WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va – Under the partly cloudy skies in the mountains of West Virginia, the Browns took to the practice fields for the third day of training camp.
Here are the top observations and notes from the third day of training camp.
David Njoku practices
TE David Njoku was out on the practice field with the rest of the tight ends during individual drills after working on the side during the first two days of practice. Njoku and the tight ends went through a pass-catching drill with a member of the coaching staff serving as a defender guarding them.
Then, as the tight ends and wide receivers went through a drill with the quarterbacks, QB Deshaun Watson connected with Njoku for a pass downfield.
7-on-7 red zone
The Browns spent a portion of practice working in the red zone. On the first rep of the period, Watson connected with WR Elijah Moore who ran into the end zone. Over the course of the period, he also connected with WR David Bell in the end zone, found Njoku in the back of the end zone for a completion and threw a pass to RB John Kelly Jr. who ran the ball into the end zone.
QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson also took a few reps during the 7-on-7 period. On his reps, he connected with WR Michael Woods II in the back of the end zone who stayed in bounds, as well as also finding WR Matt Landers in the back of the end zone.
Yet, the defense also had their own moments as well. S Grant Delpit broke up a pass intended for TE Jordan Akins in the end zone. DB Tony Brown II had another pass breakup against Moore in the end zone.
11-on-11 period
For the second consecutive day, Watson also threw during the 11-on-11 period of practice. He's thrown in all three days of training camp as he continues his progression from the shoulder injury he sustained in the 2023 season.
During the 11-on-11 period, Watson connected once again with Njoku who caught the pass with a defender on him. Watson also found WR Amari Cooper running down the sideline for the completion.
DE Myles Garrett – who is still ramping up from a hamstring injury earlier in the offseason – was on the field with the defense during some of the reps of 11-on-11.
Check out photos of the team during the third day of Training Camp at The Greenbrier
Defensive tackle Mike Hall Jr. (51) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Defensive Line Coach Jacques Cesaire during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Assistant Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator Bubba Ventrone during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Defensive end Za'Darius Smith (99) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Cornerback Martin Emerson Jr. (23) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Quarterback Jameis Winston (5) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Wide receiver Michael Woods II (81) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Player Development Coordinator Anthony Fabiano during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Defensive end Ogbo Okoronkwo (54) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Defensive Line Coach Jacques Cesaire during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Defensive tackle Maurice Hurst II (90) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Cornerback Justin Hardee Sr. (28) and Running back John Kelly Jr. (41) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Assistant Defensive Line Coach Jordan Thomas during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Defensive end Ogbo Okoronkwo (54) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Head Coach Kevin Stefanski during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Quarterback Jameis Winston (5) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Defensive end Isaiah Thomas (96) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Wide Receiver Amari Cooper (2) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Safeties Coach Ephraim Banda during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Tight end David Njoku (85) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Running back D'Onta Foreman (27) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Tight end David Njoku (85) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Running back John Kelly Jr. (41) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Assistant Special Teams Coach Stephen Bravo-Brown during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Linebacker Bookie Watson (40) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Wide receiver James Proche II (11) and Wide receiver Michael Woods II (81) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Fullback Giovanni Ricci (44) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Offensive guard Joel Bitonio (75) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Defensive Quality Control Coach Jeff Anderson during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Cornerback Martin Emerson Jr. (23) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Running back Aidan Robbins (49) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Safety Rodney McLeod Jr. (12) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Defensive tackle Mike Hall Jr. (51) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Head Coach Kevin Stefanski during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Offensive guard Zak Zinter (70) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Defensive end Ogbo Okoronkwo (54) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Assistant Special Teams Coach Stephen Bravo-Brown during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson (17) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Tight end David Njoku (85) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Assistant Offensive Line Coach Roy Istvan during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Defensive end Ogbo Okoronkwo (54) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Offensive guard Zak Zinter (70) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Assistant Special Teams Coach Stephen Bravo-Brown during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Running back Aidan Robbins (49) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Defensive Coordinator Jim Schwartz during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Linebacker Tony Fields II (42) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Cornerback Martin Emerson Jr. (23) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Head Coach Kevin Stefanski during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Offensive tackle Chim Okorafor (64) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Offensive tackle James Hudson III (66) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Assistant/Quarterbacks Coach Ashton Grant during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Wide receiver Elijah Moore (8) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Offensive tackle Chim Okorafor (64) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Offensive guard Wyatt Teller (77) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Wide receiver Elijah Moore (8) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Wide receiver James Proche II (11) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Offensive guard Zak Zinter (70) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Tight end David Njoku (85) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Running back Pierre Strong Jr. (20) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Offensive tackle James Hudson III (66) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Offensive tackle Dawand Jones (79) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Running back John Kelly Jr. (41) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Quarterback Jameis Winston (5) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Tight end David Njoku (85) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Offensive guard Joel Bitonio (75) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Offensive tackle Roy Mbaeteka (61) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Offensive tackle James Hudson III (66) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Offensive guard Zak Zinter (70) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Offensive tackle Michael Dunn (68) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Tight end Jordan Akins (88) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Center Luke Wypler (56) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Offensive guard Joel Bitonio (75) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Tight end David Njoku (85) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Offensive guard Joel Bitonio (75) and Offensive tackle James Hudson III (66) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Offensive tackle James Hudson III (66) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Assistant Special Teams Coach Stephen Bravo-Brown during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Offensive tackle Hakeem Adeniji (74) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Assistant Wide Receivers Coach Callie Brownson during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Kicker Dustin Hopkins (7) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Head Coach Kevin Stefanski during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Defensive end Za'Darius Smith (99) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Kicker Dustin Hopkins (7) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Cornerback Denzel Ward (21) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Safety Juan Thornhill (1) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Tight end David Njoku (85) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Kicker Cade York (36) during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Head Coach Kevin Stefanski during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Director of Player Engagement Ron Brewer during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
The offense during Day 3 of Training Camp at The Greenbrier on July 27, 2024.
Kickoff return and field goal work
The Browns also used a portion of practice to work on kickoff returns, with K Dustin Hopkins and K Cade York practicing the kickoffs. WR Ahmarean Brown and RB Pierre Strong Jr. were two of the players in the backfield serving as kickoff returners.
Then, as practiced wrapped for the day, Hopkins and York spent time working on field goal attempts. They each lined up for attempts at the 30-, 35- and 40-yard lines, both making each of their attempts.
Other notes
- CB Denzel Ward and Martin Emerson Jr. spent some time off to the side with cornerbacks coach Brandon Lynch and defensive quality control coach Jeff Anderson, focusing on defending in one-on-one situations.
- T Jedrick Wills Jr. was out at practice for the first time in training camp, working off to the side with the group of players. Wills is listed on the active/PUP list as he continues to work back from his knee injury that he suffered during the 2023 season.
- While Garrett continues his ramp up period, he is still present among the defensive line to help provide mentorship and leadership. While the defensive line worked on a drill focused on getting around an offensive lineman and attacking the quarterback, Garrett simulated the snap to initiate the start of the play.
