25 questions with a former offensive lineman
The Browns were a brand new expansion team back in 1999 as “the new Browns.” When the former franchise relocated to Baltimore in 1996, the history, colors, logos, name, uniform design and history of the Browns remained. The NFL then promised Cleveland would once again have an NFL team to begin play in 1999.
Those first rosters were stocked via an expansion pool of NFL veterans from the other 30 teams.
Players who were placed into the expansion pool were all still roster members of their respective clubs, and nearly 75% were returned to their teams.