Brownie the Elf

The Browns (elves?) won their opener, so luckier than a leprechaun. 

Elf you!

I'm all in favor of reviving historical team logos.

Now, if the Lions could only revive this one:

Looks like a cross between Mr. Hanky and the Notre Dame leprechaun. 

Is this the type of post to be labeled OT?  I didn't watch is the Elf a Wolverine Elf?

Is brownie snap, crackle, or pop?

Izzo with some off-season income …

I am probably going to get slammed, but...

I don't know the history here. Is this linked to color of the skin? If so, why do they feel the need to do this in this day and age? If that is not the case, I apologize.

“Title says it all.” ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 

At least he’s an angry elf!

I’m not a Browns fan but I always like to see old logos make a comeback.  This one is pretty much the exact character they used for their home opener against the Miami Seahawks back in1946.

I don’t know, I kinda dig it. The Browns have the worst logo in sports 

damn that's terrible. if you're going to go with a browns' mascot, i would think the obvious choice would be a bulldog to go with the dog pound dudes.

Old school. I remember him from my youth

Couldn't have given him a cool name out of one of the Tolkien stories, like Legolas or Gil-Galad or Elrond or Glorfindel (who killed a Balrog!) -- no, it had to be something cutesy like "Brownie".  Gag me with a Silmaril.

* this title literally said almost nothing 

don't know what elves have to do with Cleveland, at all, but I gotta be honest: pretty cool mascot

400 × 220

someone needs to teach brownie how to carry a football, he's totally going to fumble on first contact.

Come on guys, your opinions and tastes are all wrong here. This is an awesome logo, and perfect for midfield. Sports logos have gotten more generic and boring as we've gone into a trend of minimalism. Most NFL logos are generic and boring. The Cowboys, Packers, Steelers, and Saints can get away with it based on history. But the rest of the league ought to have a little fun with their brand, and this is a good way to do it without messing with the uniform, including the helmet. 

The league used to have some more detailed, interesting logos like the bucking Broncos and Colts, flying Eagle, Pat Patroit. The Dolphin wearing a football helmet was ridiculous and fun too. Modern versions of the logos for each team are maybe better for display on a Twitter avatar or phone app but show much less personality. 

I have no dog in this, but I think he looks cool.  Far more imaginative than a plain-ass orange helmet.

While I've abandoned my Browns fandom for.... reasons, this mascot is kinda cool and has ties to their history (when they were not a living breathing clown show)

Didn't the old St. Louis Browns have a logo like that?

This actually makes me less embarrassed to be a Detroit Lions fan for at least one day.

Steel Cage Match: Brownie vs Wolverbear

It's nice to see that they found work for Baker Mayfield.

That's what my classmates chose for the giant brown stuffed animal dog we had in kindergarten. Huh.

My Father moved my family from Ferndale to a suburb of Cleveland in 1978 when I was not quite a year old.

When we moved, he swore he would never allow me to be a Lions fan. I remember during my youth hearing him talk about how the Fords didnt care if the team won or lost because they were making money either way. About how they ruined Billy Sims. About how they couldnt find a quarterback in the dark with a flashlight and a homing signal...

So, I ended up becoming a Browns fan, mainly because of my Maternal Grandfather. He lived in Cleveland most of his life, and got his first set of season tickets when the Browns were still in the AAFC. Said the pair cost him $6.00 for the entire season.  He held on to those tickets until 1984, when his second bout of cancer and old age made it not worthwhile for him any longer.  Most fall SUndays were pent at their house, watching football with Grandpa and Dad, the day culminating in family dinner and the evening scramble to finish my homework.

So yeah - Dad didnt want me to be a Lions fan because the Lions were awful, and I ended up a Browns fan. Seems the Gods do have a sense of humor

Also that Elf is straight fire. It was the original team mascot and was banished by Art Modell. Even if it was awful, undoing anything Art Modell did is a win in my book

Wow. This explains a lot. 

I don't mind it, think it looks pretty good.