The end of OTAs came earlier than expected as Hue Jackson concluded a tough week of practice so that the Browns could instead use that time to volunteer in the community.
And perhaps it’s fitting, then, that such a gesture seemed to embody what the past three weeks have been like and an approach that seems to have stirred a new energy in and around Berea.
“I feel like we just have a really tightly knit unit of guys, coaches players and the organization all as one,” said linebacker Paul Kruger, who spoke with ClevelandBrowns.