Over the years since former Pittsburgh Steelers minority owner Jimmy Haslam bought the franchise, the Cleveland Browns can seemingly never stay out of their own way when it comes to unnecessary drama off the field and in the public eye.
After being dragged (rightfully) through the mud for how they handled the Deshaun Watson trade and subsequent contract extension, the Browns are back in the public eye in a negative light, thanks to comments from defensive end and pending free agent Jadeveon Clowney Thursday.
Telling Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com that he’s 95 percent sure he won’t be returning to the Browns in 2023, Clowney explained that he feels he needs to play in a system where the coaching staff believes in him and his ability to make plays, saying it can’t “just be me believing in myself.