BEREA, OHIO — It’s quieter in Berea, home to about 19,000 people and a handful of three-star hotels. About 20 minutes southwest of Cleveland, Browns signs attached to lamp posts begin to pop-up on the bridge heading toward Lou Groza Boulevard, where the Browns’ facility is housed.
Out back, in Wednesday’s late-breaking sun, Robert Griffin III is throwing passes as the lead quarterback. He has not done this for a year, not since all the goodwill, skill and hope in Washington evaporated in dramatic tumult around him. He was benched, Kirk Cousins took over and asked Redskins fans if they “liked that” while Griffin sat silently in what used to be his kingdom.