Earnest Byner says he's in favor of the Browns giving Kareem Hunt a second chance ... If the ex-Chiefs superstar and the team can show he's a changed man. TMZ Sports spoke with the ex-Brown shortly after Cleveland inked the troubled Rb ... and he says Both Hunt and the team have to show more for him to accept the controversial signing. Byner -- who trained with Hunt before the draft -- tells us he wants...
- 2/12/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Hue Jackson deserved to be canned after two-plus seasons of losing And looking like crap against the Steelers on Sunday ... so says Browns legend Earnest Byner. It's nothing against Hue personally -- E.B. tells us the coach couldn't have been a nicer dude and even let him intern with the team recently -- but Byner says it was just time for him to go. "I didn't like how that team looked," Earnest says ... "You'd have...
- 10/29/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Yeah, Baker Mayfield is cocky, but that's a great thing ... so says Browns legend Earnest Byner, who tells TMZ Sports the Qb has the perfect mindset for bringing the franchise back to relevance. Fyi -- Byner knows all about the Browns' struggles ... he was considered the face for Cleveland's 52-year title drought, thanks to his infamous fumble in the 1987 Afc championship game. But, Byner says he met with several new rookies and vets at...
- 8/13/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Earnest Byner knows what it's like to make a major mistake with the game on the line (remember the '87 Afc Championship?) ... so, he's got some advice for J.R. Smith. Byner is a legend in his own right -- he's a 2-time Pro Bowler and won Super Bowls as a player and a coach. But back in 1988, he fumbled on the 2-yard line with time winding down costing the Cleveland Browns a shot at the Super Bowl.
- 6/1/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
The 2016 NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers were given a hero's welcome at the White House on Thursday, as President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama congratulated the team on their come-from-behind victory back in June.
"Cleveland was always Believeland," the president said on the South Lawn of the White House. "That's why the Cavs have always given back to their fans and the community that's been so loyal to them."
Watch: LeBron James and the Cavaliers Celebrate in Las Vegas Before Heading Back to Cleveland
The commander in chief acknowledged the hardships that Cleveland sports fans have faced over the years to get to this moment, citing "The Drive" (the Browns' 1986 Afc Championship loss to the Denver Broncos when quarterback John Elway marched his team 98 yards to victory), "The Fumble" (the Browns' loss in the following Afc Championship game, where running back Earnest Byner lost control of the ball just yards shy of the end zone with...
"Cleveland was always Believeland," the president said on the South Lawn of the White House. "That's why the Cavs have always given back to their fans and the community that's been so loyal to them."
Watch: LeBron James and the Cavaliers Celebrate in Las Vegas Before Heading Back to Cleveland
The commander in chief acknowledged the hardships that Cleveland sports fans have faced over the years to get to this moment, citing "The Drive" (the Browns' 1986 Afc Championship loss to the Denver Broncos when quarterback John Elway marched his team 98 yards to victory), "The Fumble" (the Browns' loss in the following Afc Championship game, where running back Earnest Byner lost control of the ball just yards shy of the end zone with...
- 11/10/2016
- Entertainment Tonight
A good friend that I met in college is an enthusiastic sports fan. That alone is of course not a notable statement; I made several friends in college, and I shared our great cultural obsession for the professional sports world with most of them. There is, however, something noteworthy about this guy. Given all the jawing about sports that he and I have done over the years, in my mind it has assumed the status of perhaps his most defining characteristic.
He was born in Cleveland.
I could simply leave it at that and end this column right there. In this context, that sentence is a punch line all by itself. You do not need to be a sports historian to reflect upon the last 45 years and realize that Cleveland sports success -- or at least the ultimate success as opposed to heartbreak on the occasional brink thereof -- is nonexistent.
He was born in Cleveland.
I could simply leave it at that and end this column right there. In this context, that sentence is a punch line all by itself. You do not need to be a sports historian to reflect upon the last 45 years and realize that Cleveland sports success -- or at least the ultimate success as opposed to heartbreak on the occasional brink thereof -- is nonexistent.
- 11/17/2010
- by Dustin Rowles
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