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10 greatest Cleveland Browns of all time

By Russell S. Baxter

American professional football player Jim Brown #32 of the Cleveland Browns runs with the ball towards the defensive line of the New York Giants, Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, September 16, 1962. The Browns won 17 to 7. (Photo by Robert Riger/Getty Images)
American professional football player Jim Brown #32 of the Cleveland Browns runs with the ball towards the defensive line of the New York Giants, Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, September 16, 1962. The Browns won 17 to 7. (Photo by Robert Riger/Getty Images) /
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CLEVELAND, OH – OCTOBER 27: Tight end Ozzie Newsome #82 of the Cleveland Browns runs with the football during a game against the Washington Redskins at Cleveland Municipal Stadium on October 27, 1985 in Cleveland, Ohio. Washington defeated Cleveland 14-7. (Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH – OCTOBER 27: Tight end Ozzie Newsome #82 of the Cleveland Browns runs with the football during a game against the Washington Redskins at Cleveland Municipal Stadium on October 27, 1985 in Cleveland, Ohio. Washington defeated Cleveland 14-7. (Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images) /

7. TE Ozzie Newsome

He has earned acclaim as one of the top executive in the National Football League. And he announced his retirement from the front office of the Baltimore Ravens a few years ago but not before wheeling and dealing in the 2018 NFL Draft, selecting 12 players. And that included a move back into the first round, dealing with the Eagles and putting the team in position to land former University of Louisville quarterback and 2019 NFL MVP Lamar Jackson.

But Ozzie Newsome was a Pro Football Hall of Fame tight end and remains the Cleveland Browns’ all-time leader in receptions (662) and receiving yards (7,980), good for 47 touchdowns. He missed only two games during his 13-year career and both of those were replacement contests during the 1987 strike-shortened campaign.

The former University of Alabama product was the 23rd overall pick by the franchise in 1978 – an ideal time to enter the league as it was the first year with the new rules changes that helped open up the passing game.

The three-time Pro Bowler and 1984 All-Pro put together huge years in 1983 and ’84 when he totaled 89 catches in each campaign. That was good for a combined 1,971 yards and 11 trips to the end zone.

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