The latest Cleveland Browns news and notes from around the NFL in the Sunday Dawg Chow.
Today is the final Sunday before the Cleveland Browns open training camp!
Veterans are due to report by Tuesday, and the first practice will commence on Wednesday. When is the first practice open to the public, you ask? That would be Friday at 2 p.m., and you can check the full schedule here.
While everyone gets ready for seven weeks of training camp and preseason fun, let’s check out the latest Cleveland Browns coverage from Dawgs By Nature, along with additional news from around the NFL in today’s edition of the Sunday Dawg Chow.
Dawgs By Nature:
- Browns: Myles Garrett keeps stacking honors (Thomas Moore) – Cleveland’s stellar defensive end is the NFL’s best player heading into 2025, according to PFF.
- Browns TE room: Salary cap hits in 2025 – Similar to WR, it’s Njoku…and then everyone else (Chris Pokorny) – David Njoku takes the bulk of the tight end cap space for the Cleveland Browns.
- Browns vs. Bears: 5 memorable games (Thomas Moore) – The Cleveland Browns and Chicago Bears don’t play very often. But when they do, it can be entertaining. Here are 5 memorable games in the series.
- Cleveland Browns Training Camp 2025: TE Preview – Preparing for the future? (Chris Pokorny) – Veteran tight end David Njoku is in the final year of his contract, so the Cleveland Browns could be looking at who comes next.
Cleveland Browns:
- Training Camp Preview: 5 storylines to watch (Browns Zone) – Summer was late arriving in Northeast Ohio — when it did, it showed up with a string of 90-degree days — so it may seem a bit early for the start of another Browns season.
- Why county’s involvement in Browns’ Brook Park stadium deal would mean so much more than it may seem (cleveland.com) – The Browns say they’ll build a new stadium in Brook Park with or without Cuyahoga County’s help. But skipping county support could cost them — a lot.
- Reviewing the Browns’ specialists: Position Preview (clevelandbrowns.com) – The Browns will return their main cast of specialists from last season.
NFL:
- Saints quarterback Tyler Shough to sign fully guaranteed rookie contract ahead of training camp (nola.com) – The New Orleans Saints no longer have to worry about a potential Tyler Shough holdout.
- Stingley, Texans secondary not shy about how good they can be (ESPN) – Cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. didn’t hold back on how good he believes the Houston Texans’ secondary could be. Or what they could do, rather.
- Former agent compares Shemar Stewart contract holdout to Roquan Smith (Cincy Jungle) – All-Pro linebacker Roquan Smith has been a thorn in the Cincinnati Bengals’ side since the Baltimore Ravens acquired him during the 2022 season. The only reason that’s relevant to the Bengals now is because, as CBS Sports’ Joel Corry pointed out, he was the last guy to hold out due to similar language added to his contract, and he missed two weeks of training camp.
- What does Aaron Rodgers have left? What history says about quarterback life after 40 (The Athletic) – Football is a young man’s game after all. That hasn’t stopped over-the-hill quarterbacks from trying to beat back Father Time. In the Super Bowl era, 22 QBs have thrown a pass at age 40 or older. But trying to play quarterback at 40 and actually succeeding are two different things.