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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 |