BEREA: The return of oft-suspended wide receiver Josh Gordon. The controversial anti-police Instagram post of running back Isaiah Crowell. The suspension of defensive end Armonty Bryant.
Notorious party boy Johnny Manziel has left the Browns but off-field distractions have not.
So owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam have challenged their players to eliminate them. At coach Hue Jackson’s request, the Haslams addressed the team Thursday when it reported to training camp.
“There were two basic messages: one was preparation, and two, this is our expectations of you as a Cleveland Brown both on and off the field,” Jimmy Haslam said Sunday during an 17 1/2-minute news conference before the third practice of camp.