The Cleveland Browns cut quarterback Derek Anderson yesterday after two largely unsuccessful seasons with him at the helm of their offense. Anderson was due to earn 7.4 million dollars in salary this season and following the trade with Seattle for Seneca Wallace, the Browns had no need for a backup quarterback.
On his way out, Anderson had this to say of his former employer and city:
Was Anderson right about Cleveland? Considering most of my interaction with that city surrounds the Drew Carey Show, I do not think I am the most qualified person to assess the validity of Anderson's claims. But, from what little experience I have with Cleveland sports fans, I would say that Anderson's comments are not unique to that Ohio city. Other teams' fans cheer when their least favorite player gets hurt (although this is not a common occurrence). And I would say that Philadelphia sports fans are far worse than Cleveland fans.
"The fans are ruthless and don't deserve a winner," Anderson wrote Tuesday in an e-mail to the Willoughby News-Herald. "I will never forget getting cheered when I was injured."I know at times I wasn't great. I hope and pray I'm playing when my team comes to town and [we] roll them."
Anderson later apologized for his comments saying
"I said some things to Jeff Schudel (of The News-Herald) earlier that I regret. Those of you who got to know me personally from covering the Browns over the past five years, know this was out of character for me. I wasn't taken out of context, but I was speaking out of my frustration after my career with the Browns came to a close."
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