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Although this is not related to any legal issue, please allow a proud Dad to share some news about his son. The Mullins family (me, Wendy and Gavin) recently attended a Cleveland Browns football game in Cleveland. I am a lifelong Browns fan as was my Dad, Jake. Gavin started liking the Browns when he was probably 3 or 4. Wendy had arranged to have Gavin go onto the field and retrieve the kicking tee after the second half kick. It was also a treat for me as I got to accompany Gavin through the players' tunnel and out onto the field. It was a great experience and Gavin was written up on the Browns' team website.

One of my favorite pastimes/distractions in the fall is to watch the Cleveland Browns play football with my son, Gavin. It's also a very painful endeavor since the Browns have struggled mightily over the last decade and are only one of a four teams who have never appeared in a Super Bowl.

Recently, the Browns received bad news off the field as opposed to the usual bad news they receive on it. An Ohio Appeals Court ruled that former player, LeCharles Bentley, could sue the team for staph injury he received at the team facility. Bentley, a huge free agent pickup for the Browns, never even played a down for the team. He suffered a career ending injury on the very first play of training camp during a non-contact drill. Such is the Browns' luck.

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