Todd Nassief

Tennis, Browns, Cavs, Tribe, The Ohio State. Elon U grad, St John School grad and coach.

[Todd Nassief @TNassief]

Community Spotlight: Ashtabula County Tennis. Thanks for the great article! 🎾 https://t.co/vrFH12JNHX

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@RealFitz56 I have no clue but looks like we might have a QB!

[Todd Nassief @TNassief]

Browns GM/Coach combination next year
Berry/Stefanski or
Dorsey/Vrabel
Who you taking?
#ClevelandBrowns

[Roger Federer @rogerfederer]

Vamos, @RafaelNadal!

As you get ready to graduate from tennis, I’ve got a few things to share before I maybe get emotional.

Let’s start with the obvious: you beat me—a lot. More than I managed to beat you. You challenged me in ways no one else could. On clay, it felt like I was stepping into your backyard, and you made me work harder than I ever thought I could just to hold my ground. You made me reimagine my game—even going so far as to change the size of my racquet head, hoping for any edge.

I’m not a very superstitious person, but you took it to the next level. Your whole process. All those rituals. Assembling your water bottles like toy soldiers in formation, fixing your hair, adjusting your underwear... All of it with the highest intensity. Secretly, I kind of loved the whole thing. Because it was so unique—it was so you.

And you know what, Rafa, you made me enjoy the game even more. 

OK, maybe not at first. After the 2004 Australian Open, I achieved the #1 ranking for the first time. I thought I was on top of the world. And I was—until two months later, when you walked on the court in Miami in your red sleeveless shirt, showing off those biceps, and you beat me convincingly. All that buzz I’d been hearing about you—about this amazing young player from Mallorca, a generational talent, probably going to win a major someday—it wasn’t just hype.

We were both at the start of our journey and it’s one we ended up taking together. Twenty years later, Rafa, I have to say: What an incredible run you’ve had. Including 14 French Opens—historic! You made Spain proud... you made the whole tennis world proud.

I keep thinking about the memories we’ve shared. Promoting the sport together. Playing that match on half-grass, half-clay. Breaking the all-time attendance record by playing in front of more than 50,000 fans in Cape Town, South Africa. Always cracking each other up. Wearing each other out on the court and then, sometimes, almost literally having to hold each other up during trophy ceremonies.

I’m still grateful you invited me to Mallorca to help launch the Rafa Nadal Academy in 2016. Actually, I kind of invited myself. I knew you were too polite to insist on me being there, but I didn’t want to miss it. You have always been a role model for kids around the world, and Mirka and I are so glad that our children have all trained at your academies. They had a blast and learned so much—like thousands of other young players. Although I always worried my kids would come home playing tennis as lefties.

And then there was London—the Laver Cup in 2022. My final match. It meant everything to me that you were there by my side—not as my rival but as my doubles partner. Sharing the court with you that night, and sharing those tears, will forever be one of the most special moments of my career.

Rafa, I know you’re focused on the last stretch of your epic career. We will talk when it’s done. For now, I just want to congratulate your family and team, who all played a massive role in your success. And I want you to know that your old friend is always cheering for you, and will be cheering just as loud for everything you do next.

Rafa that!

Best always, your fan, 

Roger

[Andrew Fillipponi @ThePoniExpress]

Browns start Jameis week 1. And they’re a playoff team.

[PFF @PFF]

The Browns cleaned up at the NFL awards last night 🏆

[Rich Eisen @richeisen]

List of Cleveland @Browns head coaches with multiple 11+ win seasons:

Paul Brown
Kevin Stefanski

That’s it.

[John Sabol @John_Sabol]

Big props to @MrCleveland_216 for reminding everyone of Joe Tait’s famous “Craig Ehlo Santa Claus Call” 32 years ago yesterday!

@eggsehlo told @ScottSabolFOX8 & me on our @SabolBrothers pod last year it was his favorite Tait memory.

@cavs @fox8news
#LetEmKnow @AmicoHoops

[McNeil @REFLOG18]

Damn. 😱 Taking down Myles by the facemask now. @NFLOfficiating

[Todd Nassief @TNassief]

Why is it with Flacco we don’t talk about being rusty, but with Watson we use every excuse (rusty) we can? Players can play, no excuses. #DawgPound And I hope Watson balls out next year. #notahater

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@AcrossCavs

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Classic Harden 🤣

[Hoops Wire @WireHoops]

Clippers' James Harden: 'I am Not a System Player. I am a System' https://t.co/eUUIIokrQE

[Jason_OTC @Jason_OTC]

Deshaun Watson's 2024 salary cap charge is $63.977 million. Cost to cut is $200.915 million. #Browns need something to really change here.

https://t.co/FeTpuU9VKk

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Browns offense.

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@AllieKiick Congratulations 🎉

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[Todd Nassief @TNassief]

Thank you @AllistairMcCaw for a great read, Champion Minded. Our tennis team read and enjoyed the book, so many valuable lessons! Keep the great work coming!

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Championship parade Thursday 10am!!! Cleveland this is for you!

[Cleveland Cavaliers @cavs]

Your Cleveland Cavaliers are Summer League Champions!

@CaesarsSports | #Ad | #LetEmKnow

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@Rachel__Nichols I miss zero dark 30 Lebron

[MLFootball @MLFootball]

🚨UPDATE: Elon University defensive back Cole Coleman has drawn interest from the New England #Patriots, Baltimore #Ravens, Cincinnati #Bengals, Los Angeles #Rams, Indianapolis #Colts, Kansas City #Chiefs, Buffalo #Bills, New York #Jets, Jacksonville #Jaguars, and Tampa Bay #Buccaneers, source says.

Coleman’s Pro Day numbers are off the charts:

40 yard dash: 4.37, which is 1st vs. #NFL Combine Safties

Vertical: 39’, which is 6th vs. Combine Safties

Broad jump: 10’6, 4th vs. combine Safties

🤯🤯🤯

225LB bench- 13 reps

Speaking to league sources they are super impressed by Coleman’s Pro Day showing and with one AFC West scout saying:

“Coleman is a one of one athlete who flys around the field and his football IQ is off the charts. He will play in the #NFL for a long time at a very high level.”

👀👀👀