BEREA, Ohio -- Christian Kirksey and Rashard Higgins came back to Cleveland to retire because Cleveland was the city that believed in them.

Two former Browns, Christian Kirksey and Rashard Higgins, returned to the team on one-day contracts Tuesday in order to retire with the team.

Both wideout Rashard Higgins and linebacker Christian Kirksey have officially decided to hang up their cleats, but they will do so

Both players obviously made an impact on the field, but they each made a lasting impression in the Cleveland community as well.'

Ready to hang up their cleats, two former members of the Cleveland Browns want to retire as members of the Cleveland Browns. Linebacker Christian Kirksey and wide receiver Rashard Higgins will both sign one-day deals with the team to retire in the brown and orange.

Both players will sign their contracts and retire as Browns, where they each spent the best years of their respective NFL careers.

Wide receiver Rashard Higgins and linebacker Christian Kirksey, who were fan favorites during their time in Cleveland, are signing one-day contracts so they can retire as Browns. Higgins was a fifth-round selection back in 2016 by the Browns,

A couple of NFL players are retiring with the Cleveland Browns. Both wide receiver Rashard Higgins and linebacker Christian Kirksey are going to sign one-day contracts and retire as Browns. Higgins was picked by the Browns in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL Draft and spent six seasons with