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The History of the Cleveland Browns American football team began in 1944 when taxi-cab magnate Arthur B. "Mickey" McBride secured a Cleveland, Ohio, franchise in the newly formed All-America Football Conference (AAFC). Paul Brown, who coach Bill Walsh once called the "father of modern football", [1] was the team's namesake and first coach.
The Browns' intellectual property, including team name, logos, training facility, and history, were kept in trust and the franchise was regarded by the NFL as suspended, guaranteed to return no later than the 1999 season, either by relocation of an existing franchise or an expansion draft.
The Baltimore Ravens would begin play in 1996, and the Browns would return to the league in 1999. For record-keeping purposes, the Browns are considered to have suspended operations from 1996 to 1998, which is reflected in this list. In 2017, the Cleveland Browns became the second team in NFL history (2008 Detroit Lions) to suffer an 0–16 record.
This timeline of the National Football League (NFL) tracks the history of each of the league's 32 current franchises from the early days of the league, through its merger with the American Football League (AFL).
We look back into our archives to 1993 when the Browns — run by coach Bill Belichick and owner Art Modell — decided to move on from QB Bernie Kosar.
Starting with a 43-0 drubbing by the rival Pittsburgh Steelers in ‘99, the Browns have been mostly awful in season openers. It's been downhill ever since, a pathetic 0-16-1 mark with the lone ...
The Browns compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Since joining the NFL in 1950, the Browns have had 67 quarterbacks start in at least one game for the team. Pro Football Hall of Famer Otto Graham led the Browns to three NFL championships in their first six seasons in ...
Cleveland Browns wide receiver Rashard Higgins (82) scores a touchdown ahead of Indianapolis Colts defensive back Tavon Wilson (31) during the second quarter of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct ...