What seems like a lifetime ago for the Cleveland Browns, then-Pittsburgh Steelers WR JuJu Smith-Schuster uttered the words “The Browns is the Browns.” Last week, Cincinnati Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase changed it up a little bit and said “Cleveland is Cleveland” along with continually calling the team “the elves.”
Going into Week 2 of the 2023 regular season, the Browns and Steelers are in different places than they were back in the Smith-Schuster days. The above photo of the receiver hugging QB Ben Roethlisberger was after Cleveland demolished Pittsburgh in the playoffs with Smith-Schuster’s words acting as bulletin board material.