Then the Browns were torn away. Not without a fight, though. Fans started a Save Our Browns campaign, aided by Mayor Michael White. Members of the Dawg Pound, the raucous group of fans who sat in the end-zone bleachers, went from bombarding opponents with woofs and dog biscuits to bombarding the NFL with faxes and phone calls. It wasn't just a loss, it was a cruel and unfair loss.
People refer to it like a death in the family.
But it wasn't just a death in the family. It was like a family member had been murdered. It wasn't just a loss, it was a cruel and unfair loss. It was the same sense of loss Colts fans had felt when their team moved to Indianapolis. And it was time for football to return to Baltimore.