Almost every day I spend covering the Browns at team headquarters, FirstEnergy Stadium or on the road, there are too many news items, notes and observations to fit into the newspaper. So this blog is designed to feature the nuggets that don't appear in print. They're like deleted scenes on a Blu-ray/DVD or the youth football players who ride the pine during the game but get to shine afterward in an extra session often called "The Fifth Quarter."
Here are some leftovers from media availability on the eve of training camp opening held Thursday in Berea.
I've made the case that wide receiver Josh Gordon would be an automatic starter for this Browns team if he could be merely half the player he was in 2013 when he led the NFL in receiving yards and became an All-Pro selection.