Daily Dawg Tags: Jim Brown walks away from Cleveland
By Thomas Moore
Spanning the virtual globe to bring you the best of Cleveland sports – from the Browns to the Indians and Cavs – these are your Daily Dawg Tags for Tuesday, June 14.
Cleveland Browns:
- Jim Brown walked away from Browns in 1966 – Monday marked the anniversary of one of the darkest days in Cleveland Browns history: the day that Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown walked away from the NFL at the age of 30.
- Cleveland Browns position review: Linebackers – The Cleveland Browns defense is entering 2015 with some pretty high expectations from a lot of people and the linebackers need to step up their game.
- Tank Carder could blitz his way into expanded role (clevelandbrowns.com) – When Mike Pettine, Jim O’Neil and Chuck Driesbach arrived in Cleveland in 2014, all three circled a name of thumping linebacker Tank Carder, who made some noise when he got snaps.
- Dawg Pounded a perfect play for Browns fans (DBN) – Every dawg has its day. At long last that day has come for Browns fans in the form of a play, written by a loyal Browns fan.
- Faithful wait hours for Johnny Manziel’s autograph (The Eagle) – There was not a road trip far enough, temperature hot enough or line long enough to keep almost 400 Aggie fans from meeting Johnny Manziel for his big return to College Station.
NFL News:
- Ken Stabler memories, on and off the field (The Press Democrat) – Reporter Bob Pedecky remembers the time that Ken Stabler may have planted drugs on Pedecky as payback for a story.
- No contract, no Dez (nfl.com) – Dez Bryant and the Dallas Cowboys have until Wednesday to come to a long-term deal or shelve negotiations for the season. So what will Bryant do if he doesn’t get his long-term money?
Cleveland Sports:
- LeBron James has nightmares from NBA Finals (King James Gospel) – In a radio interview, LeBron James revealed that he has never fully recovered from the sting of losing the NBA Finals.
- Jason Kipnis not starting All Star Game (Factory of Sadness) – Jason Kipnis, the Tribe’s lone All Star was not named a starter, but should he have been?
- Tribe trade rumors swirl (Wahoo’s on First) – Reports have surfaced that the Cleveland Indians and Atlanta Braves had talks about a potential Chris Johnson for Nick Swisher swap this season.