Rock bottom: Browns drop to new depths after 0-16 season
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — When Hue Jackson was hired less than two years ago, he was greeted in the lobby of the Browns' headquarters by cheering team employees.
They beamed and clapped while shaking hands with their new hero, this offensive mastermind and quarterback guru. Finally, they thought, here was the coach who would restore glory to a franchise that once symbolized NFL greatness.
Jackson was supposed to fix things. They've only grown worse.
A civic treasure during the Jim Brown years, Cleveland's pro football team is now a shameful mess, a historic flop.
The worst of the worst. Rock bottom.