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Browns ownership won't close door on drafting Oklahoma RB Joe Mixon

PHOENIX -- A second chance matters, so Cleveland Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam will support the decisions of their football people if they feel a player is deserving.

That insight came to light at the NFL's annual spring meetings Monday when Dee Haslam said Joe Mixon's past would not preclude the Oklahoma running back from joining the Browns. In 2014, Mixon punched a woman at a bar and was suspended for his freshman year by the Sooners. He played in 2015 and '16.

"I really admire people who work hard and turn their life around," Dee Haslam said.