Cleveland Browns Training Camp Recap: Day 4 - Rain shortens padded practice

Day 4 of Cleveland Browns training camp featured the first padded practice, but it wasn’t what was expected due to the weather forecast.

Cleveland Browns Training Camp Report - Day 4 (7/29/24)

1. Change of Plans: Practice was moved up two hours due to rain in the forecast, meaning the session began at 8:45 am instead of 10:45 am.

2. Drill of the Day: RB Jerome Ford was back in action, so in the spirit of the running backs, let’s look at one of the drills they were working on:

3. Mystery Absences: Two Ohio State players — OT Dawand Jones and DT Mike Hall — were not at practice. It was a mystery, but after practice, head coach Kevin Stefanski indicated that there was nothing to worry about. With Jones out, OT Germain Ifedi was with the first-team unit at right tackle.

4. That Was It? Practice was shortened too because of the turf and pending forecast. It sounds like instead of cancelling practice altogether, they used it as an acclimation period to pads to set up Tuesday’s practice. That means QB Deshaun Watson’s first big test should come then too.

5. Post-Practice Work: With limited stuff to go off in practice, here’s a shot of the team’s post-practice conditioning:

6. A Hint at the Stadium: For the news lacking at practice today, it was made up for by the fact that GM Andrew Berry spoke to the media. That included him giving a strong hint as to what type of stadium he would prefer (dome vs. no dome).

Besides that, one of the other comments he made (among many) was that he thought it was realistic that DT Dalvin Tomlinson and CB Greg Newsome could be ready for Week 1:

“Yeah, no, I think it’s entirely realistic. Whether that happens in the next couple weeks, we’ll see and, you know, work through that. One thing that we’ve learned about injuries is that you can never fully project everything, but I think that’s entirely possible.”

7. Brownies: RB Jerome Ford practiced for the first time, having returned from becoming a father. ... C Brian Allen was placed on the reserve list with his calf injury. ... DE Za’Darius Smith missed practice for personal reasons. ... TE David Njoku talked to the media after practice. ... The weather at Greenbrier has not been as hot as the Browns would prefer, especially considering their first two opponents.

8. Next Up: The Browns’ next practice is Tuesday, July 30. Stefanski will speak at 10:15 AM, and practice will start at 10:45 AM.