Cleveland Browns we lost in 2019

Just as our heroes are celebrated in life, here is a snapshot of several former Cleveland Browns who parted this earth in 2019.

Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty ImagesRB George Atkinson, III

Age: 27

Date: December

Career: Oakland Raiders 2014-2015, Browns 2016, Raiders 2017*, Kansas City Chiefs 2017*, New York Jets 2018*

* - practice squad (PS)

Atkinson was the son of the former Raiders safety legend with the same name. He was mostly a backup with Notre Dame and went undrafted in 2014 then signed with his father’s former team. After being cut, he was signed to the PS and then the active roster mainly on special teams. Later, he was cut twice and signed to the PS twice before being released.…