When Dwayne Bowe signed with the Cleveland Browns, the move was met with mixed emotions.
Group A:
Group B to Group A:
One group of Kansas City Chiefs fans reacted like they ditched a bad relationship, upgraded and saw their ex with someone rocking a World of Warcraft shirt.
The other group was one tweet away from gazing at a photo of Bowe and tearing up to “Do I ever cross your mind. …”
To no surprise, the national reaction was no different. Players offered a chorus of support, but the media was a hair more skeptical.
Bowe:
Excited about the next chapter....Cleveland! Look forward to spending time with the DAWG POUND in the endzone!!
— Dwayne Bowe (@moneybomusic) March 19, 2015
Browns receiver Brian Hartline:
Yuuuuuuup @Hawk @DwayneBowe82. Lets do this #Browns
— Brian Hartline (@brianhartline) March 19, 2015
Browns punter Spencer Lanning:
Gnarly to have another SEC boy joining the #DawgPound
— Spencer Lanning (@LanningSpencer) March 19, 2015
Welcome to #TheLand @DwayneBowe82 #GoBrowns
Browns G.M. Ray Farmer was at K.C. when Dwayne Bowe was drafted. Natural connection.
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) March 19, 2015
#Browns were concerned that he was going to sign with #Jaguars. RT @ProFootballTalk: Browns to sign Dwayne Bowe http://t.co/FYQRSeGlnu
— Adam Caplan (@caplannfl) March 19, 2015
Pro Football Focus’ Mike Clay:
Like the Bowe signing for the Browns, don't like the Browns signing for Bowe. Bowe-Hawk-Hartline much better than Hawk-Austin-Gabriel
— Mike Clay (@MikeClayNFL) March 19, 2015
Clay:
Cleveland Browns sign Dwayne Bowe - My thoughts: http://t.co/17KUMi9hJM pic.twitter.com/30yyc8f1Eh
— Mike Clay (@MikeClayNFL) March 19, 2015
Clay:
Say what you want about Dwayne Bowe - that list of QBs is horrid.
— Mike Clay (@MikeClayNFL) March 19, 2015
Mansfield News Journal‘s Jon Spencer:
Another Clowns move. Story: Source says #Browns pick up ex-Chiefs WR Bowe http://t.co/vNSHDUVuYq via @espnnfl
— Jon Spencer (@jpspence1856) March 19, 2015
Major WR contracts signed in 2013: Percy Harvin, Mike Wallace, Greg Jennings, Dwayne Bowe. All terminated (their contracts, not them)
— Andrew Brandt (@AndrewBrandt) March 19, 2015
The Kansas City Star‘s Sam Mellinger:
Well, this will end badly. RT @nfl: The Cleveland @Browns are signing Dwayne Bowe, per @Rapsheet.
— Sam Mellinger (@mellinger) March 19, 2015
Bleacher Report’s Matt Miller:
Maybe a little, but Bowe and Hartline aren't scaring anyone. Need speed RT @Salley516: Dwayne Bowe reduce odds for Browns to take WR at 12?
— Matt Miller (@nfldraftscout) March 19, 2015
KMBC 9 News anchor Len Jennings:
Best of luck to @DwayneBowe82 Always a class act with @DreamFactoryKC children. @kmbc pic.twitter.com/nETnsqverp
— Len Jennings (@lenjenningsKMBC) March 19, 2015
The most interesting storyline? Kansas City faces the AFC North next season. So while the dates likely won’t be announced until mid-April, Bowe will return to Arrowhead in 2015 and, for the first time in his career, try to silence it.
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