Appeals Court Affirms Lower Court in Ruling for Former Player in Claim against Browns

By Steven Stamps, of The Law Office of Ricky D. Green, PLLC   The Court of Appeals of Ohio, Tenth Appellate District, Franklin County, has upheld a decision of a magistrate that a former Cleveland Browns player’s 2005 football injury was a lost time workers’ compensation claim.   Ryan Pontbriand, was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round of the 2003 NFL draft. Pontbriand, a long snapper, played in all 16 games in the 2003 and 2004 NFL seasons. Pontbriand suffered a foo