Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (8/5/20)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Cleveland Browns DT Andrew Billings opts out of 2020 season” (WKYC) - “The Cleveland Browns have announced that defensive tackle Andrew Billings has chosen to opt out of the 2020 season.”
• “Andrew Berry says Odell Beckham Jr. very engaged, working hard” (BrownsZone) - “The interview came before the NFL and NFL Players Associated agreed on safety guidelines and protocols for a return to team facilities.”
• “What the Browns’ approach with David Njoku taught us about the new regime” (cleveland.com) - “The Browns held their ground when Njoku made his request and said they weren’t trading him.”
• “One Chris Hubbard Trade That Makes Sense for Both Teams” (OBR) - “Chris Hubbard, who lost his starting job when Cleveland signed Jack Conklin to a three-year, $42 million deal, will make a base salary of just $2.5 million in 2020.”
• “Stephen A. blasts OBJ for comments about NFL season” (ESPN) - “Stephen A. Smith expresses his disgust with Odell Beckham Jr. saying the NFL season shouldn’t happen when OBJ could opt out of the season.”

NFL:

• “NFL sets two exceptions for how players can opt out of the 2020 season after deadline” (CBS) - “NFL players have until Thursday at 4 p.m. ET to opt out of the 2020 season, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.”
• “Business of Football: How Opt-Out Stipends Work; COVID Amendment Negotiations; More” (MMQB) - “From opt-out stipends to COIVD Amendments, here’s a rundown on some new phrases that have recently entered the NFL lexicon.”
• “Revised CBA is signed, finally” (PFT) - “The NFL and NFL Players Association have hammered out, finalized, and signed the formal document revising the Collective Bargaining Agreement in light of the realities of the pandemic.”
• “Ben Roethlisberger: Elbow injury was first of a kind for QB” (NFL.com) - “Ben Roethlisberger is, at least by his own belief, attempting something never before completed by an NFL quarterback.”