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Earnest Byner, Clay Matthews among 108 modern-era Hall of Fame nominees

Former Browns Earnest Byner and Clay Matthews were among the 108 modern-era nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s 2018 class.

The Hall of Fame announced the nominees late Tuesday. Five of the 108 -- Byner, Matthews, Lomas Brown, Michael Dean Perry and Marty Schottenheimer -- have Browns ties.

Matthews, the former linebacker who starred for the Browns from 1978 to 1993, has been a semifinalist for the Hall of Fame twice since he became eligible in 2002, the same year he became a Browns Legend. He made the cut to 25 in 2012 and 2016.