Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (7/10/20)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Browns allowing season ticket members to opt out of 2020, will mandate masks at FirstEnergy Stadium” (cleveland.com) - “The Browns are joining a number of other NFL teams in allowing season ticket holders to opt out...”
• “Who emerges as the Browns’ top returner, and will it be more than one person?” (Browns.com) - “There just wasn’t enough improvement in the return game for special teams coordinator Mike Priefer’s liking. He’s vowed for that to change in 2020.”
• “Browns Vastly Improve in PFF 2020 Offensive Line Preview” (OBR) - “Without question one of the Browns major focal points for 2020 improvement was improving their talent along the offensive line.”
• “Mary Kay: The Browns would have to get a bargain basement deal to bring in Everson Griffen” (92.3 The Fan) - “Cleveland.com’s Mary Kay Cabot joined Ken Carman and Anthony Lima to go over all the latest with the Cleveland Browns.”

NFL:

• “Big Ten to play conference-only schedule in 2020” (NFL.com) - “One of college athletics’ major conferences is dramatically altering its 2020 fall schedule amid the COVID-19 pandemic.”
• “NFL bans jersey exchanges due to coronavirus” (ESPN) - “Jersey exchanges have gained in popularity in recent years, and their elimination was met with immediate derision from some prominent players on social media.”
• “Texans star J.J. Watt says he likely won’t play this season if NFL puts one certain rule into place” (CBS) - “The Houston Texans better hope that the NFL doesn’t decide to require face shields this year, because if that happens, J.J. Watt might end up sitting out the season.”
• “Testing protocol is still being developed” (PFT) - “The NFL and NFL Players Association are reaching the various agreements that need to be reached to allow the 2020 season to proceed on a piecemeal basis. Certain key agreements still need to be finalized.”