~ AND ~ ? only 204 days and now 92 ? 57 ? 32 ? 19 ? YES really ! And still counting... ? ....?
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Well smack me in the face and call me an ugly woman, but we are Eric Steinbach days away from the start of the 2023 Cleveland Browns season. Steinbach was a 2nd round pick of the Cincinnati Bengals from Iowa, and started nearly every game for them between 2003-06. He then signed one of the biggest free agent contacts for an OLinemen at the time with the Browns, starting for four years at Left Guard, until a back injury prior to the 2011 effectively ended his career. He was named to the Pro Bowl as a Brown in 2008.
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Summer keeps marching on, and we are now Ryan Pontbriand days from the start of the 2023 Cleveland Browns season. Pontbriand holds the distinction of being the highest drafted long snapper in NFL history, when he was selected in the fifth round of the 2003 NFL Draft from Rice. The draft pick was amusing to many, but he was an excellent snapper, being named to the Pro Bowl two years running in 2007 and 2008. He was released during the 2011 season by the Browns, and would retire the next year.
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We are damn near at the two month mark, as we are Cody Risien amount of days until the start of the 2023 Cleveland Browns season. Risien was an imposing OLineman for the Browns from 1979 to 1989, standing at 6'7" and weighing 290 lbs. Drafted from Texas A&M in the seventh round, he would start ten games his rookie season at Left Guard, then move to Right Tackle in 1980, where he would remain for the rest of his career. He would be named to the Pro-Bowl in back-to-back seasons of 1986 and 1987. Risien would retire after the end of the 1989 season.
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Another day closer to the football! We are now Cliff Lewis days left until the start of the 2023 Cleveland Browns season! Now, you might ask, "Hey Dutch, who in tarnations is Cliff Lewis?". Well, allow me to retort... Cliff Lewis is the answer to one of the best Browns trivia questions ever: "Who was the starting QB for the Browns first regular season game in franchise history?" That's right, it was Cliff Lewis!
Lewis was born in Cleveland, raised in Lakewood, and would go to Duke University, where he'd play for a bit before enlisting in the Navy at the tail end of WWII. After he discharged, he signed with the new Cleveland AAFC team, and because Otto Graham was late in also discharging from the Navy, Lewis got the first two starts in Browns regular season history. His 19 yard touchdown pass to Mac Speedie vs the Miami Seahawks in '46 were the first official points in team history. He would backup Graham for years after, and also played a lot of defensive back, collecting nine interceptions in 1948, 30 total in his career. He would retire after the 1951 season, get into the insurance business, and even did color commentary on Browns games in 1961 and '62.
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I can't believe that we've chewed through almost 140 days of this thread... A thread that honestly I thought Sid was nuts to start, that has turned into a fun little exercise.
So we are now at Steve Everitt amount of days until the start of the 2023 Cleveland Browns season. A first round pick of the Browns out of TSUN, Everitt was the 14th pverall pick. A solid center, he only played for the Browns for three seasons, but for many Browns fans who were around for the team getting ripped out of Cleveland, he'll never be forgotten for what he did while in Baltimore in 1996.
As a protest of the Browns move, Everitt stood on the sideline during the national anthem the next year wearing his Ravens uniform, and a Cleveland Browns bandana. Maybe coincidentally, this was the only year he played in Baltimore, he would play three seasons in Philadelphia (1997-99) and one more in 2000 with the St. Louis Rams.
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We're officially less than two months from the start of the Browns season, as we are now Mike Johnson amount of days until the Browns kickoff with the Bengals. Johnson, a teammate of Bruce Smith's at Virginia Tech, played in the USFL before the Browns picked him up, and he quietly was one of the best linebackers in Browns history, going to back-to-back Pro Bowls in 1989 and '90.
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We're officially less than two months from the start of the Browns season, as we are now Mike Johnson amount of days until the Browns kickoff with the Bengals. Johnson, a teammate of Bruce Smith's at Virginia Tech, played in the USFL before the Browns picked him up, and he quietly was one of the best linebackers in Browns history, going to back-to-back Pro Bowls in 1989 and '90.
We're officially less than two months from the start of the Browns season, as we are now Mike Johnson amount of days until the Browns kickoff with the Bengals. Johnson, a teammate of Bruce Smith's at Virginia Tech, played in the USFL before the Browns picked him up, and he quietly was one of the best linebackers in Browns history, going to back-to-back Pro Bowls in 1989 and '90.
it is also my 59th birthday
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We're officially less than two months from the start of the Browns season, as we are now Mike Johnson amount of days until the Browns kickoff with the Bengals. Johnson, a teammate of Bruce Smith's at Virginia Tech, played in the USFL before the Browns picked him up, and he quietly was one of the best linebackers in Browns history, going to back-to-back Pro Bowls in 1989 and '90.
it is also my 59th birthday
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Well Happy BDay buddy!
cool we are headed to lost lake and thank you
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We're officially less than two months from the start of the Browns season, as we are now Mike Johnson amount of days until the Browns kickoff with the Bengals. Johnson, a teammate of Bruce Smith's at Virginia Tech, played in the USFL before the Browns picked him up, and he quietly was one of the best linebackers in Browns history, going to back-to-back Pro Bowls in 1989 and '90.
We're officially less than two months from the start of the Browns season, as we are now Mike Johnson amount of days until the Browns kickoff with the Bengals. Johnson, a teammate of Bruce Smith's at Virginia Tech, played in the USFL before the Browns picked him up, and he quietly was one of the best linebackers in Browns history, going to back-to-back Pro Bowls in 1989 and '90.
He was a Flugel fave on that D as was Clay Matthews. Thanks for the write-up Dutch!
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We're officially less than two months from the start of the Browns season, as we are now Mike Johnson amount of days until the Browns kickoff with the Bengals. Johnson, a teammate of Bruce Smith's at Virginia Tech, played in the USFL before the Browns picked him up, and he quietly was one of the best linebackers in Browns history, going to back-to-back Pro Bowls in 1989 and '90.
it is also my 59th birthday
it is also my 59th birthday
From one 59 year old teenager to another - Happy Birthday Syd!!!!!
I welcome the only Defensive Coordinator to earn a Superbowl Ring in New Orleans while understanding Revenge of the Nerds is a sequel. "Come get some!" -
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Today brings us to Mac Speedie days until the start of the 2023 Cleveland Browns season. Speedie, who played at Utah before joining the Army in WWII, was another of the original Browns. Already 26 years old in 1946, he still flourished at end opposite of Dante Lavelli, and while Lavelli was inducted in the Hall of Fame years ago, many considered Speedie as good, if not better. He played for the Browns from 1946-52, and after contract disagreements with Paul Brown he jumped the NFL and played a couple of seasons in Canada. A reason, according to Speedie, he thinks he was kept out of the Hall of Fame while he was alive. "If you crossed Paul Brown, he'd make you pay." Speedie's numbers back up his claim that he should have been inducted years ago, as his average of 50 receptions, 800 yards and 7 touchdowns a season was stellar during his era. He finally was inducted into the Hall of Fame, well after his death, in 2020.
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Oh yes ..... a Happy Birthday to you both syd & Flugel ! ?
It's just Syd's Birthday today. Sorry for any confusion I caused.
I welcome the only Defensive Coordinator to earn a Superbowl Ring in New Orleans while understanding Revenge of the Nerds is a sequel. "Come get some!" -
Hell Ya Happy Birthday
I already turned 59. It's your birthday so go celebrate and tear it up on that gorgeous lake this weekend!
I welcome the only Defensive Coordinator to earn a Superbowl Ring in New Orleans while understanding Revenge of the Nerds is a sequel. "Come get some!"
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