Bouncing back from an 0-16 effort is serious work for the Cleveland Browns, but there is still time for lighthearted moments on the journey to the season.
That was clear during Tuesday's episode of Hard Knocks, HBO's annual look into training camp and preseason for a chosen NFL team. The Browns are under this year's microscope, and the third episode of the season highlighted some of the more enjoyable aspects of camp before the sobering reality of cuts and an uphill battle to make the playoffs come around.
Cleveland will eventually have to deal with the likes of the Pittsburgh Steelers and others, but Tuesday's calm before the storm introduced fans to Moose the office dog, offensive line coach Bob Wylie calling stretches overrated and highlighting proper blocking techniques with a slideshow of gorillas and rhinoceros, and Hard Knocks favorite Brogan Roback meeting lizards at the Cleveland Botanical Garden.