COLUMBUS, Ohio — On the first day of August, on one of his final days of freedom before the rigors of fall camp began two hours down Interstate 71 South, Cardale Jones spent an afternoon in Berea, Ohio, watching the Cleveland Browns take part in their training camp.
At the time, Jones' visit to the Browns facility seemed innocuous.
After all, Berea is just down the road from Jones' hometown of Cleveland. More importantly, one of his top targets from his playing days at Glenville High School, Shane Wynn, was in the process of trying to make the Browns as an undrafted free agent.