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 ======January 5, 1961====== ======January 5, 1961======
  
-=====News=====+=====Transactions===== 
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 +**Draft choices signed by NFL teams** 
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 +[[Johnny Brewer]], end, by the Browns\\ 
 +[[Bobby Crespino]], end, by the Browns 
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 +**Draft choice signed by CFL team**
  
-The team's sixth-round draft pick, end [[Bobby Crespino]] of Mississippi, signed with the Browns. The Browns also signed another Mississippi end, [[Johnny Brewer]], whose signing rights had been transferred to the Raiders after he'd been a redshirt pick of the short-lived Minneapolis/St. Paul franchise.+[[Blayne Jones]], guard, by Montreal
  
-The Raiders' 22nd-round pick, Idaho State guard [[Blayne Jones]], signed with the Montreal Alouettes.+/* 
 +Tribune 
 +47 McGah, Valley, Osborne, Hastings, Crespino, Brewer, Soda, Fleming 
 +*/
  
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 ======January 6, 1961====== ======January 6, 1961======
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-=====News===== 
  
 One of the team's two eighth-round draft picks, fullback [[Tom Watkins]] of Iowa State, turned down Oakland's contract offer and stated his desire to sign with the Browns, who had picked him in the 15th round of the NFL draft.. One of the team's two eighth-round draft picks, fullback [[Tom Watkins]] of Iowa State, turned down Oakland's contract offer and stated his desire to sign with the Browns, who had picked him in the 15th round of the NFL draft..
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 ======January 8, 1961====== ======January 8, 1961======
  
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 +**Draft choice signed by NFL team**
  
-The team’s eighth-round draft pick, Mississippi guard [[Richard Price]], signed with the Cowboys.+[[Richard Price]], guard, by the Cowboys
  
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 ======January 9, 1961====== ======January 9, 1961======
  
-=====News=====+=====Transactions=====
  
-The team's 28th-round draft pick, Oregon quarterback [[Dave Grosz]], signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.+**Draft choice signed by CFL team** 
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 +[[Dave Grosz]], quarterback, signed by Saskatchewan
  
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 ======January 11, 1961====== ======January 11, 1961======
  
-=====News=====+=====Transactions===== 
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 +**Draft choices signed by NFL teams**
  
-Two of the team's draft picks signed with the Cowboys: Clemson quarterback [[Lowndes Shingler]] (9th), and Stanford halfback [[Skip Face]] (30th).+[[Skip Face]], halfback, by the Cowboys\\ 
 +[[Lowndes Shingler]], quarterback, by the Cowboys
  
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 =====Transactions===== =====Transactions=====
  
-The team acquired linebacker [[Al Bansavage]] from the [[Chargers]] for an unspecified future draft choice.+**Trade** 
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 +Acquired linebacker [[Al Bansavage]] from the [[Chargers]] for an unspecified future draft pick.
  
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