Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (8/18/20)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Bitonio Working To Help Two Rookies Get Up To Speed On O-Line” (OBR) - “One is a soon-to-be a Hall of Fame left tackle, while the other is a perennial Pro Bowl center. Bitonio is now in a position with a rookie on either side of him.”
• “Browns Owners Support Mayfield Choice To Kneel During Anthem” (AP) - “Browns owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam will stand in support of quarterback Baker Mayfield and any other Cleveland players who kneel during the national anthem this season.”
• “Odell Beckham Jr. dazzles on day 2 of Browns training camp” (92.3 The Fan) - “Cleveland’s superstar receiver made a pair of spectacular sideline catches and went up top over the middle for a third during Sunday morning’s second practice of training camp.”
• “#BrownsCamp Daily: Plan in place for 1st padded practice” (Browns.com) - “On Monday, the Browns will be able to don pads for the first time since they closed 2019 with a loss at Cincinnati.”

NFL:

• “Cowboys DT Gerald McCoy to have season-ending surgery” (ESPN) - “McCoy was hurt during individual drills and was unable to put weight on his leg after he was examined by the team’s medical staff.”
• “49ers WR Jalen Hurd feared to have suffered torn ACL” (NFL.com) - “If it’s indeed a torn ligament in the knee, it’s a brutal result for the 2019 third-round pick who missed all of his rookie campaign due to a back injury.”
• “Former Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant to work out for Ravens, in discussions with several teams, per report” (CBS) - “Dez Bryant is determined to get back into the NFL, and it appears he might get a shot to achieve that mission in 2020.”
• “Falcons will play without fans for first two home games” (PFT) - “That will mean the home opener against the Seahawks on Sept. 13 and the Bears game on Sept. 27 will be in an empty Mercedes-Benz Stadium”