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Originally Posted by phlysac
I've read that Paul Brown didn't want them to be named the Browns. They were named the Panthers, and some guy who had a defunct Cleveland team named the Panthers threatened to sue the owner so they just became the Browns.
Their first official mascot in 1946 was the "Brownie" which is an elf.
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Here's how it would look on a helmet...
Here's an interesting concept...

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I see why they have their current logo...or sort of lack of one...now.