Don't Take Browns' Owner Jimmy Haslam Out of Context

There have been plenty of reasons to be critical of Jimmy and Dee Haslam since they purchased the Cleveland Browns in 2012. In the 14 seasons that have followed, the franchise has posted a regrettable record of 78-150. There's been an 0-16 season.

A two-year stretch where the team went. 1-31 in two seasons. Draft pick flops.

The infamous Deshaun Watson trade. The list goes on and on, and Browns fans are certainly no strangers to it. It's a pretty rotten history that has worked against the Haslam's getting any benefit of the doubt.

So when they speak, it's no surprise they're often taken out of context. And that's exactly what happened this past week at the NFL's annual meetings. In fielding questions about Deshaun Watson and the Browns unclear quarterback situation, certain parts of what Jimmy Haslam said caught fire on social media, while others were completely ignored.