Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (6/3/21)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Browns OTA’s have a Defensive-Minded Look to Them” (OBR) - “The Cleveland Browns had about 55 players on the field for the second day of OTA’s, with a heavy dose of the bigger name players on the defensive side of the ball.”
• “Sacked: Browns All-Pro Garrett ‘Retires’ From Basketball” (AP) - “On Wednesday, Garrett, who is attending Cleveland’s voluntary conditioning program, joked that he’s following Michael Jordan’s lead.”
• “Myles Garrett admits it hurt to have COVID cost him shot at Defensive Player of the Year” (92.3 The Fan) - “He had just 2.5 sacks over the final five games after returning from the reserve/COVID list that cost him two games.”
• “2nd annual Baker Mayfield youth football ProCamp scheduled for this July at Gilmour Academy” (WKYC) - “Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield has scheduled his second annual youth football ProCamp for the weekend of July 24-25 at Gilmour Academy in Gates Mills.”

NFL:

• “Roundup: Packers sign first-round CB Eric Stokes” (NFL.com) - “Green Bay’s first-round pick is under contract. The Packers have signed Georgia cornerback Eric Stokes, the team announced Wednesday.”
• “Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur unsure if Aaron Rodgers will attend minicamp; Jordan Love gets OTA reps” (ESPN) - “Without Rodgers at OTAs, Jordan Love served as the No. 1 quarterback again this week.”
• “Lamar Jackson will spend time under center in 2021” (PFT) - “In three NFL seasons, Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has operated almost exclusively (if not entirely exclusively) out of the pistol formation. That will change in 2021.”
• “Tom Brady comes clean on fourth-down gaffe in loss to Bears in surprising TikTok confession” (CBS) - “The Brady shot went viral when he put four fingers up with a confused face once the Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost possession — and the game.”