BEREA, Ohio -- Like many Ohio kids raised on football, Brady Quinn has a strong distaste for everything Pittsburgh Steelers.
Growing up a die-hard Browns fan, Cleveland's quarterback learned from an early age that the neighbors from western Pennsylvania wearing black and gold are the enemy, Iron City villains to be despised and beaten whenever possible. Quinn's heroes wore brown and orange.
Quinn, who has been steadily showing signs he could blossom into a viable NFL starter, will face Cleveland's bitter - and much better - rival for the first time as a pro when the Browns (1-11) host the suddenly stumbling Steelers (6-6) on Thursday night.
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