The Browns have signed TE Ryan Krause and FB Alan Ricard.  Krause played for offensive co-ordinator Rob Chudzinski in San Diego and he will battle Darnell Dinkins for the #3 TE job on the Browns.  He didn’s play a down for the Chargers last season and he’s only played in 5 games (1 start) in his three years in the NFL.  He has caught 5 passes for 81 yards (16.2 avg) and has 1 TD grab in his career.  Ricard played in 2 games last season for the Baltimore Ravens and he caught 2 passes for 18 yards (9.0 avg).  In his 5 year NFL career, Ricard has played in 55 games (32 starts) and he’s carried the football 43 times for 173 yards (4.0 ypc) with 2 TD runs.  He also has caught 32 passes for 179 yards (5.6 avg).  Ricard’s main role in the offense is as a blocker.  He was often the lead blocker for Jamal Lewis in the season that Lewis rushed for over 2,000 yards.