No Mahoning County deputies at Browns games

YOUNGSTOWN — Deputies with the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office will not provide security at future Cleveland Browns games.

Sheriff Jerry Greene said today the decision to send 10-15 deputies to assist with security at the games predates his tenure as sheriff, and he’s been uneasy about the arrangement.

“When they made the decision to kneel, that made my decision very easy,” Greene said. “This isn’t about race. This isn’t about law enforcement. This is about people that died for this country and represent us.”

Twelve Cleveland Browns players knelt during the national anthem before a preseason game Aug. 21.

Greene made the decision the following day, but it recently attracted media attention.

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