Harrison had become a backup to Peyton Hillis and Bell was playing even less for the Eagles.
Jerome Harrison (35) running with the football against Gerald McCoy (right) and the Buccaneers during the Browns' 17-14 season-opening loss at Tampa Bay. Cleveland, Ohio -- The Cleveland Browns have traded Jerome Harrison to the Philadelphia Eagles for Mike Bell in an exchange of running backs, as The Plain Dealer's Mary Kay Cabot reports.
Harrison had become the Browns' second running back, behind Peyton Hillis. Harrison has rushed for 91 yards on 31 carries (2.9-yard average), caught four passes for 42 yards and not scored a touchdown this season.
In four-plus seasons with the Browns, Harrison rushed for 1,401 yards and six TDs in 302 carries (4.6-yard average). In Cleveland's final three games last season -- all wins -- Harrison totaled 561 yards and five touchdowns on 106 carries (5-3-yard average). On Dec. 20, he rushed for a team-record 286 yards -- also third highest in NFL history -- and three TDs in 34 carries, leading the Browns to a 41-34 win over the chiefs in Kansas City.
Harrison caught 61 passes for 444 yards (7.3-yard average) and six TDs as a Brown, including four catches this season for 42 yards..
Bell, 27, as is Harrison, is also in his fifth NFL season. The Browns will be his fourth team. Bell carried 16 times for 28 yards (1.8-yard average) and no TDs with the Eagles this season, and he has totaled 1,404 yards and 14 touchdowns on 364 carries (3.9-yard average) during his career. He has one reception for five yards this season and 27 for 196 yards (7.3-yard average) and no TDs in his career.
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