Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (7/29/20)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Full Steam Ahead As Training Camp Opens...Sort Of...Not Really” (OBR) - “Today is the day Cleveland Browns veteran players are set to report. But unlike other seasons, the players will not be on the field for another couple of weeks.”
• “Training Camp Preview: 6 things to watch — starting with a pivotal season for Baker Mayfield” (BrownsZone) - “Practice won’t start until Aug. 12. Pads won’t come on until Aug. 17. Fans won’t be allowed to attend.”
• “Browns’ Baker Mayfield Ripped by Unnamed NFL Evaluator: ‘He’s Not a Leader’” (B/R) - “NFL coaches and evaluators believe Baker Mayfield is far from a Tier 1 quarterback, and one evaluator did not hold back when assessing the Cleveland Browns signal-caller.”
• “Browns Will Lean On Joel Bitonio For Leadership In 2020” (BrownsNation) - “However, there is one guy that the organization should be able to lean on early in the season. That person is two-time Pro Bowler and six-year veteran left guard Joel Bitonio.”

NFL:

• “NFL team by team opt-out tracker: Dont’a Hightower, Patrick Chung” (CBS) - “High-risk individuals could opt-out and receive a $350,000 stipend whereas those less at risk would receive a $150,000 stipend.”
• “Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes now part owner of Royals” (ESPN) - “Patrick Mahomes, the star quarterback of the Kansas City Chiefs and reigning Super Bowl MVP, has become a member of the new ownership group of the Kansas City Royals.”
• “Joe Burrow agrees to deal with Bengals” (PFT) - “According to multiple reports, quarterback Joe Burrow and the Bengals have reached a deal. That leaves Titans tackle Isaiah Wilson as the only unsigned first-round pick.”
• “2021 draft prospects face opt-out decision for college season” (NFL.com) - “One agent, who requested anonymity because the topic is a sensitive one with college coaches, said he’s spoken with multiple underclassmen who already are pondering an opt out.”