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Brownie Bites: Za’Darius Smith eyes unfinished business in year 2 under Jim Schwartz

By Daryl RuiterAug 04, 2024

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BEREA, Ohio (92.3 The Fan) – The Browns are back in town.

“Our fans are amazing as you know. They're extremely supportive. They love their Brownies,” Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski said. “So for us to be able to share a little bit of that with us with them is a huge deal. And I mean you can hear the kids over there how excited they get. I mean I went to training camp when I was a kid, I know how special that is. So we know that we got an important job in this town and we're excited to share it with them.”

Here’s the top Brownie Bites from the eighth day of camp, first in Berea open to fans.

Unfinished business – The Browns finished 2023 with the top ranked overall defense but heading into year two under coordinator Jim Schwartz the bar is being raised much higher. “I feel like, man, we got unfinished work to do here,” defensive end Za’Darius Smith said before practice. “Jim Swartz second year D coordinator man, so I get a chance for myself to basically get comfortable in this defense and just the team period as a whole man, we can really go to the Super Bowl if we really work hard and put our minds to it this year because we was that close last year. So I feel like we got some unfinished business.” Smith alone is looking for that extra step in 2024. “I missed a lot of sacks,” Smith said. “I had a lot of opportunity to make sacks and I didn't take that extra step, but this year for sure, I'm working on that to get better. I for sure want double digit sacks, but it's a team sport man, so I just want the whole D-line and the whole defense and the whole team to be great. So it's not all about me, but hopefully we can get double digit sacks this year. That'll be big.”

High praise – Smith sees a lot in rookie defensive tackle Mike Hall. “He reminds me of Aaron Donald a little bit,” Smith said. “Hopefully he don't see this. Try get a big hit, but nah man, younger guy man wants to learn man and just ask a lot of questions. If you could see it, if you did see when we was there doing one-on-ones man, he was winning each and every rep. So to have a young guy like that man that just want to continue to get better and better each and every day is big for a d-lineman and happy to have him.”

Good to go – After taking limited reps for two practices, Jerry Jeudy had what appeared to be a full workday. “I've been feeling good for a long time,” Jeudy said. “I've just been trusting the training staff and when they want to get me going and get me getting rep, so I've been feeling good for a little minute.” Acquired this offseason from Denver, Jeudy also received a three-year, $52.5 million contract extension and appears excited to put his time with the Broncos behind him. “Just making plays consistently,” Jeudy said. “I feel like that's the biggest thing coming to Cleveland. That's the biggest thing I want to show is just being able to show that I am a play maker that I could consistently make plays for.”

95 alive – Defensive end Myles Garrett expanded his workload by taking part in position drills. Garrett hadn’t done much on the field prior to Sunday. “We will ramp him up appropriately, but he'll be out there,” Stefanski said.

Plays of the day – Jeudy ended practice by hauling in a deep ball from Deshaun Watson near the goal line. Cornerback Denzel Ward jumped in front of Michael Woods II for an interception. Rookie Jamari Thrash did a great job adjusting to a throw from Watson that seemed to get hung up and fall short to make a catch for a big gain.

Big surprise – The Browns celebrated the NFL’s “Play Football” day by surprising Bedford High School’s football team with shiny new helmets. Since 2017 the Browns have handed out over 3,700 helmets to youth and high school programs in the region.

Mixed bits – Receiver Elijah Moore is in the concussion protocol, although Stefanski wouldn’t specifically say it; D’Onta Foreman is not following his scary situation last Thursday in West Virginia. “Doing better but no update just yet,” Stefanski said when asked for an update on the running back. Still no decision made if Watson will play this weekend in Green bay. “We'll have an update this week, but really want to sit down with the coaches and talk through it,” Stefanski said.

Roster moves – Prior to Sunday’s practice the Browns announced they signed safety Faion Hicks, waived safety Dyshawn Gales and released from reserve/injured center Brian Allen, who suffered a calf injury.

Roll Call – RB Nyheim Hines (NFI-knee), CB Greg Newsome II (NFI-hamstring), S D’Anthony Bell (PUP-shin), RB Nick Chubb (PUP-knee), T Jack Conklin (PUP-knee), DT Dalvin Tomlinson (PUP-knee), T Jedrick Wills Jr. (PUP-knee), OG Wyatt Davis (undisclosed), LB Tony Fields II (right foot/leg), Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (undisclosed), S Ronnie Hickman (undisclosed), S Rodney Harrison (undisclosed), RB D’Onta Foreman (head/neck), and DT Shelby Harris (undisclosed) did not practice.

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