It is almost here. The begining of the NFL season. I know it is just training camp but, hey it is better than nothing and I should know. I am a big Browns fan. I always say I was born a Browns Fan and will die a Browns Fan. I grew up watching the belevod Browns and the rabid Dawg Pound. The Kardiac Kids were my first love. Wining every game in the last minutes, something they still seem to do with regularity. Cleveland was the home to alot of football history and inventions. for istance the Browns were named after Paul Brown their first head coach. Mr. Brown used a system that is known as the west coast system today. It was adapted by many of his assistant's and grew from there. Also the Face mask was invented in Cleveland by Paul Brown to protect  Quarterback Otto Grahams broken nose. Cleveland is not known for winning superbowl after superbowl today but, Back in the 50's and early 60's they did nothing but win championships and went to the playoffs 12 of the first 13 years as a franchiseand winning 7 championships in that time. In fact in their first 46 seasons they posted just 12 losing seasons. Cleveland was also part of the first Monday night Football game as they hosted and beat Joe Namath and the Jets. Growing up I had a favorite player like everyone. Mine was OLB Clay Matthews. He was great and when I began playing I even wore his number 57 when I became a LB. But my whole world cam crashing down in 1996 when Art Model announce he was moveing the Browns to Baltimore. I did not know what to do. My dad and I were heartbroken. I mean we bleed Orange and Brown for cripes sake. We both seemed to act like we would if someone died. We enjoyed every minute of the last season in Cleveland even though it did not turn out as good as it should of with the team and coaching staff distracted by the News of the Move and the fans trying to keep them in Cleveland. But, in the end the season and the Browns came to an end for us. My dad and I tried to find new teams but, it did not work out for wither of us. I picked Green Bay with a history as rich as Cleveland. But, in the end my heart was not into watching football anymore. The only football I did watch was college. I was just not interested. The in 1998 while watching Sportscenter the greatest new I had heard in a long time was read out loud. Al Learner had recieved the rights to the New Cleveland Browns Franchise. The Browns would be back in 1999. I ran to tell my dad who was on his way to tell me. We both blurted out the Browns are back. Then in 1999 the first gleam of the Orange helmet with the Brown and White stripe hit the TV for the first time. Then football was back for me. I could not get enough. My interest was back. My browns were back. I even got so bad that when Dominick was born I went right out and got him a Browns Jersey. It was a little big but her grew into it. Now he is becomeing a Browns fan like me and he has several great Uncles who are helping him be one. The Browns may not have won a Championship since 1964 but, they have won the hearts of many fans and no championship will ever equal the joy I recieved the first time I saw the Browns back.