FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- When the Patriots prepare to face a team that includes a former New England player and coach Bill Belichick is peppered with questions about it leading up to kickoff, he often downplays the significance.
So it goes in the NFL world of free agency, he says. Almost every week you can find a player who fits the storyline.
This week, with the Patriots preparing to host the Cleveland Browns in an intriguing matchup of 5-4 teams (1 p.m. ET, Sunday, CBS), Belichick headlines a coaching-type version of it.
A lot of football has been played in the 30 years since he was first hired as Browns coach, making PB&J sandwiches on the side.