CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Browns are not interested in former Bengals linebacker Manny Lawson, a league source said today.

Scout.com reported Tuesday that the Browns were one of a handful of teams pursuing the former Bengals linebacker. The reports said the Raiders and Colts were also interested, and the Packers were in talks to acquire him, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Tuesday.

Lawson, drafted No. 22 overall by the 49ers in 2006, spent his first five seasons in San Francisco and last year with the Bengals. In 2011, he started 15 games for the Bengals, making 52 tackles and 1.5 sacks. His best season was in 2009, when he had 68 tackles and 6.5 sacks.