Fans cheer in the Dawg Pound end zone seats during a 2017 NFL game between the Cleveland Browns and the New York Jets in Cleveland. Vern Phillips, a Cleveland native who now lives in Cherokee County, is attempting to form a Browns Backers chapter in Gadsden, Etowah County and Northeast Alabama, fueled by the hiring of Attalla's Freddie Kitchens as the team's coach. Those interested can come to Jefferson's on Broad Street at 3 p.m. Saturday to watch the Browns meet the Indianapolis Colts in a preseason game.
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