EXCLUSIVE; ‘Never give up’: Jim Donovan shares powerful reflection on this season as Cleveland Browns prepare for NFL playoffs against Houston Texans

CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Browns have conveyed a lot of vital minutes this season, yet one of the most outstanding came in November when 3News’ Jim Donovan – – otherwise known as the “Voice of the Tans” – – got back to the corner in the wake of going through treatment for leukemia.

Presently, as the Cleveland Browns get ready to confront the Houston Texans in the NFL end of the season games, the group delivered an exceptional video Thursday morning that highlights Donovan pondering this striking season according to his perspective.

The message: Never give up.

“As far as I might be concerned, an extreme rival strolled once more into my life. In the video, Donovan says, “Cancer came back.” I had beaten it a long time back, yet here it was once more. To battle it, I needed to pull back from this exhilarating year. I needed to leave where I wanted to be each Sunday evening. All things considered, I watched from a medical clinic room and afterward home, and continued to tell myself, ‘I need to return to be a voice to this season.’ Presently accept me, there were numerous days where that didn’t look conceivable. Be that as it may, very much like the Tans, I simply never surrendered.”

AN INCREDIBLE MOMENT

“The reaction of the crowd when I came out of that tunnel is something I will never forget. I’ll never forget it,” Donovan recently reviewed on 3News in the wake of being regarded as the Dawg Pound captain during his return at the Cleveland Browns versus Pittsburgh Steelers game on Nov. 19.

His return turned out to be significantly more vital after coach Kevin Stefanski awarded Donovan with the game ball.

Donovan explained the following day, “I walked into the locker room and Kevin Stefanski came out of his office and he had the game ball in his hands.” He grabbed me and he said, ‘Hello, I maintain that you should have this ball since you’re a fighter very much like this team.’ What’s more, I went, ‘Gracious, my God.’ Furthermore, he remarked, “I just can’t believe how hard you’ve fought to get back here, and it means the world to us.” We are simply so glad to have you back. I believe you should have this game ball.’ It was a mind boggling exchange.”