The Cleveland Browns could’ve surely used a reliable kicker in 2024. Dustin Hopkins’ struggles set the team back multiple times last season. That’s what makes you look back in time and appreciate other players like Phil Dawson.
The Cleveland Browns have had a revolving door at the kicker position for what feels like forever. Ever since Browns legend Phil Dawson left the team the position has been unsettled.
The Cleveland Browns went into Sunday’s matchup with the Baltimore Ravens with heavy hearts, as longtime team radio play-by-play announcer Jim Donovan passed away on Saturday morning at the age of 68 following a long battle with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Years after he became the organization’s second all-time scorer, Cleveland made official what fans had felt for over a decade: kicker Phil Dawson deserved to be recognized as a Browns Legend.
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The Cleveland Browns will be inducting two members into its Browns Legend program during this Sunday’s New York Giants contest as kicker Phil Dawson and play-by-play broadcaster Jim Donovan are being recognized.
Cleveland Browns fans already had plenty to celebrate when the team announced earlier this summer that Phil Dawson was slated to be inducted as a Browns Legend against the New York Giants this weekend.
This summer, the Cleveland Browns’ play-by-play announcer for the last quarter century – Jim Donovan – unexpectedly announced his retirement from the job.
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Jim Donovan and Phil Dawson both joined the Browns in 1999 The storied history of the Cleveland Browns fell on some rough times in the 1990s. With Art Modell stealing the team from the city, the fans rallied to keep the team’s history, name and colors but little else remained.
Every so often the relationship between professional athletes and the fan base they play for goes well beyond the lines on a field. Such is the case for retired NFL kicker Phil Dawson and his relationship with the city of Cleveland.
Phil Dawson became a legend for the Cleveland Browns. He survived some of the worst years in Browns football and was one of the shining moments through it all.
His jersey still makes plenty of appearances around Cleveland Browns Stadium on Sundays during football season. Former Browns kicker Phil Dawson remains a bright spot of a mostly forgettable era of Cleveland Browns football that started when the team returned to town in 1999.