Drew Kaser begged for permission to answer his cellphone six years ago in study hall at Walsh Jesuit High School because it’s not an everyday occurrence when a prep football player receives a call from a legendary member of the Browns.
“I told my study hall proctor, ‘Hey, look, can I take this phone call?’ And he looked at me like, ‘Oh, you’ve got to be kidding me, right?’ ” Kaser recalled in a recent phone interview. “I was like, ‘It’s Josh Cribbs,’ and he’s like, ‘No, it’s not.’
“I’m like, ‘I swear it’s Josh Cribbs.’ He’s like, ‘You know what?