Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (5/27/20)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Tretter, NFLPA president, pumps brakes on report of possible June minicamp” (cleveland.com) - “Tretter, new president of the NFL Players Association, isn’t messing around when it comes to making sure the players are safe before they return to the field.”
• “Sione Takitaki preparing to ‘fly around’ in 2nd year on Browns defense” (Browns.com) - “Sione Takitaki won’t have to worry about being comfortable when he returns to Cleveland for the first practices of his second year as a Browns linebacker.”
• “Position-by-Position Analysis, Depth Chart Preview: Cornerbacks” (OBR) - “The Browns have the talent with Ward and Williams on the outside, while Johnson could be a key addition in the nickel.”
• “Browns great Joe Thomas shines in The Titan Games season premiere” (WKYC) - “Over the course of his 11 seasons as a member of the Cleveland Browns, Joe Thomas became known as the league’s iron man, playing in an NFL record 10,363 consecutive snaps.”

NFL:

• “NFL: We are not putting dates on a potential return” (PFT) - “A report on Tuesday that indicated teams could hold minicamps at their facilities in June was met with a quick response from NFLPA president JC Tretter and another one from the NFL.”
• “Some Big Names Remain Unsigned Late In NFL’s Odd Offseason” (AP) - “Virtual workouts are being held all around the league, with some facilities beginning to reopen but still closed to coaches and players.”
• “Jets’ Joe Flacco says he won’t be ready for opener after surgery” (ESPN) - “Flacco, 35, who underwent surgery in early April for a herniated disk, could be cleared for contact in early to mid-September, sources said last week.”
• “Noah Spence placed on reserve/NFI list after tearing ACL” (NFL.com) - “The New Orleans Saints placed Spence on the reserve/non-football injury list Tuesday due to a torn ACL suffered while training on his own, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported.”