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^ Can one retire from a career than never began

 

All that speed for Ross, and no way to harness it into being a football player. It's sad.

 

Then again he's a multi-millionaire for doing almost nothing, so he should feel lucky. 

 

And to think, he was drafted with the next pick after Patrick Mahomes. 🤯

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28 minutes ago, BlackJesus said:

And to think, he was drafted with the next pick after Patrick Mahomes. 🤯


Actually he was picked one spot before Mahomes. 
 

8. Christian McCaffrey

9. John Ross

10. Patrick Mahomes

 

All roads lead to Burrow as fate demanded. 

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52 minutes ago, spicoli said:


Actually he was picked one spot before Mahomes. 
 

8. Christian McCaffrey

9. John Ross

10. Patrick Mahomes

 

All roads lead to Burrow as fate demanded. 

Agree with your comment.

Devine intervention or so I like to believe..

 

 

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On 7/27/2023 at 3:28 PM, Griever said:

Didn't they used to have that weird "B" shield logo on their helmets when they entered the league? What ever happened to those?

 

The Ravens were sued by an artist who came up with that design before the Browns moved into town. 

 

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The bonehead claimed a copyright but faxed it to the team, unsolicited, implying they were free to use it.  They did.  He sued.  It got messy.  The Ravens walked back the logo and complete re-did it.  Dont know if the artist ever got compensated or not.

 

https://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-bz-ravens-logo-lawsuit-20120702-story.html

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1 minute ago, AmishBengalFan said:

 

The Ravens were sued by an artist who came up with that design before the Browns moved into town. 

 

Screenshot_20230729_180913_DuckDuckGo.jpg

 

The bonehead claimed a copyright but faxed it to the team, unsolicited, implying they were free to use it.  They did.  He sued.  It got messy.  The Ravens walked back the logo and complete re-did it.  Dont know if the artist ever got compensated or not.

 

https://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-bz-ravens-logo-lawsuit-20120702-story.html

Wow, that's quite a story thanks!

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45 minutes ago, AmishBengalFan said:

 

The Ravens were sued by an artist who came up with that design before the Browns moved into town. 

 

Screenshot_20230729_180913_DuckDuckGo.jpg

 

The bonehead claimed a copyright but faxed it to the team, unsolicited, implying they were free to use it.  They did.  He sued.  It got messy.  The Ravens walked back the logo and complete re-did it.  Dont know if the artist ever got compensated or not.

 

https://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-bz-ravens-logo-lawsuit-20120702-story.html

As we both well know, the name “Ravens” was a de facto answer to settled litigation by the City of Cleveland and the NFL/Maryland Stadium Commission. 
 

They were always going to be the “Baltimore Browns”. First jump after the move announcement was from the Sun: 

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Even the Mayor and Governor welcomed the “Baltimore Browns”. 

The  Cleveland Football Team is a creation of litigation, and only exists because of it. 
 

Then again, a fellow you and I are well familiar with—Ernie Acorsi—had a thought for a name two years before there was a move:

 

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After the angst over Bullets to Wizards, doubtful Bombers would have lasted long, but history of team names—and also the ones which never made it—are interesting 

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1 hour ago, Le Tigre said:

As we both well know, the name “Ravens” was a de facto answer to settled litigation  
 

They were always going to be the “Baltimore Browns”.

 

I actually think the name change was better, since they are named after Edgar Allen Poe's poem 'The Raven' (as the poet lived in Baltimore and is buried there). So at least there is a connection that makes sense.

 

The "Browns" team name should have disappeared for good from the NFL landscape, but they brought the Mistake on the Lake back, like a bad STD that won't go away. 

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