In his new book “Why Can’t This Team Just Find a Quarterback (and Other Thoughts on Life in Browns Town)” (paperback $17.95 / 208 pages / ebook $9.99), Terry Pluto looks at why things so often go so wrong for the Cleveland Browns — including losing seasons, draft busts, injuries… and, above all, an endless search for a starting quarterback. The book is available at Northeast Ohio bookstores, Amazon, and TerryPlutoBook.com .

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Jim Donovan, the Browns ’ great radio voice, was in the hospital receiving a new round of treatments for leukemia when he told this story about the 2023 season.

“I did the opener [Sept. 10, 2023],” Donovan said. “Then I stepped away [from the broadcast]. At that point, I didn’t know if I could come back again [that season]. I don’t think

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