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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 Wednesday, we are just 53 days away from the Browns' regular season opener. No. 53 is currently being worn by inside linebacker Craig Robertson. Bill Cowher is a big name to have worn the number, but he made his mark more as a coach, and not with the Browns. Robertson might just be the top player for this number. Here is the list of players who have worn No. 53 in the history of the franchise, per Pro Football Reference:
| From | To | AV | |
| Len Ford | 1950 | 1951 | 0 |
| Frank Morze | 1963 | 1963 | 3 |
| Bob Whitlow | 1968 | 1968 | 3 |
| Tom Beutler | 1970 | 1970 | 3 |
| Mel Long | 1972 | 1973 | 7 |
| Bill Cowher | 1980 | 1982 | 4 |
| Jim Dumont | 1984 | 1984 | 1 |
| Stuart Anderson | 1984 | 1984 | 0 |
| Anthony Griggs | 1986 | 1988 | 8 |
| Tom Polley | 1987 | 1987 | 1 |
| Cedric Figaro | 1991 | 1992 | 2 |
| Pepper Johnson | 1993 | 1993 | 3 |
| John Thierry | 1999 | 1999 | 2 |
| Rahim Abdullah | 2000 | 2000 | 2 |
| Mason Unck | 2003 | 2006 | 4 |
| Kris Griffin | 2007 | 2008 | 2 |
| Matt Roth | 2010 | 2010 | 7 |
| Brian Smith | 2011 | 2011 | 0 |
| Craig Robertson | 2012 | 2014 | 19 |