The Browns rookies visited the Pro Football Hall of Fame last month, a trip that more or less served as the capstone event of the team’s rookie transition program for the 24 newcomers. The jaunt to Canton left many of them with wide eyes in awe as they surveyed the hall and various gems stored within it.
But for Mike Matthews, the undrafted center from Texas A&M, it seemed to mean a little bit more.
“There's so much history behind (the game),” he said, “stuff that we don’t really understand and take for granted.”
After all, football is in his blood and this is a somewhat familiar place.