acosta Athletic Training Complex on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, according to a statement from campus police. The deadly weapon was a kettlebell, which is used in weight training. No one was seriously injured.
Golf
Se Ri Pak withdrew from the U.S. Women’s Open next month at Lancaster Country Club. Pak, the first South Korean to the Women’s Open, did it in 1998 in a playoff and went on to a Hall of Fame career. The USGA did not say why Pak, 37, withdrew.
Harness racing
The Meadows Racetrack today will offer two total-pool guarantees — a $10,000 guarantee for the Pick 5 and a $5,000 guarantee for the Pick 4. Both are offered as part of the United States Trotting Association’s Strategic Wagering Initiative.
First Published: June 23, 2015, 4:00 a.m.
