Cleveland has been waiting for a savior for a long time. Since the Browns topped the Colts in 1964 to bring the city its fourth major sports championship in fifteen years, the city of Cleveland has suffered through a remarkable stretch of futility. Three major sports teams. The Indians. The Browns. The Cavaliers. And yet nothing to show for it.
In fact, the Browns haven't even qualified for the playoffs since 2002, and even then, they only barely qualified, losing in the wild card round. Cleveland's world series drought of 67 years is the longest a city has currently endured, almost doubling the drought of the next worst city to house a professional team in each consecutive year (Pittsburgh).