For Ohio: Cleveland Browns to Unveil New Jersey, Donate 100 Percent of First-Wave Sales to COVID-19 Heroes

By Kevin Harrish on April 13, 2020 at 4:05 pm
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We're living in uncertain times during the COVID-19 outbreak, but Ohio is gonna get through it together – and have some fun along the way.

If you're a Browns fan and a COVID-19 hater, this is your week.

The Cleveland Browns announced a unique plan to not only unveil their new uniforms but to use all proceeds from jersey sales for COVID-19 relief efforts.

The Browns will unveil their long-awaited new uniforms Wednesday, and will donate 100% of the net proceeds from the first wave of jersey sales to professionals who have put their lives on the line or dedicated themselves to COVID-19 relief efforts.

For a significant period of time, the Browns will donate proceeds from 2020 jersey sales at FirstEnergy Stadium’s Pro Shop, in partnership with Legends, and online through Fanatics to the “Hats Off To Our Heroes” Fund beginning Wednesday.

“When finalizing our uniform announcement, we realized we had an incredible opportunity to further our support of heroes battling COVID-19 on the front lines for our entire community,” said Executive Vice President JW Johnson in a release.“ We hope the excitement surrounding the new uniforms can help make a significant impact through the ‘Hats Off to Our Heroes’ Fund, and we greatly appreciate the support from our fans, retail partners and team to make this special way to give back to those leaders possible.”

The uniforms won't be officially unveiled until Wednesday, with jerseys going on sale shortly after. But if you're into spoilers, you can take a sneak peek at what they're going to look like.

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That goal is now a distant blip in the rear-view mirror, and now the Bengals are stepping up to donate even more.

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