Browns defensive coordinator Rob Ryan isn't happy about a protest some fans are planning for the Monday night game Nov. 16 against Baltimore.
Mike Randall and Tony Schafer, longtime season ticket holders and fixtures in Cleveland's famous Dawg Pound, want fans to protest the team's sorry play by staying away from their seats for the opening kickoff of the nationally televised game.
That upsets Ryan. He says Cleveland is "a town that's tough and that loves football" and that he hopes fans instead will encourage the team to "fight harder."
The Browns are 1-6 in Eric Mangini's first year. They play at Chicago (3-3) on Sunday.
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