Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (7/24/18)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Gordon announces he’ll miss the start of training camp but insists he’s fine” (C-T) - “The optimism building in anticipation of the start of Browns training camp this week was stopped in its tracks Monday morning.”
• “Eli Rogers will work out for Browns and Raiders, too” (PFT) - “Per a league source, Rogers will work out for the Browns and Raiders this week. PFT has confirmed that Rogers also will work out for the Chiefs.”
• “Thirty years of Browns training camp memories” (WKNR) - “Wednesday marks the beginning of my 31st Browns training camp. Condolences, rather than congratulations, seem to be in order.”
• “NFL analyst suggests Browns could call Dez Bryant” (247Sports) - “Ian Rapoport suggested on a few occasions that the Browns could put in a call to former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant.”

NFL:

• “Medical examiner: Tony Sparano died of arteriosclerotic heart disease” (ESPN) - “Tony Sparano died Sunday from arteriosclerotic heart disease, according to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner. He was 56 years old.”
• “Cowboys’ Randy Gregory fully cleared and reinstated” (NFL.com) - “One week after the Cowboys defensive end was conditionally reinstated, Gregory on Monday was fully cleared and reinstated by the league...”
• “Training Camps: David Johnson shows up on time, and so will Odell Beckham” (CBS) - “Throughout this week, the veterans on just about every NFL team will begin reporting to training camp.”
• “Is the NFL softening its stance on the substance-abuse policy?” (PFT) - “When it comes to players who have repeatedly run afoul of the substance-abuse policy, the NFL has tremendous discretion.”