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Time of India
4 days ago
- Sport
- Time of India
Cleveland Browns add first brown helmet in 79-year franchise history with Alpha Dawg – Here's what fans think
No Logo, All Brown: Browns unveil first-ever alternate helmet for 2025. The Cleveland Browns are once again turning heads with their choice of headgear. On Wednesday, the team unveiled an all-new alternate helmet design that will debut during the 2025 NFL season. Dubbed the 'Alpha Dawg,' this fresh look features a matte brown finish with orange striping – a dramatic change from the team's traditional bright orange shells. It's the first time the Browns have ever introduced brown helmets in their history, adding a new chapter to a franchise known for its otherwise minimalist style and hard-nosed identity. Cleveland Browns' latest look is a nod to history – and a step into the future For a team that prides itself on tradition – and whose primary helmet has gone largely untouched for decades – the introduction of the 'Alpha Dawg' is a surprising but intentional move. According to the Browns, this helmet is more than just a visual refresh. It's designed to reflect the toughness and leadership the team hopes to embody on the field. ''Alpha Dawg' embodies what we set out to be as the Cleveland Browns, the leaders of the pack. We're excited about this new alternate helmet and the ode it pays to the rich history of the color brown as part of our organization, switching it up from our iconic orange helmets,' said JW Johnson, the team's executive vice president. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like TV providers are furious: this gadget gives you access to all channels Techno Mag Learn More Undo The Browns will wear the new helmets three times during the upcoming season, pairing them with brown jerseys and pants for a full monochrome, yet impactful look. This will mark a stark contrast from the club's usual aesthetic, which has centered around the orange helmets since 1952. From white to orange and now to brown – the evolution of the Cleveland Browns' helmet While the Browns have never featured a logo on their helmets – a point of pride for the franchise – they have experimented more with helmet color in recent years. Over the past two seasons, the team occasionally wore white throwback helmets, a subtle nod to their roots in the All-America Football Conference and early NFL days (1950–51). Then they switched to orange in 1952 – the style that's remained largely unchanged until now. Despite their historical significance, the white alternates didn't bring much luck on the field. The Browns went just 2-4 in games wearing them, including the Week 2 contest in 2023 when star running back Nick Chubb suffered a rather serious knee injury. A clean look with an unusual sponsor on the helmet The Browns partnered with DUDE Wipes to promote the helmet launch, a branding choice that quickly caught the attention of fans across the internet. Known for its fun and offbeat tone, DUDE Wipes leaned all the way in. 'As the kings of keeping things clean, we're here to back the Browns as they embrace a bold new look this season − with the launch of their all-brown alternate helmets,' said DUDE Wipes co-founder and CMO Ryan Meegan. 'We're pumped to team up with the Browns for one of the most iconic helmet reveals the league has ever seen.' Cleveland Browns Debut New Matte "Alpha Dawg" Helmet Live On The Pat McAfee Show FAQs Q: When will the Browns wear the new 'Alpha Dawg' helmets? A: The Cleveland Browns plan to wear the new brown helmets three times during the 2025 NFL season, pairing them with matching brown jerseys and pants. Q: Has Cleveland ever worn brown helmets before? A: No. Despite being founded in 1946, this marks the first time the Browns have introduced brown helmets as part of their uniform. Q: Why don't the Browns have a logo on their helmets? A: The Browns are the only NFL team with plain helmets. It's part of their longstanding tradition and minimalist brand identity, and even with alternate designs, they've kept it that way. Also read: Cardi B sued for assault and battery after Vegas mic-throwing incident as fans question her relationship with Stefon Diggs For real-time updates, scores, and highlights, follow our live coverage of the India vs England Test match here. Catch Rani Rampal's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 4. Watch Here!
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
WATCH: Browns' 'Alpha Dawg' helmet reveal on Lake Erie waterfront was a disaster
The Cleveland Browns revealed their new look on Wednesday, just in time for the start of training camp. The Ravens AFC North rivals unveiled a new "Alpha Dawg" look featuring the all-brown helmet to pair with an all-brown jersey combination during the 2025 season. The "Alpha Dawg" look will be worn during three home games this season: Sept. 21 versus the Green Bay Packers, Oct. 19 versus the Miami Dolphins and Dec. 7 versus the Tennessee Titans. "'Alpha Dawg' embodies what we set out to be as the Cleveland Browns, the leaders of the pack. We're excited about this new alternate helmet and the ode it pays to the rich history of the color brown as part of our organization, switching it up from our iconic orange helmets," said JW Johnson, Cleveland Browns Executive Vice President and Partner. "We look forward to the team wearing the all-brown helmet and uniform combination for the first time on September 21 at Huntington Bank Field and leaning into the 'Alpha Dawg' mentality throughout the 2025 season." Prior to the reveal, the Browns had a floatng object that was covered just sitting at Lake Erie near downtown Cleveland. During the reveal, some poor guy took a fall into the Lake, but continued filming. The Brown helmet sat on a 20-foot barge with a large, circular object being covered by a Cleveland Browns tarp. And it helped tease the "Alpha Dawg" reveal. News3 in Cleveland capture the replica "Alpha Dawg" helmet on the barge. This article originally appeared on Ravens Wire: Browns reveal first-ever brown helmet as part of 'Alpha Dawg' look
USA Today
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
WATCH: Browns' 'Alpha Dawg' helmet reveal on Lake Erie waterfront was a disaster
A Cleveland cameraman fell into Lake Erie during the Browns 'Alpha Dawg' Helmet reveal The Cleveland Browns revealed their new look on Wednesday, just in time for the start of training camp. The Ravens AFC North rivals unveiled a new "Alpha Dawg" look featuring the all-brown helmet to pair with an all-brown jersey combination during the 2025 season. The "Alpha Dawg" look will be worn during three home games this season: Sept. 21 versus the Green Bay Packers, Oct. 19 versus the Miami Dolphins and Dec. 7 versus the Tennessee Titans. "'Alpha Dawg' embodies what we set out to be as the Cleveland Browns, the leaders of the pack. We're excited about this new alternate helmet and the ode it pays to the rich history of the color brown as part of our organization, switching it up from our iconic orange helmets," said JW Johnson, Cleveland Browns Executive Vice President and Partner. "We look forward to the team wearing the all-brown helmet and uniform combination for the first time on September 21 at Huntington Bank Field and leaning into the 'Alpha Dawg' mentality throughout the 2025 season." Prior to the reveal, the Browns had a floatng object that was covered just sitting at Lake Erie near downtown Cleveland. During the reveal, some poor guy took a fall into the Lake, but continued filming. The Brown helmet sat on a 20-foot barge with a large, circular object being covered by a Cleveland Browns tarp. And it helped tease the "Alpha Dawg" reveal. News3 in Cleveland capture the replica "Alpha Dawg" helmet on the barge.
USA Today
6 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Cleveland Browns reveal new 'Alpha Dawg' helmet, which is sponsored by DUDE Wipes
If at first you don't succeed − well, that's been a way of life for the Cleveland Browns during the past six decades or so. And, despite what you might think, that apparently includes their headgear. The only team in the NFL that doesn't sport any kind of logo on its helmets is taking another stab at an alternate after occasionally wearing a white one the past two seasons. Wednesday, the Browns revealed a new-look lid that will be sporadically worn in 2025, one that features ... a lot of matte brown with orange stripes. The team is calling the new headgear it's "Alpha Dawg," which, to the delight of the internet, is sponsored by DUDE Wipes, the company even providing a statement with the team's news release. "As the kings of keeping things clean, we're here to back the Browns as they embrace a bold new look this season − with the launch of their all-brown alternate helmets," said Ryan Meegan, Co-Founder / CMO of DUDE Wipes. "We're pumped to team up with the Browns for one of the most iconic helmet reveals the league has ever seen." Ironically, the "Alpha Dawg" helmets are the first brown ones the team has had since it was founded in 1946. They will be worn three times this season in a monochromatic presentation along with the club's brown jerseys and pants. ''Alpha Dawg' embodies what we set out to be as the Cleveland Browns, the leaders of the pack. We're excited about this new alternate helmet and the ode it pays to the rich history of the color brown as part of our organization, switching it up from our iconic orange helmets,' said team EVP JW Johnson in a statement. Like the team's traditional orange helmets, the brown and white alternates feature no team emblem and only employ three stripes down the centerline. Notably, a team that has never reached the Super Bowl, has gone 2-4 in the throwback whites during the past two seasons and lost running back Nick Chubb to a devastating knee injury when they debuted in Week 2 of the 2023 season. The Browns originally wore white helmets when they were dominating the All-America Football Conference in the 1940s and during their first two years in the NFL (1950-51). The team switched to what's become its (regrettably?) signature orange helmets in 1952. The Browns, along with every other team, will be permitted to wear alternate and/or throwback uniforms a combined total of four times this season, up from three in previous years. All NFL news on and off the field. Sign up for USA TODAY's 4th and Monday newsletter.
Forbes
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Bhatia Shocks The Field For Gold at The Association Of Pickleball Players NYC Open
This past weekend featured the crown jewel of the Association of Pickleball Players (APP) annual slate, the 2025 Zimmer Biomet APP New York City Open. This is the fourth year that the APP has traveled to the USTA Tennis Center in Queens to play at the largest Tennis facility in the USA, and the event has seen a ton of great play over the years. In the inaugural event in 2022, JW Johnson came within a few points of a triple crown, winning the two doubles titles but falling in the singles final to Zane Navratil (the singles bronze medalist in 2022? Current PPA #1 Staksrud). Parris Todd took the singles final over Salome Devidze, with a rookie pro named Anna Bright claiming the bronze. 2023's event saw a spirited run in Men's Singles from Australian Vuk 'The Wolf' Velickovic, who fell in the finals to William Sobek in his first ever pro event. The rest of the podium was filled with APP stalwarts at the time, including a double gold for Rob Nunnery, a Women's pro gold for Simone Jardim, and Salome Devidze. By 2024, a new wave of pros had taken over the APP and the NYC podiums reflected it: Megan Fudge won both Singles and Women's Doubles, current No. 1 Christopher Haworth topped current No. 2 Greyson Goldin for the singles crown, and Jack Munro took the doubles title with an unlikely partner in Mario Barrientos. The 2025 podiums may look quite similar to 2024s once all is said and done, though there's some new blood that's making waves on tour that will have something to say. Click here for the home page for the event, where you can get tournament details, draw sheets, and results. Here's a quick recap of notable news items of import to the tour or this event: - On 5/7/25: The APP announces the APP Breakthrough series, a brand-new tournament circuit dedicated to showcasing emerging pro pickleball talent and providing more opportunities to play the best pickleball tournaments in the world. This will present as a pro feeder circuit or a "challenger circuit" in the nomenclature of tennis, and will feature a slew of tournaments this coming fall in several non-traditional pro sites, and will only be open to players ranked outside of the APP top 20 at the time of registration. With that said, let's recap the action. This year's NYC Open Singles draw was missing a few of the APP's top names (Foster, Howells, Kawka) but did have a few relatively new names that have made waves in recent events (Crum, Wazir, and Bhatia). Bhatia's performance in both the US Open and in the previous APP event in Cincinnati led to the tour giving him a protected No. 3 seed in the draw, to the howls of a certain critic on social media (one who isn't even contracted on tour any longer). This kind of seeding on the APP is not unprecedented: when the 'Johnson Five' were out of contract in early 2024 they were given protected seeds into APP draws as well. One can argue these kinds of draw 'manipulations' are needed in unique cases, or are never appropriate. Either way, we'll soon see that his seeding was warranted. No. 1 Christopher Haworth ousted the 2023 NYC Open champion Sobek and then ground out a quarter final win against the No. 8 seed Manthou, but ran into the red-hot Alexander Crum in the semis and lost two close games 13,16. Crum made major waves in the pickleball world last week, making the quarters of the PPA Atlanta Slam and then appearing on podcasts talking about singles in general and his new-found commitment to the sport; clearly it's paying off with two significant results in two weeks for the Louisville tennis coach. Now he's in the NYC Open finals and will earn enough points this weekend to jump into the APP's top four going forward. The Bottom half of the draw featured all three medalists from the APP's most recent tournament in No. 2 Grayson Goldin, No. 3 Armaan Bhatia, and No. 10 Ammar Wazir. Bhatia opened his event with a 3,3 destruction of Casey Diamond and did not look back, grinding out results over No. 6 Brandon Lane and then over the streaking No. 7 seed Ronan Camron, who had taken out both Wazir and Goldin to get to the semis. Goldin's loss broke a streak of making the podium in 7 of the last 8 APP events. In the final, Bhatia took a major step forward in his pro pickleball career by topping Crum by the amazing score line of 15-10, 27-25 (this may be the highest scoring win-by-two game I've seen in my time covering the sport). He becomes the first male from the 'new world' of Pickleball to win gold on the APP, following in the footsteps of Pei Chuan Kao's singles gold in Fort Lauderdale earlier this year. Gold: Armaan Bhatia. Silver: Alexander Crum. Bronze: Ronan Camron. With the APP's newly crowned all-time medals leader Megan Fudge once again sitting out singles, the shooting star that is Sofia Sewing got the No. 1 seed at the event, her highest ever seeding since beginning her APP onslaught in January of this year. True to form, Sewing cruised through the top half of the draw, topping Turkovic in the quarters and the original pickleball GOAT Simone Jardim in the semis to advance to the finals for the sixth straight APP pro singles event. For as chalk as the top half of the draw went, the bottom half of the draw was anything but. All four top seeds in the bottom half fell early; No. 2 Hendry was out in her first match at the hands of Shea Donahue, No. 7 Klokotzky fell to No. 10 Nicole Eugenio in the 16s, and No. 6 Grigoriu fell to No. 11 Katarina Stewart in the round of 16. Neither Eugenio nor Stewart was done yet, and they felled their quarter final opponents to set up an unlikely NYC Open semifinal. The pair battled to the end, with Eugenio advancing in three games to secure her spot in the final and to guarantee her first ever pro medal. In the final, Sewing continued her dominance on tour with a hard-fought win over Eugenio 12,14. Gold: Sofia Sewing. Silver: Nicole Eugenio. Bronze: Katarina Stewart. In a stark contrast to some of the pro draws this weekend, the Mixed Pro went relatively chalk all week, with all eight top seeds advancing to the quarters as projected. Top seeds Megan Fudge & Jack Munro, who have won three times together on tour, were stretched to three games multiple times along the way but persevered to make the final from the top half of the draw. Meanwhile, the No. 6 seeds Christopher Haworth & Amanda Hendry made a surprise run to the finals, dispatching the No. 2 and No. 3 seeds in the bottom half of the draw along the way. In the final, Hendry and Haworth (who has just two career pro doubles medals despite his dominance in singles), pushed Fudge & Munro as far as they could go without breaking, but ended up falling 11-7 in the third to give the top pair the NYC Open title. This gave Munro the 'double double' for the weekend, with golds in both Men's and Mixed Pro Doubles. Gold: Fudge & Munro. Silver: Hendry & Haworth. Bronze: Oshiro & Blanco. If his performance in Pro Singles wasn't enough of a statement, Armaan Bhatia made a significant statement in Doubles as well. Teaming with the singles bronze medalist Ronan Camron, they fed right into the top seeds Erik Lange & Max Manthou in the round of 16 and sent the No. 1 seeds home early with a 12-10 game three win. This blew open the topside of the draw, combined with a team of qualifiers in Thomas Yu & Len Yang (gold medalist in pro doubles at the US Open and the man who ousted Andre Agassi in mixed) making noise of their own. Yu and Yang ousted the No. 4 seeds Nunnery & Sobek early, then continued their run into the semis. There, the qualifiers defeated Bhatia and ended his attempt at a multi-gold weekend to secure a spot in the final. The bottom half was slightly saner, though the No. 3 seeds DeHeart & Livornese fell in the 16s as well, meaning three of the top four teams were one-and-done this weekend. This opened the way for No. 2 Jack Munro and his partner this week Aiden Schenk (Munro's normal partner Howells was on MLP duty) to grind their way into finals from the bottom half, topping Mick & Slutsky in the semis. In the final, there was no Cinderella story for Yu & Yang, though they certainly gave the top touring pros their money's worth. After winning the first game 11-4, Munro & Schenk took control to win in three and secure the gold. Gold: Munro & Schenk. Silver: Yu & Yang. Bronze: Bhatia & Camron. Like the Mixed draw, the Women's pro doubles draw went very much according to projections, with only a small round of 16 upset by the No. 9 seeds teenage-sensations Schull & Bohnert preventing a 100% chalk quarters. The top seeds Fudge & Braverman, winners of a slew of golds together in the last 18 months on tour, ran into the rapidly rising Bobbi Oshiro and her partner Allison Harris in the semis, sending the No. 1s into the Bronze medal match from the topside of the draw. From the bottom half, the legendary Simone Jardim willed herself and her partner Christine Maddox into the semis, but they fell to the Fort Lauderdale Open champions Yana Newell & Emily Cederquist. In the final, Oshiro & Harris made fast work of Newell & Cederquist 2,9 to secure their first gold together on tour. Gold: Oshiro & Harris. Silver: Newell & Cederquist. Bronze: Fudge & Braverman. The Pro Pickleball Medal Tracker has now been updated with these results; check out this link online for a complete pro medal history for all tours and all pro events dating to the beginnings of all the major pro tours, plus pro events that predated 2020. Next up for the APP? According to my Master Pickleball Schedule , there's a NextGen tournament mid-June in St. Charles outside of Chicago, and then the first weekend of July sees the tour head to Newport Beach for its 3rd major of the season. Any Head to Head or career match stats quoted in this article are courtesy of PickleWave. Visit for the premier source of Pro Pickleball data, including match replays, highlights, stats, and discussion. PickleWave has more than 22,000 matches in its database across all the pro tours. Other resources I use frequently to cover Pickleball include:
