Browns can't catch break as videographer tumbles into Lake Erie during new helmet presentation

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The Cleveland Browns’ new alternate helmet wasn’t the biggest story line after its unveiling on Wednesday in the middle of Lake Erie. 

That’s because one of their videographers fell in the lake trying to capture the moment. 

Cleveland will be sporting a new helmet three times this regular season with orange-lettered brown uniforms. To show off the helmet, the Browns put together a big float on Lake Erie that featured an inflatable helmet replica of those the players would wear. 

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Cleveland Browns defensive end Sam Kamara (92) models a new alternate helmet during training camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus. (Ken Blaze/Imagn Images)

But the franchise that just can’t seem to get it right on the field also couldn’t do so on the lake, as a videographer fell into the water while filming the moment the helmet was unveiled. 

Chomps, the Browns’ mascot, was quick to throw a flotation device for the videographer, while a jet ski came over to scoop the man up. 

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Could this be an omen for the Browns’ season? Well, Cleveland fans have not been optimistic about the 2025 campaign after a rough year in 2024. 

The Browns went 3-14 in a season that saw quarterback Deshaun Watson tear his Achilles not once, but twice, and multiple backups trying to find a way to run Kevin Stefanski’s offense. 

Heading into 2025, Watson isn’t expected to be of use, meaning a quarterback battle will ensue at training camp featuring Joe Flacco — the