When it comes to the connection between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Cleveland Browns, only two words are really necessary: Ozzie Newsome.
That’s nothing against all of the other players who have worn the brown and orange over the years, just Newsome was that good, and built that strong of a legacy.
One of the very few Crimson Tide players who has been inducted into both the College Football Hall of Fame (1994) and the Pro Football Hall of Fame (1999), Newsome was so head-and-shoulders better than anyone else at his position that he’s still the all-time receiving leader for the Browns.
A first-round draft pick, he was the first rookie in 25 years to be named the Browns’ Offensive Player of the Year in 1978.
During his second year he was named All-Pro by one media outlet (Dave Casper was the consensus choice), and landed the honor outright in 1984).
Newsome was a key player in the Browns reaching the AFC Championship Game for three showdowns in four years against the Denver…
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