Phil Dawson Returns to Browns for Draft

0:00On April 24th, tonight, the Cleveland Browns kickoff day two of the 2026 NFL Draft with a special guest on deck. Team legend Phil Dawson steps up to announce their picks in the second and third rounds. This kicker turned Icon first, joined the Browns as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Texas back in 1999. He beat out the competition for the starting job and held it down for 14 straight seasons until free agency hit in 2012. Dawson's hated seeing him go, calling it a mistake since he was just too pricey for the team at the time. Dawson bounced to the San Francisco 49ers for four years, then wrapped his career with the Arizona Cardinals from 2017 to 2018. What made Dawson a Browns great? He smashed team records like most career field goals at 305, best field goal percentage at 84% and a scorching, 93.5% in his final Browns year of 2012. To picture this, he nailed six field goals in one game against the San Diego Chargers,

1:01plus streaks of 29 straight makes and field goals in, 23 consecutive games. He's the second leading scorer ever for Cleveland with 1,271 points and played in the third most games for Annie Brown. That legacy earned him a spot in the 2024 Browns Legends class. Across his full 20 year run, he racked up 1,847 points, 11th all time in the league, over 305. Games. Dawson's Draft Nye Roll caps a story that's all heart and precision, reminding every fan why legends like him keep the fire burning for Cleveland. Football.