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49 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 Sunday, we are just 49 days away from the Browns' regular season opener. No. 49 is currently being worn by fullback/tight end E.J. Bibbs. HB/KR Bobby Mitchell (4 years) and DB Clinton Burrell (6 years) had the most lengthy runs in that uniform, but nobody in recent years has made much of it. Here is the list of players who have worn No. 49 in the history of the franchise, per Pro Football Reference:

From To AV
John Sandusky 1950 1951 0
Bobby Mitchell 1958 1961 29
Tommy Wilson 1962 1962 3
Walter Beach 1963 1966 13
George Youngblood 1967 1967 2
Alvin Mitchell 1968 1969 5
Jim Hill 1975 1975 1
Neal Craig 1976 1976 3
Clinton Burrell 1979 1984 22
Robert Lyons 1989 1989 1
Bruce McGonnigal 1991 1991 0
Clarence Williams 1993 1993 0
Keith Heinrich 2003 2004 1
Marcus Benard 2009 2009 1
Auston English 2011 2011 0
Scott Solomon 2014 2014 0
Charley Hughlett 2014 2014 0