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Myles Garrett to treat defensive teammates to trip to South Beach

Watson took the offense, now it is Garrett’s turn to take the defense on a trip but his use of an infamous LeBron line was interesting:

With the second session of OTAs finishing up today for the Cleveland Browns, the team was glad to see Myles Garrett on campus for this week after being away last week. The Browns brought back his running mate Jadeveon Clowney last week while retaining Denzel Ward for the long-term this offseason as well.

For Cleveland’s defense, Garrett is:

  • The best player
  • The highest paid player
  • Been on the team the longest
  • The player that makes everyone else’s job easier

A lot of responsibility for the former top overall pick out of Texas A&M but one that Garrett has seemed to take in stride. Over the past few years, the hulking defensive end has become more vocal as a leader as well.

His latest leadership action is a plan to take a majority of the defense on a bonding trip to South Beach in Miami this weekend. Garrett even used a saying that doesn’t have positive connotations in Ohio:

Deshaun Watson led the offense on a trip to the Bahamas prior to the start of OTAs and now Garrett is gathering his side of the ball in Miami for a similar trip.

Swimmer unaware of hammerhead shark lurking below

A man leisurely swimming on his back in the clear waters off South Beach appeared totally unaware of what was happening beneath him (video).

A man leisurely swimming on his back in the clear waters off South Beach, Fla., on Sunday appeared to be totally unaware of what was happening beneath him, and what was happening was a hammerhead shark checking him out.

Miami resident Jason McIntosh was circling his drone above the swimmer and captured video of the approaching hammerhead, and posted it on Instagram to the tune of MC Hammer’s “Can’t Touch This.” Then, of course, it evolved into the obligatory “Jaws” theme:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CHqjkcxj1_X/?utm_source=ig_embed

The swimmer was approximately 25 feet from the beach near Fourth and Fifth Streets, according to WSVN in Miami. So oblivious was the swimmer, at one point he gave the drone camera a thumb’s up.

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Though it appeared scary, the likelihood of an attack was minimal.

According to the International Shark Attack Files from the Florida Museum of Natural History, there have been only 15 non-provoked attacks by hammerheads on humans since 1580 and none were fatal.

Then there is this from Britannica:

While hammerhead sharks usually are not considered dangerous, there have been several confirmed accounts of large hammerhead sharks attacking people. Most of those attacked were spearfishing, and it could be that the blood of the speared fish attracted the sharks. Nonetheless, large hammerhead sharks should be respected and avoided by bathers and divers.

Photo courtesy of Jason McIntosh.

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