THE BROWNS HAVE A DISJOINTED HISTORY
When you look at the history of the Browns, there are, in fact, really four different and distinct histories. Those histories have a lot…
Art Modell
FOR MODELL, PAUL BROWN WAS OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND
The All-America Football Conference-era Browns beat – and mostly beat up as well – any and all comers from 1946-49. But what – or,…
A HISTORIC DATE FOR MODELL AND COLLIER
Art Modell and Blanton Collier have some strong common threads, but they are drastically different in other ways. And Wednesday is the anniversary of…
Art Modell’s Ugly, Unwanted Legacy
Here’s one more thing that comes to mind stemming from the untimely passing of David Modell recently. Although I don’t think he ever expressed publicly…
‘The move’ was Modell’s fault
Art Modell did not give the City of Cleveland a chance to keep the original Browns franchise. Jim Bailey, who served as Modell’s and the…
David Modell as pompous as ever
Just when you had forgotten him, David Modell reared his ugly head. It happened Saturday night during the premiere of “Believeland,” part of ESPN’s…
If only Cleveland had been as lucky as San Diego
San Diego is getting the second chance that Cleveland never got 20 years ago. Indeed, Chargers owner Alex Spanos is no Art Modell. It was…
Three NFL fan bases brace for bad news over the next two days – BDD with Steve King
As bad as it’s been for the Browns in the expansion era, it could be worse. Really. In fact, Browns fans remember when it was…
They also thought Paul Brown was crazy – BDD With Steve King
The shadow cast by the great Paul Brown will never go away. And that’s especially the case now. It was 52 years ago…
Writers unknowingly helped Modell with move 20 years ago
By STEVE KING We dropped the ball—in this case, the football. And in a big, big way – a historic way, in fact. We. Us….