Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (8/13/19)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Kitchens calls physical camp ‘culture shock’ to players, says they’ve “embraced” it” (C-T) - “Practices that go long past the scheduled end time. In case anyone had forgotten, Hue Jackson doesn’t work here anymore.”
• “Browns sign ex-hoops player, Dallas TE Gathers” (ESPN) - “The Cleveland Browns on Sunday signed tight end Rico Gathers, who had been waived by the Dallas Cowboys last week.”
• “Scary Moment for Chad Thomas, Team at Day 14 of Training Camp” (247Browns) - “Defensive end Chad Thomas lay on the field with little movement and the team crowded around him.”
• “Browns’ goal-line drills like trying to fit two people in phone booth” (WKYC) - “Kitchens was asked about the importance of red-zone runs, and how it could be so difficult to push the ball across the goal line from just one yard out.”

NFL:

• “Washington refuses to trade Trent Williams” (PFT) - “Washington reportedly believes that training-camp fines in the amount of $40,000 per day will result in Williams eventually caving.”
• “Bears’ Eddy Pineiro exhausted by constant scrutiny” (NFL.com) - “With the Minnesota Vikings trading for Baltimore Ravens kicker/punter Kaare Vedvik, one obvious option for the Chicago Bears to solve their kicking issue is off the table.”
• “Patriots’ Tom Brady Still Getting Used to New NFL Helmet Rules” (MMQB) - “Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was among the last players adjusting to the NFL’s new helmet rules and admitted that he is still working to get used to it...”
• “Brown’s grievance to wear old helmet denied by arbitrator, says he’ll rejoin Raiders” (CBS) - “An arbitrator has ruled against Oakland Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown regarding his grievance to wear his old helmet, according to multiple reports.”