Cleveland Browns is an American YouTube channel and a NFL football team located in Cleveland, Ohio.
History[]
The AAFC proposed match-ups with NFL teams numerous times during its four-year existence, but no inter-league game ever materialized. That made Cleveland's entry into the NFL in the 1950 season the first test of whether its early supremacy could continue into a more established league. The proof came quickly: Cleveland's NFL regular-season opener was against the two-time defending champion Philadelphia Eagles on September 16 in Philadelphia. After winning a playoff game against the New York Giants, the Browns advanced to the NFL championship match against the Los Angeles Rams in Cleveland.
During the summer before of the 1953 season, the Browns' original owners sold the team for a then-unheard-of $600,000. The buyers were a group of prominent Cleveland men: Dave R. Jones, Ellis Ryan, Homer Marshman, and Saul Silberman. McBride had been called in 1950 to testify before the Kefauver Committee, a congressional body investigating organized crime, which partly exposed his ties to mafia figures but did not result in any charges.[note 1] While McBride never said so, the Kefauver hearings and the growing public association between him and the mafia may have played a role in his decision to get out of football.[note 2]
While the Browns came into 1954 as one of the top teams in the NFL. Graham, whose leadership and throwing skills were instrumental in the Browns' championship runs, said he planned to retire after the season. Motley, the team's best rusher and blocker, retired at the beginning of the season with a bad knee. Star defensive lineman Bill Willis also retired before the season.[note 3]
Cleveland's success continued in 1955 after Brown convinced Graham to come back, arguing that the team lacked a solid alternative.[note 4]
In 1995, a controversial move brought the original Browns to Baltimore, Maryland - where they became the Baltimore Ravens. The Browns’ branding and history remained in Cleveland as part of a settlement between the NFL and the city. The former Cleveland Stadium was torn down, and a stadium for a new Browns franchise was built on the same site. With the new stadium complete, the Browns resumed operation in 1999 with a refreshed set of players, coaches, and executives.
Channel[]
The Cleveland Browns channel was created on May 16, 2015. Their first video was uploaded the same they created their channel. Their first video is titled "Meet Danny Shelton's Mom".
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