What is the story about?
Writing
this while the rain pours down and tornado sirens are firing off across Summit County. So that’s all kind of fun!
Dawgs By Nature
- Browns trio of young WRs continues to show promise (Thomas Moore) – Isaiah Bond, KC Concepcion, and Denzel Boston are looking to make life easier for whichever QB is under center.
- Browns legends Myles Garrett, Joe Thomas see careers diverge (Curtiss Brown) – Two paths now diverge, as Cleveland Browns great Myles Garrett sets new path, different from Joe Thomas.
The Feed
So you’re saying there’s a chance?
Cleveland Browns
- FSU’s Mike Norvell says Jared Verse can ‘forge his own path’ with Browns (Beacon Journal) – The appreciation Mike Norvell has for Jared Verse started long before Verse transferred to play for him at Florida State.
- The status of idle starters Denzel Ward, Grant Delpit and Harold Fannin Jr.; the outlook at starting center (cleveland.com) – For most of Browns mandatory minicamp, two of their best defensive backs, five-time Pro Bowl cornerback Denzel Ward and safety Grant Delpit stood on the sidelines and didn’t practice.
- Who is the biggest revelation from the Browns’ spring practices? (Terry Pluto) – I heard a lot of good things about the Browns’ various preseason workouts. One name dominated – Denzel Boston. My source told me, “Don’t misunderstand, we like KC (first-round pick KC Concepcion) a lot … but Boston has been phenomenal at times.”
- Browns’ QB competition and 4 more things learned from OTAs (ESPN) – The Cleveland Browns concluded their offseason workout program Thursday with their third and final mandatory minicamp practice. Here are five things we learned from OTAs and minicamp.
NFL
- Jets wanted to get bigger to compete in ‘big man’s game’ (ESPN) – Adhering to coach Aaron Glenn’s “mass-kicks-ass” philosophy, the Jets shifted into “jumbo jet” mode in the offseason.
- Former San Francisco 49ers star Aldon Smith dies at 36: ‘His smile lit up every room’ (The Guardian) – Former NFL defensive end Aldon Smith died Saturday at the age of 36, the San Francisco 49ers said. The team did not disclose the cause of death.
- Texans’ Tank Dell on comeback, training camp: ‘I’m ready, can’t wait, long journey, light at end of the tunnel’ (click2houston.com) – Tank Dell has navigated one of the longest roads any football player has endured.
- Inside Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield’s talks for a new contract (Tampa Bay Times) – The team has no plans to part with the veteran QB, but it does have concerns about him protecting himself.
