Saturday, September 8, 2012

Browns cancel Modell tribute after family request

CLEVELAND (AP) — Avoiding a negative reaction and potentially ugly scene, the Cleveland Browns will honor a request by Art Modell's family and not acknowledge the former owner's death before Sunday's season opener. The Browns had planned anFormer owner of the Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns, Art Modell, died Thursday morning of natural causes at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md. Modell was 87. CBC News in Washington, DC reported: View slideshow: Art Modell Dead at 87From the blog Shutdown Corner: Known primarily for moving the old Cleveland Browns to Baltimore in 1996, longtime NFL owner Art Modell actually had a much stronger hand in what happened in the league for decadesCLEVELAND (AP) — Avoiding a negative reaction and potentially ugly scene, the Cleveland Browns will honor a request by Art Modell's family and not acknowledge the former owner's death before Sunday's season opener. The Browns had planned anArt Modell is currently situated in a Baltimore hospital, with indications his situation is deteriorating, WKYC reports. His vital organs are apparently failing. Many members of the Modell family
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