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Rookie minicamp kicks off this week for the Browns

The Browns offseason workout and minicamp schedule is now released

The Cleveland Browns rookie draft class and undrafted free agents will get their first taste of the Kevin Stefanski coaching experience next weekend. The team’s rookie minicamp kicks off on Friday, May 14 and runs through Sunday the 16th.

It’s the first stage of the offseason workout program for the newcomers, which includes first-round cornerback Greg Newsome.

The NFL also set the dates for the other portions of the Browns offseason program through training camp, which will begin in late July.

OTA Offseason Workouts: May 25-27, June 1-3, June 7-10
Mandatory Minicamp: June 15-17
Rookie Minicamp: May 14-16

However, the NFLPA is pushing for players to not report for OTAs. The Browns were one of several NFL teams whose players did not participate in the voluntary workouts in April at the behest of the NFLPA, which is led by Brown center JC Tretter.

Browns 2021 offseason: Resetting the team needs after the first few days of free agency

The Cleveland Browns roster has changed quite a bit over the last few days. Free agency additions have shored up some positions but left other spots still in need of an infusion of talent.

Among the new additions:

Safety John Johnson
CB Troy Hill
DE Takk McKinley
LB Anthony Walker
DT Malik Jackson

Cleveland has enough salary cap room to make more free agency additions if GM Andrew Berry and the Browns choose that path. The 2021 NFL draft also offers potential contributors right away.

Where do the Browns still need help for 2021? Here’s an updated look after the first few free agency moves. The focus here is on 2021 on-field play more than the long term needs.

Ranking the Browns biggest offseason priorities

Here are some of the top priorities for the Browns to address in the coming weeks and months

We’re now almost a week into the Cleveland Browns offseason. It started later than usual this year thanks to the team’s exciting, successful but incomplete postseason run to the AFC divisional round.

What do GM Andrew Berry, head coach Kevin Stefanski, the scouting and football administration staffs have on tap for the coming offseason?

For once, there will be no change at head coach or general manager. It’s the first time since the end of the 2016 season that the full leadership regime carries over. That allows the focus to shift to the players, including the pending free agents as well as possible cuts and retirements.

Here are some of the top priorities for the Browns to address in the coming weeks and months.