Cleveland Browns hope Jim Brown will attend Sunday ceremony

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns are doing all they can to tackle Jim Brown.

Team president Mike Holmgren has reached out again to the Hall of Fame running back, asking Brown to reconsider not attending this Sunday's ring of honor ceremony at halftime of Cleveland's home opener against Kansas City.

Brown, the greatest player in team history and one of the NFL's all-time best, is at odds with the Browns over losing his job as a team adviser. He recently informed the Browns he would not take part in the ceremony when the team inducts its 16 Hall of Fame members as the initial class into the new ring of honor.

Brown is angry that Holmgren reduced his responsibilities as an adviser to owner Randy Lerner. Never afraid to speak his mind, Brown sent a scathing letter to Holmgren, telling him he would not stay with the club to be "that of the greeter, that of a mascot."

Holmgren said he has attempted to work things out with Brown, and hopes he will attend Sunday's game.