Browns to honor the late Jim Brown at Cleveland Browns Stadium
Cleveland Browns lost a legend back in May when Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown passed away. The Browns will be honoring Brown this season in multiple ways surely, one of which is now known. In a photo shared to Instagram by Austin Love of WKYC-NBC Cleveland, the Browns have placed the […]
Cleveland Browns lost a legend back in May when Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown passed away. The Browns will be honoring Brown this season in multiple ways surely, one of which is now known.
In a photo shared to Instagram by Austin Love of WKYC-NBC Cleveland, the Browns have placed the No. 32 on the field, along with the autograph of Brown. The logo appears on the sideline and will surely be there throughout the season.
Brown was an All-Pro in eight of his nine seasons as a pro and a Pro Bowl recipient every season he played. With 12,312 rushing yards in his career, Brown leads the franchise by a wide margin. Next up is Leroy Kelly, who had 7,274 rushing yards in 10 seasons.
Nick Chubb will have a chance to jump into second place this season, as he currently sits in fourth behind Mike Pruitt with 6,341 rushing yards. Catching Brown is something that no one may ever do in a Browns uniform due to the shelf life of a running back these days.
Brown went over 1,500 rushing yards three times in his career and led the league in rushing in eight of his nine seasons. The Browns’ legendary running back is No. 11 all-time in rushing yards in the NFL but each running back ahead of him played longer.
It is nice to see that the Browns are honoring the best player in their franchise’s history to start the season and surely will throughout. This will likely even happen in years to come.
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