For more than a half century I’ve been laser-focused on the Cleveland Browns roster, from draft choices to trades, cuts, free agent signings and waiver wire pickups.
But not once over those 50 years did I ever care who made the practice squad – until this year.
I was wearing a Browns golf shirt at work when a colleague asked me “Browns fan, huh? You know Deon King?”
I was dumbfounded. While I can – without taking a breath – recite the position, college and uniform number of every player from the 1964 NFL championship squad, I was embarrassed to admit that I didn’t recognize one of the 90 present day players in training camp .