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Cleveland Browns general manager Tom Heckert passed away on Monday. The Denver Broncos Greg Joseph Jersey Elite , where he had spent the last five seasons as the team’s pro personnel director and senior personnel advisor, announced his passing. Heckert had recently stepped away from the Broncos to deal with his diagnosis of amyloidosis, a rare blood disorder, which is reportedly the cause of death according to NFL.com.Heckert was the Browns’ general manager from 2010 through 2012, and, as Cleveland.com’s Mary Kay Cabot pointed out http://www.clevelandbrownsteamonline.com/greg-joseph-jersey , was also the man who drafted cornerback Joe Haden, safety T.J. Ward and receiver Josh Gordon during his tenure.The Browns released the following statement:Former Browns players took to Twitter to pay their respects:Heckert’s NFL career spanned 27 years, beginning in the Miami Dolphins’ scouting department. He then served as director and vice president of pro personnel for the Philadelphia Eagles before being named their general manager in 2006. He served as Cleveland’s general manager from 2010 through 2012 before heading to Denver’s front office in 2013. Heckert was 51 years old. Dawgs by Nature sends our love and condolences to Heckert’s family and his numerous friends, colleagues and players in their time of loss.Emmanuel Ogbah to miss time with ankle injury The Cleveland Browns are expecting big things from defensive ends Emmanuel Ogbah and Myles Garret this season. In Ogbah’s case, that plan will now be put on hold after he suffered an ankle injury in Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. It looks like the injury will keep Ogbah out of the Week 2 game against the New Orleans Saints and possibly longer, head coach Hue Jackson told ohio.com:It is a tough blow to a Browns team still dealing with a lost opportunity to pull out a season-opening win on Sunday. Ogbah hurt the ankle near the end of the first quarter Authentic Greg Joseph Jersey , but was able to return to the game. The ankle was clearly bothering him, however, as it limited him to just 27 plays and took the spring out of a player who is usually in the middle of the action.Chris Smith, who the Browns signed in the offseason as a free agent from the Cincinnati Bengals, filled in for Ogbah and registered one tackle and two assists. If Ogbah can’t go against the Saints, Smith and Anthony Zettel Myles Garrett Jersey Elite , a waiver claim last week from the Detroit Lions, will fill the position the best they can, according to Jackson.