Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah has begun his third training camp with the Browns on a much more heavier — yet still speedy — note.
Owusu-Koramoah, the third-year linebacker, kept his offseason focus on adding some weight and recovering from a foot injury that resulted in him finishing the season on injured reserve. Now, with an altered diet that's led to some more pounds, Owusu-Koramoah not only feels healthy but also more ready to take on the pounding of playing in the NFL.
"The best ability is availability," Owusu-Koramoah said. "If we can have a healthy year, we can have a successful year."
Despite the added mass, Owusu-Koramoah believes speed will remain a major part of his game.
"I still feel fast and I still feel quick," he said. "I can still do the same thing I was used to doing. I am always between 216-225 pounds. It's all about keeping this weight consistently through the season."
Check out photos of the team during the first day of Training Camp
Director of Strength and Conditioning Larry Jackson and Defensive end Za'Darius Smith (99) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Offensive tackle Jedrick Wills Jr. (71) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Wide receiver Austin Watkins Jr. (80) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Head Coach Kevin Stefanski during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson (17) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Safety D'Anthony Bell (37) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Cornerback Denzel Ward (21) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Safety Juan Thornhill (1) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Safety Grant Delpit (22) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Defensive end Myles Garrett (95) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Defensive end Myles Garrett (95) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Cornerback Chris Westry (49) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Defensive end Ogbo Okoronkwo (54) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Wide receiver Ra'Shaun Henry (86) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Head Coach Kevin Stefanski during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Cornerback Greg Newsome II (0) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Wide receiver David Bell (18) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Head Coach Kevin Stefanski during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Offensive tackle James Hudson III (66) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Punter Joseph Charlton (16) and Punter Corey Bojorquez (13) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Defensive end Myles Garrett (95) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Head Coach Kevin Stefanski during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Wide receiver Austin Watkins Jr. (80) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Tight end Harrison Bryant (88) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Wide receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones (11) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Quarterback Kellen Mond (7) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Running Back Hassan Hall (30) OR Cornerback Bopete Keyes (30) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Defensive Coordinator Jim Schwartz during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Wide receiver Mike Harley Jr. (82) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Offensive guard Drew Forbes (70) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Wide receiver Jaelon Darden (16) OR Punter Joseph Charlton (16) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Wide receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones (11) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Offensive tackle James Hudson III (66) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Wide receiver Marquise Goodwin (19) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Safety Rodney McLeod (26) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Center Ethan Pocic (55) and Quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Tackle Hunter Thedford (60) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Offensive guard Wyatt Teller (77) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Director of High Performance Shaun Huls during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Kicker Cade York (3) speaks to News 5 Cleveland Reporter Camryn Justice during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Punter Corey Bojorquez (13) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Defensive end Ogbo Okoronkwo (54) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Defensive end Myles Garrett (95) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Defensive end Myles Garrett (95) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson (94) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Cornerback Martin Emerson Jr. (23) and Wide receiver Daylen Baldwin (87) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Defensive tackle Maurice Hurst II (90) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Cornerback Mike Ford Jr. (28) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Equipment Intern Alex Kujawa during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Defensive end Alex Wright (91) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Defensive end Isaiah McGuire (57) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Safety Bubba Bolden (36) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Assistant Special Teams Coach Stephen Bravo-Brown during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Defensive tackle Siaki Ika (62) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Defensive tackle Jordan Elliott (96) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Safety Ronnie Hickman Jr. (33) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Defensive end Jeremiah Martin (69) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Defensive Assistant Zach Dunn and Senior Assistant/Special Projects Coach Kevin Rogers during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Wide receiver Jaelon Darden (16) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Running back Demetric Felton Jr. (25) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Offensive guard Wes Martin (67) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Wide receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones (11) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson (17) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Running back Demetric Felton Jr. (25) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Assistant Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator Bubba Ventrone and Long snapper Charley Hughlett (47) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Long snapper Charley Hughlett (47) and Assistant Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator Bubba Ventrone during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Safety Grant Delpit (22) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Long snapper Charley Hughlett (47) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Safety Tanner McCalister (48) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Cornerback Thomas Graham Jr. (31) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Punter Joseph Charlton (16) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Defensive end Za'Darius Smith (99) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Safety Juan Thornhill (1) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Safety Ronnie Hickman Jr. (33) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson (94) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Defensive end Za'Darius Smith (99) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Defensive end Myles Garrett (95) and Defensive end Za'Darius Smith (99) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Defensive end Jeremiah Martin (69) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Defensive end Za'Darius Smith (99) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Defensive end Ogbo Okoronkwo (54) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Safety Juan Thornhill (1) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Wide receiver Cedric Tillman (89) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
The Browns practice fields during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Wide receiver Austin Watkins Jr. (80) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Wide receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones (11) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
The Browns practice fields during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
Cornerback Denzel Ward (21) during Day One of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 24, 2023.
He will look to eat healthy throughout the season, too, and remain in solid shape to better withstand and deliver hits against opposing linemen. It's not easy for linebackers to constantly confront 300-pound offensive linemen, but Owusu-Koramoah feels he's in a better position to handle blocks and fulfill his role inside new defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz's defense.
"Coach Schwartz emphasizes the attack defense, which is what we will go into," Owusu-Koramoah said. "In the linebacker room, we are focusing on being more consistent. We want to be the best linebacker group in the world."
Owusu-Koramoah also said he examined the footage of Nigel Bradham, a former linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles who also had his best seasons under the direction of Schwartz.
"Nigel, a very good linebacker and very elusive," Owusu-Koramoah said. "He was able to hop one place to another, A to C. He is very strong and was great at seeing the field."
The Browns' linebacking group will have more freedom to play and express themselves, and Owusu-Koramoah believes his improved weight will allow him to thrive in it — as well as stay on the field.
"We have a scheme that will allow us to be who we are," he said. "We're looking to have a very strong year. We get to attack and show what we can do. You will see it in the way we play. It's going to be no nonsense."
