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John Sigler

Week 16’s game isn’t much of a homecoming for Saints’ former Browns and Buckeyes

Now that’s just disappointing. A lot of fans in Ohio circled the date on their calendar when the New Orleans Saints were scheduled to travel for a game with the Cleveland Browns on Christmas Eve, with plenty of players on the opposing roster carrying local ties — beyond former Browns fan-favorite Jarvis Landry, who signed with his hometown Saints team for 2022.

The Saints are famous for their plethora of former Ohio State Buckeyes: wide receivers Michael Thomas and Chris Olave, linebacker Pete Werner, plus cornerbacks Marshon Lattimore and Bradley Roby. Between those five college standouts and Landry, it sure looked like they would get a warm reception at FirstEnergy Stadium.

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