Andrew Siciliano humbled to be named play-by-play announcer for Browns

Siciliano’s love for the Browns stemmed from his childhood.

While a native of Reston, Virginia, Siciliano spent time during the summers and around the holidays in Cleveland at his late grandmother Mary Siciliano’s house in Lyndhurst, Ohio. During some of those summer trips, Siciliano and his brother would attend training camp at Lakeland Community College, where he received autographs on camp programs – mementos he still owns of former players like Bernie Kosar, Webster Slaughter, Reggie Langhorne and Ozzie Newsome.

His father, Stephen, raised him and his brother, Seth, to be die-hard Browns fans. They would put rabbit ears on the top of the television to find the Browns games. An aunt would send Siciliano the Plain Dealer each Monday following games, and he would eagerly anticipate its arrival in the mail.

They also traveled to Cleveland for a handful of games throughout his childhood, but mainly attended games when the Browns visited the now Washington Commanders.

“My first real ‘I fell in love with the Browns moment’ was the ’85 team,” Siciliano said. “I still remember them losing to the Dolphins in the playoffs. And at that point, I was hooked. And so, ’86 Bernie Kosar’s first full year when they went 12-4 and went to the AFC Championship game, I was hooked in ’85 and I was obsessed in ’86. And from that point on, I have lived and died with this team.”

Even as he began his career, his ties to the Browns never faded. When Siciliano would work Sundays at DIRECTV, he would listen to the NFL radio on SiriusXM waiting for Donovan’s calls from the game. If he didn’t hear them on his drive home, he would sit in the car and wait until he heard the calls.

Siciliano earned an opportunity to fill in for three games during the 2023 season, merging his love of the Browns with his illustrious career.

When Siciliano knew he would be on the call for Week 6 against the 49ers, Seth – who lives in…