The infamous Browns QB jersey is being retired after Cavs' NBA Finals win
The mojo is running strong in the city of Cleveland thanks to the Cavaliers
By
Will Brinson
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1 min read
One of the most infamous things you'll find in the city of Cleveland -- relating to the Factory of Sadness the Browns are currently suffering through -- is the Browns quarterback jersey at Brokaw Inc. It showcases all the sad, sad names featured in Browns quarterbacking history and is routinely expanded.
After Johnny Manziel was drafted in 2014 and started his first game with the Browns, he got thrown on the list. Austin Davis was the 24th name thrown on the bottom of the flowing name list just a year later.
But Cleveland sports fans can cease their sad emotions and continue weeping tears of joy on Monday, as the "world's best advertising agency (according to Google)" announced the jersey would no longer feature the 24 names of horrible signal callers.
Why the change? Obviously a direct correlation to the Cavaliers winning the 2016 NBA title. After LeBron James dominated in the final three games -- the unanimous Finals MVP nearly averaged a triple double over the last three games of the series -- the city of Cleveland claimed its first major sports title since 1964.
With the curse broken, Brokaw wanted to get on the train of optimism, so the ad agency bailed on the depressing list of names being showcased to the entire city.
It's weird to have optimism flowing out of Cleveland, but it's pretty inspiring that even the city of Cleveland can kill off the bad mojo.
