BEREA, Ohio — Soon, Odell Beckham Jr. will take his position before the two dozen scribes and handful of cameras waiting in the staged media area at the Browns’ indoor practice facility. But before he spends 12 minutes with the press—delivering a half-dozen quotable items along the way—on this Friday in July, he’ll put on his helmet and make his way over to the JUGS machine for some post-practice work.
Seven of the Cleveland writers eventually leave their posts and walk across the end zone toward Beckham, who’s in the midst of catching 100 balls fed to the machine by an equipment manager.