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Welcome in the beginning of another hour of the Ben Mather show.

We are together in the air everywhere as we hang in our own little world, coast to coast, border to border and beyond on the vast and ever powerful microphones of fsr emanating live from a thermometer as we take the temperature of the room or of just me.

But I'm fine.

I actually feel much better than I sound.

Hanging out here at the Fox Sports Radio Studios at a secret location somewhere in the Northwoods.

Hope you're doing well.

And our lead this hour does come from the NFL and Cleveland Browns playing out the string.

Not much to talk about with them, but there's a lot going on at the quarterback position,

at least not on the field, but off the field in Browntown.

And that's where our story comes from to begin this hour.

So Cleveland is back to their losing ways, missing the playoffs, a lot of hype.

Remember, they were the popular pick by popular people before the season.

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