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Browns guard Joel Bitonio was widely criticized earlier this month after the team’s new quarterback, Deshaun Watson, was booed on the field while the team was in Jacksonville. When addressing the boos and expletives heard that day, Bitonio said, “It seems like more than ever, [it’s] Cleveland against the world, so be ready for it.”
Bitonio was criticized for using the controversy over Watson’s playing in the NFL as a battle cry for Cleveland. He addressed it all Wednesday.
