Former Browns Players Deserve A Ring If Cleveland Wins the Super Bowl
On today's Pardon My Take, it's a twofer FriYay episode to send you into the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs. We had Warren Sharp back on the show to break down a few of the games, in addition to former Browns WR Andrew Hawkins. In addition to previewing this weekend's quadruple-header, Mr. Cat and Mr. Commenter raised a valid point. Does Andrew Hawkins have the right to claim that he's a Super Bowl Champion if Cleveland makes a Cinderella run to the Lombardi Trophy? The guys break it down.
Mr. Cat: Here's what's at risk. You last played for the Browns in 2016. I think if the Browns had a season of destiny and won the Super Bowl this year, I think it's close enough that in 10 years, people will think you were on that team. This might be the last chance you have.
Andrew Hawkins: You're right, that is a good point, because people actually well, I also catfish them, but people think that I was on the Patriots Super Bowl team, and I was there for three weeks and I don't correct them. So, I can now turn into a two-time Super Bowl winner. I didn't think about that.
Mr. Commenter: I honestly think you should get a ring. If they win, they should give everybody that's been on the Cleveland Browns in the last five years that went through, you know, went through the lean years with the team. You laid the foundations, the building blocks of this franchise, or at least you should say that. And actually, you know what you should do? You should take a picture. Do you still have your uniform and your helmet?
Andrew Hawkins: Yeah, I have my helmet right here.
Mr. Commenter: You should get dressed up like full kit and like do a little walk out video, but make it look like maybe you're back like in the back alley of the stadium, have it be like really close. "Gameday. Let's do it." And then, people would definitely think you're still on the Browns.
Andrew Hawkins: Because all that would matter would be the tweet and the date. The time stamp. You're right, that's deep. But I feel like I really do have a part in this Super Bowl and everyone will be like, "Yo, shut the hell up, Hawk. What are you talking about? But you didn't have to go out there and get your head beaten for draft capital the way that I did, like, I got real life body bruises from that. So, I absolutely have a share this damn playoff run. I don't care what anybody says.
I'm with Andrew. He went through some BRUTAL years with the Browns in the latter portion of his career, and he absolutely deserves some credit if Cleveland wins it all. Obviously, it will not be an easy task by any means, as Hawkins' former team will have to first dethrone the defending Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. We shall see.