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October 15, 1973. The 3-1 Cleveland Browns were playing host to the defending Super Bowl champions, the Miami Dolphins. It was Monday night.
Monday Night Football was in its relative infancy. In the four seasons since its Cleveland debut, the weekly outpouring of hype and emotions surrounding the NFL showcase was frenzied, and unforced.



Man! I know one guy who is looking forward to this fall on the lake front! Not necessarily because I know a damn thing about the players the Browns selected on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, but because it sure seems clear to me that the Browns have the smartest guys in the league doing their evaluating and drafting for them. Oh yeah, the Indians are still playing occasionally between rain outs and losing most of the days they play. And the Cavs? Yep, Roker is back in the fold!!
The Cleveland Browns had an “interesting” weekend during the three-day NFL Draft – and that may be understating things a bit.
The controversy surrounding Pilot Flying J seems to change by the day. What doesn't is the impact any of it will have on Jimmy Haslam's new toy, the Cleveland Browns. It's the great unknown. Then again, it's the Browns so what's new?
Today is the day that Cleveland Browns fans have been waiting for.