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58 Days Until the Browns' Regular-Season Opener

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We are doing a countdown to the Cleveland Browns' first regular season game against the New York Jets, which is on September 13, 2015. For each day we are counting down, we will try to find a photo of a current or past member of the Browns in that uniform, and we'll also list the players who have donned that jersey in the past.

As of Friday, we are just 58 days away from the Browns' regular season opener. No. 58 is currently being worn by inside linebacker Chris Kirksey. WR Mac Speedie would probably be the most popular to have worn the number, as he was with the Browns from 1946 to 1952. Nobody has anchored the number down after that -- a recognizable name like D'Qwell Jackson switched numbers. Kirksey has a chance to make the number his own if he sticks around all four years of his rookie deal. Here is the list of players who have worn No. 58 in the history of the franchise, per Pro Football Reference:

From To AV
Mac Speedie 1950 1951 0
Frank Morze 1962 1962 2
Rick Kingrea 1971 1972 5
Mark Johnson 1977 1977 2
Cliff Odom 1980 1980 1
Bruce Huther 1981 1981 2
Scott Nicolas 1982 1986 8
Cliff Hanneman 1987 1987 2
Clifford Charlton 1988 1989 3
Marcus Cotton 1990 1990 0
David Brandon 1991 1993 16
Carl Banks 1994 1995 12
Wali Rainer 1999 2001 16
Ben Taylor 2002 2005 14
D'Qwell Jackson 2006 2007 9
Beau Bell 2008 2008 0
Marcus Benard 2010 2012 2
L.J. Fort 2012 2012 2
Brandon Magee 2013 2013 1
Christian Kirksey 2014 2014 5