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Browns Break Joe Thomas' Super Bowl Trick
Joe Thomas admits Browns' 11-year losing streak broke his Super Bowl illusion.
In brief
Joe Thomas admits Browns' 11-year losing streak broke his Super Bowl illusion. Joe Thomas, a Pro Football Hall of Famer, broke his own Super Bowl illusion after 11 seasons with the Browns, who went 0-16 in his final year. Originally reported by New York Post.
Browns' Losing Streak
Cleveland Browns fans and players feel despair after 11 seasons of losing with the team going 48-119 in Joe Thomas' career.
Thomas' Super Bowl Trick
Joe Thomas said he tricked himself every year into believing the Browns were a Super Bowl roster.
“The way I entered every season was like, if I need to get the most out of myself, I’ve got to convince myself this is a Super Bowl roster”
Patriots Loss
Thomas recalled crying after a 30-0 loss to the Patriots in 2016, realizing he'd been fooling himself for years.
“We lost like 30-0. And I remember sitting in the car after the game, and I was just crying.”
Team Psychologist
Thomas met with a team psychologist after nearly a decade of feeling he couldn't impact games.
“I ended up meeting with the team psychologist, just talking to somebody about it”
Final Season
The Browns went 0-16 in Thomas' final season, the third winless season in NFL history.
Hall of Fame
Joe Thomas was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on his first ballot in 2023.
The short version
Joe Thomas, a Pro Football Hall of Famer, broke his own Super Bowl illusion after 11 seasons with the Browns, who went 0-16 in his final year.
