Cleveland Browns: We can now all have our own ‘Rally Possum’
By Randy Gurzi
The Cleveland Browns are now selling stuffed ‘Rally Possums’ after the team won the last two games with an opossum showing up at FirstEnergy Stadium
Well, the Cleveland Browns are never losing at home again. That’s because there will always be an opossum sighting thanks to the marketing geniuses in the team’s official pro shop.
The past two home games for the Browns have been wins. They’ve also both featured a sighting of the animal which has quickly caught on as the ‘Rally Possum.’
Now in the pro shop, we can all purchase our very own stuffed ‘Rally Possum,’ meaning the good luck streak is bound to continue with this little guy finding a permanent home at FirstEnergy.
The first sighting happened on Thursday Night Football in Week 3 as Baker Mayfield and the Browns led a comeback win against the New York Jets. In this instance, the animal was free in the stands where a fan caught him — and gave the opossum to a staff member waiting with a box.
Workers released the opossum in a safe place, but he still got credit for helping the team rally.
Then just ahead of the week 5 game another opossum was seen before the game running around the stadium. On top of that, the ‘Rally Possum Wrangler’ from Week 3 was in the stands in Week 5 pumping up the crowd.
As fate would have it, the Browns upset the favored Baltimore Ravens in that contest and now we can all help them win in the future with our very own ‘Rally Possum.’ While we aren’t sure the actual price yet, there’s no doubt these things will be hard to keep on the shelves. There’s also no doubt the sight of so many in FirstEnergy Stadium will only lead to more victories.