BEREA: If special teams coordinator Chris Tabor had his way, standout kicker Phil Dawson would have never left the Browns in free agency following the 2012 season.
Tabor revealed this week he pushed hard for the organization to retain Dawson. His efforts were to no avail despite his belief Dawson wanted to return.
“Here is how I look at it: It is the old chief and Indian philosophy,” Tabor said. “I am just an Indian. I brought it to the chiefs, and they made their decisions.”
How difficult was it to see Dawson go?
“Extremely tough.