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Jarvis Landry has some bad feelings leftover from his time in Miami.

So much so apparently, that he’s looking at his fresh start in Cleveland with a crystal ball. The wide receiver, who was shipped to the Browns in March then signed a massive contract, said he thinks he can win a Super Bowl with the Browns. Those same Browns that didn’t win a single game last season and have had just two winning seasons in 19 years.

“You’ll be lucky if we don’t score 40 on you,” he told Sports Illustrated in a wide-ranging feature published Thursday. “If we get everyone playing to their potential, we can win the Super Bowl this year.”

In four years with the Dolphins, Landry set a franchise record for receptions in a season, and his 400 career receptions are the most any player has had through his first four seasons in the NFL.

But the wide receiver felt misused on the Dolphins and said he frequently pleaded with head coach Adam Gase to let him do more. He suggested changing his routes only to get cursed out, he told the magazine.

“It got to the point where the environment was just awful,” Landry said.

Landry clearly is ready to move on. The Dolphins gave Landry permission to seek a trade in February. The three-time Pro Bowler was traded to the Browns in March for a 2018 fourth-round draft pick and a 2019 seventh-round pick. He then signed a five-year extension worth $75.5 million with $47 million guaranteed.

Landry said he never garnered the same level of respect from the Dolphins. The tension between him and Dolphins brass reportedly grew over his years there, eventually reaching the point where he felt he wasn’t being treated like the high-performing star he thinks he is.

Dolphins coach Adam Gase talks to Landry on the sideline during a game last season.Getty ImagesDolphins coach Adam Gase talks to Landry on the sideline during a game last season.Getty Images

Locked in contract negotiations earlier this year, Landry said the best offer the Dolphins gave him was a five-year, $55 million contract with $27 million guaranteed. But they ended up trading him for two draft picks.

“I was hurt by it,” he added. “I became the face of the franchise in Miami, and I don’t think they wanted me to be that. The respect was just never there.”

As a slot receiver, a position that isn’t as sexy as the wideouts split wide, Landry is now part of a growing passing game with the Browns, who drafted Baker Mayfield No. 1 overall in this year’s draft. Passing is perhaps a bigger part of professional football than it ever has been, but Landry felt the Dolphins never saw the value in his play.

And now the Browns have a new offensive coordinator, Todd Haley, whom Landry praised. Haley came to the Browns after a five-year stint as Steelers offensive coordinator that included four postseason runs.

More than anything else, though, Landry seems most excited about the fans.

“[In Miami] no one appreciated s—t,” he said. “Here it’s blue-collar, it’s hard-working. People that actually appreciate what you bring to the table.”

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