It’s an anniversary that not many felt would mean anything when it happened 23 years ago, that being the Browns (or by then you can make the case it was the Baltimore Ravens) firing of then head coach Bill Belichick.
Ravens and former Browns owner Art Modell parted ways with Belichick before he ever coached a game in Baltimore, and instead turned the franchise over to Ted Marchibroda, who stuck for three seasons before his contract was not renewed.
It was a bittersweet parting of the ways for Belichick, who when the Browns bolted for Baltimore after the 1995 campaign had been building what looked to be a Super Bowl contender.