Phil Dawson Reportedly Was Interested in Returning to Cleveland

According to Tom Reed of Cleveland.com, former-Browns Kicker Phil Dawson was interested in returning to Cleveland before re-signing with the San Francisco 49ers.

Hearing K Phil Dawson, 41, had interest in returning to #Browns in free agency. Obviously, no deal was struck. He re-upped w/ Niners.

— Tom Reed (@treed1919) March 28, 2016

Dawson is beloved by Browns fans for being a source of consistent efficiency through all the bad seasons and is known around the league as one of the best “bad weather kickers” in the NFL.

Dawson is going to wear the number 4 jersey in 2016 with the Niners.

I wore #4 as a Texas Longhorn. I wore #4 as a Cleveland Brown. I am happy to announce, I will wear #4 in 2016 in SF!

— Phil Dawson (@phil_dawson_4) March 28, 2016

For a Browns team that has so many needs entering the 2016 season, Travis Coons was the least of their worries and had a great rookie season, but a large number of fans would have loved to see good ole’ Phil back on the lakefront.