While the Cleveland Browns organized team activities in Berea this week, Baker Mayfield will be busy leading many of the offensive stars down in Austin, Texas.
As we shared yesterday, Mayfield was planning to host teammates for a passing camp to get on the same page before mandatory minicamp. It wasn’t known, at that time, who would be joining their starting quarterback.
Names are starting to roll in.
David Njoku hinted at his presence with this tweet last night:
Austin is really a hidden gem
— Chief David Njoku (@David_Njoku80) June 7, 2021
Njoku was more involved in the Browns offense as the season went on last year and could be an important cog in unlocking the team’s full potential.
Today came multiple reports that Odell Beckham Jr., Jarvis Landry, and Donovan Peoples-Jones are also in attendance. First reported by Brad Stainbrook.
We will continue to monitor for more names joining Mayfield’s get-together.
Going back to his days with the Giants, Beckham has generally spent most of his offseasons training out in Los Angeles. As he recovers from his season-ending ACL injury, it is a good sign that he was willing to travel to work with Mayfield and the group.
Many of the noted players will be traveling up to the Cleveland area this weekend for Landry’s charity softball event on Saturday. Mandatory minicamp kicks off next week where players would be fined if they were to miss.
While some may want the players all together in Berea, it is good that Mayfield was at least able to gather them himself. While the coaches may have loved to have a full allotment of their starters at OTAs, fewer players allows them to focus more on those who are there especially the defense.
The defense, full of a lot of new players, are mostly together in Berea getting to know each other and getting detailed coaching from the staff. The Browns offensive skill players will be mostly together in Texas with Baker Mayfield leading the way. Now we know that this group includes Odell Beckham Jr. and Jarvis Landry.