BEREA, Ohio (AP) — When he was a kid, Browns kicker Phil Dawson worshipped the Dallas Cowboys.
In Texas, it’s mandatory.
Like many boys growing up deep in the heart of the Lone Star state, where football and religion intersect, Dawson dreamed of one day wearing the Cowboys’ royal blue and famed five-pointed star. He even decked out his bedroom into a pseudo shrine to America’s Team.
Dawson hopes to add new memories Sunday, when the Browns (2-7) visit the Cowboys (4-5) in what will be a second homecoming in two weeks for the 37-year-old, who has been perfect so far this season. During the Browns’ bye last weekend, Dawson returned to his alma mater of Texas and was inducted into the Longhorns’ Hall of Honor, a tribute he’s “still absorbing.”
