BEREA — The Battle of Ohio hasn't just been a football fight between the Browns and Bengals over the last several years. It's also been a trash-talking fight between Cleveland's talented cornerbacks and Cincinnati's star-studded wide receivers .

That's the extra layer to the latest edition of the intrastate rivalry, one that already carries the additional weight of being the season opener. The 104th installment of the series isn't expected to be any different.

"Oh yeah, we'll definitely have fun out there," Browns cornerback Greg Newsome II said Sept. 1. "Every time we go against them. Like I said, our strengths are their strengths. So it's always a fun game."

Newsome, however, has found added joy in the opener. It may not have come in the way he necessarily hoped it would com

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