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Young Browns must earn their keep at rookie minicamp

Browns coach Hue Jackson’s message to the team’s newest members is simple: Every day is a job interview.

Jackson stressed that mantra as Cleveland opened rookie minicamp Friday, welcoming almost 60 youngsters that ranged from first-overall draft pick and quarterback Baker Mayfield to 28 tryout players.

“This is an opportunity for them. Your draft status doesn't matter,” Jackson said. “You're a Cleveland Brown now and you've got to earn the right to be in the locker room, how you work, everything you do.”

The session marked the first of a three-day camp that’ll give the Browns their first formal look at Mayfield, Ohio State cornerback Denzel Ward (the No.