A month later, while at a league meeting in Philadelphia, Lombardi huddled with Cleveland’s Paul Brown, who liked Lombardi and, in a way, felt responsible for seeing that he succeeded, having recommended him repeatedly during the Packers’ search for a coach. Brown gave Lombardi a list of Cleveland players who could be obtained because they wouldn’t make Brown’s starting lineup. Lombardi saw names that interested him, negotiated with Brown, and announced the major deal he had sought as a way of shaking up the Packers. Howton was going to the Browns in exchange for Bill Quinlan, a starting
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