The Cleveland Browns are still living with the fallout from the Myles Garrett trade, and now one front-office appearance has sparked a fresh round of reaction.
On Wednesday, assistant general manager Catherine Hickman met with the media wearing a “Los Angeles Made Me Do It” sweatshirt, and the choice immediately caught attention online. Some fans mocked the look as “embarrassing,” while others came to her defense.
The criticism came fast. One fan wrote, “This woman wants to be taken seriously as a professional in the front office of a NFL team and wears a forever 21 sweat shirt.
I hate my football team so much,” while another posted, “Nice LA sweatshirt. Guess they ran out of Browns gear.
SMH @ typical Browns blindspots,”
Another reaction read, “Wearing a T-shirt -Los Angeles made me do it is not a good look. If going casual, wear some nice Browns gear, not as if you’re ready to mow the lawn. You’re the assistant Gmâ¦,” and one more fan said, “Perfect example of whether Browns organization is the laughing stock of pro sports,”
Not everyone was piling on. One fan pushed back in Hickman’s corner, writing, “Be respectful, she is part of the reason we have been drafting great the last two seasons.
Howie Roseman knows how talented she is as a scout that’s why A. Berry stole her from the eagles and promoted her as assistant GM.
She was one of the big reasons the eagles built a SB team,”
The outfit became a talking point just weeks after Cleveland stunned the NFL by sending All-Pro pass rusher Myles Garrett to the Los Angeles Rams. Browns general manager Andrew Berry addressed the move with a statement that made clear how difficult the decision was.
“We have long taken the stance that our goal was for Myles Garrett to be a one-helmet player for his entire career,” Berry said. “After rewriting the record books and representing our organization with excellence, we were sincere in that desire as we entered this offseason and did not envision a world where Myles was not a Cleveland Brown.
“When the Rams first approached us with the possibility of trading Myles, we remained convicted in our position, but as discussions intensified we were stuck at a legitimate crossroads: [D]o we hold on to a truly generational player who has become the identity of our team, or do we make the difficult decision that we think is best for the organization over the long run? “In that framework, the decision became clear, although our emotions were muddled.
We, and more importantly, our fans, have grown up with Myles, and he’s an enormous source of pride for our team. However, as we embark on a new era of Browns football with a young core and a replenished asset base, we felt this move was important to our transition.”
Now, with Garrett gone and the front office under the microscope, even a sweatshirt has become part of the conversation.
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