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Why Marcus Martin, new Browns center and Los Angeles native, sees his hometown in Hue Jackson

Marcus Martin knows a thing or two about Browns coach Hue Jackson.

“I'm a Los Angeles guy,” the former 49ers center said, cracking a smile. “And so is Hue Jackson.”

Indeed, Martin and Jackson went to rival high schools (Crenshaw and Dorsey, respectively) that are separated by less than three miles.

So when Martin, whom Cleveland claimed off waivers late last week, arrived at the team’s facility, he knew what he was getting into.

“You can see it, it’s in him,” Martin said. “I feel like that's just our city that he brings to Cleveland.