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Pat McManamon, ESPN Staff Writer 7y

Browns dig through Duke Johnson's backpack and find a lost treasure

A long-lost and priceless artifact from Cleveland Browns history has been found.

All it took was for Duke Johnson to dig through his backpack. Johnson has the backpack with him at all times, and he consented to dig through the backpack for a video on the team's website.

The results are insightful and humorous. Very, very humorous.

Fans may remember the Great Lakes Classic, the preseason game between the Browns and Lions dubbed the GLC in 1999. The winner of the game received a donation to the team's foundation or charity from the loser. But the real prize was the trophy commissioned by Carmen Policy that has come to be known as "The Barge." Since the GLC faded away, The Barge's location has been a mystery.

Until Johnson started digging through his backpack. The nerve of the guy to keep such a storied piece of Browns lore that way.

Fans of offbeat video might also want to check out past editions of "The Joe Thomas Hour, The Best Two Minutes of Your Life," also a production of the team and its digital video folks.

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