{"id":782517,"date":"2026-02-28T16:16:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T16:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/782517\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T16:16:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T16:16:17","slug":"dawgs-by-nature-readers-how-did-you-become-a-fan-of-the-browns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/782517\/","title":{"rendered":"Dawgs By Nature readers: How did you become a fan of the Browns?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some fans choose their team, and some fans are chosen by their team. Which was it for you? Today, we want to hear your story from you: How you became a fan of the Cleveland Browns. When did you first become a fan? Were you born into it? Was there a specific game or season that pulled you in? What\u2019s the earliest moment you remember as a fan?<\/p>\n

Last week, we learned all about where Browns fans come from as they are reading DBN<\/a>. Given our site\u2019s name, it is fair to wonder who became Dawgs by Nature and whose fandom was more Nurtured<\/a> due to circumstances later in life?<\/p>\n

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As your Producer here at DBN, I\u2019ve shared my story of being pushed into sports (oh, darn\u2026 they are awesome) by my older brother<\/a>, as well as my father, who was our Little League coach. My Browns fandom had some interesting times when it waned as the team departed during my high school years, and my focus was easily distracted as I was in college when they returned in 1999.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s hear your story in our comment section below<\/p>\n

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