Save for quarterback Derek Anderson, no one on the Browns best exemplifies the drastic changes in the team — all positive — from a year ago more than Braylon Edwards.

Edwards’ first two seasons with the Browns had been good ones, to be sure. As a rookie in 2005, the No. 3 overall draft choice played in just 10 games, starting seven, before his year ended prematurely with a knee injury — just as he seemed to be really catching his stride. He finished with 32 receptions for 512 yards (16.0 yards-per-catch average) and three touchdowns.

His final game — against