Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (7/30/14)

Cleveland Browns:

• "Browns talking up 'explosive' Charles Johnson" (NFL.com) - "It's no secret: The Cleveland Browns have a gaping void to fill if Josh Gordon is shipped into the abyss come September. Losing last year's league-leading wide receiver to a potentially lengthy suspension would cripple Kyle Shanahan's passing game..."
• "Donte Whitner says, 'We don't want any soft players around here'" (Plain Dealer) - "Browns coach Mike Pettine preaches competitive, not combative, practices. Safety Donte Whitner, however, believes there's nothing wrong with a good training-camp dustup – and that's what occurred Tuesday in Berea."
• "A QB Competition and More Questions on the Receiving End" (SI.com) - "Mike Pettine said it at least three times on the eve of his team’s first training camp practice: 'It’s time for football.' A turbulent offseason tested the new head coach’s patience, with news of top receiver Josh Gordon facing a one-year suspension"
• "Inside Training Camp: Day 4" (ClevelandBrowns.com) - "Nathan Zegura takes a look at all the action from Day 4 of Training Camp" - VIDEO

NFL:

• "DeMarcus Lawrence carted off from Cowboys practice" (PFT) - "An historically bad Cowboys defense won’t get any better in 2014 if its players can’t stay healthy."
• "David Wilson suffers 'burner'" (ESPN) - "New York Giants running back David Wilson left Tuesday's practice with what coach Tom Coughlin called a 'burner...'"
• "Romo skips full-pad session for 1st time at camp" (AP) - "The Dallas Cowboys are taking it easy with Tony Romo's back."
• "Urban Meyer: I don't get why Tim Tebow isn't in the NFL" (CBS) - "Tim Tebow's phone hasn't been ringing this offseason -- well, it might have been ringing..."