Browns Injured RB Pierre Strong Leaves Camp via Ambulance

AUG 21 STRONG HURT Browns running back Pierre Strong Jr. has been moved from the Wednesday training camp practice field to an ambulance.

Strong appeared to sustain an upper body injury and was able to walk off the field with members of the training staff before getting in the ambulance.

Earlier this summer, fellow running back D’Onta Foreman was taken to the hospital after suffering a neck injury. He has since returned to action.

Strong came to the Browns in a 2023 trade. Last year he had 63 carries for 291 yards and a touchdown.

AUG 21 SILLY SEASON How can you recognize "fan-boy'' media coverage when you see it? Easy. You simply need to be a real fan with a more-than-cursory knowledge of your Cleveland Browns.

So when along comes a media outlet that suggests the Browns trade for CeeDee Lamb of the Dallas Cowboys, with Amari Cooper as the centerpiece lure, and it uses as its foundation the idea that the Cowboys would see Amari as a "No. 1 receiver who would help them compete for the next few years''?

Yes. Read that sentence again, overflowing with baloney, and you know.

Read here for more, as the Browns are certainly searching for a top-notch receiver ... while having to find a way to do so that actually fits inside the realm of logic .

AUG 8 MEDIOCRE How we define somebody else's "mediocrity'' depends a lot on ...

Our own perch.

To some, the Pittsburgh Steelers have epitomized consistency as a franchise. They've only had three head coaches since 1969, they've had no losing seasons since 2003, and they've got 15 playoff appearances since the turn of the millennium.

But ...

On “ First Things First ,” Kevin Wildes went in on Pittsburgh’s fate this season.

“They have delivered mediocrity like no other team,” Wildes said. “It’s a great franchise. Right there every year, .500! Haven’t won a playoff game in a long time.”

It's true that the Steelers haven’t won a playoff game – or been past the Divisional Round – since a 2016 trip to the AFC Championship Game. But insulting their overall achievements? That seems a bit "shock-jock'y'' ...

Especially to the Cleveland Browns, who would surely privately admit to just a bit of AFC North envy here.

AUG 7 CAUSE OF DEATH Former Baltimore Ravens receiver Jacoby Jones recently passed away at just 40 years old, and now there is a determination of his cause of death.

The former NFL player died of natural causes, according to TMZ , with the details involving hypertensive cardiovascular disease, which is a heart disease caused by long-term high blood pressure.

Jones' career highlight came with Baltimore in Super Bowl XLVII win, when 56-yard touchdown catch and 108-yard kickoff return for a touchdown helped beat the 49ers.

JULY 2 - SJ PASSES AWAY - On Tuesday, the Cleveland Browns announced their mascot, "SJ" passed away. "Swagger J," a Bullmastiff served as the Browns' mascot since Week 10 in 2019 after taking over for his father, "Swagger." SJ was five years old.

"We are sad to announce the passing of our beloved mascot, SJ," the team posted on its social media platforms. "We are so grateful for his many years of loyal support and cherish all of the wonderful memories he helped create for fans young and old."

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JULY 2 - BANE VS. BATMAN? - The beginning of training camp is just weeks away for the Cleveland Browns, and with the start of camp will come the return of players from injuries. The current injury list is quite a lengthy one for the Browns, which features several key contributors like quarterback Deshaun Watson, running back Nick Chubb, and right tackle Jack Conklin.

While fans already have a good feeling about Watson's recovery, who has been the star of multiple social media posts from the Browns as he threw on an every-other-day schedule during the offseason program, the status of Conklin was still unknown.

However, that has seemingly changed as the 29-year-old announced in a recent Instagram post that he is "back" from his season-ending knee injury.

"Nothing is easy after an injury especially multiple. I could never have made it thru with out my wife @caitlyn_conklin she is my rock," Conklin wrote. "I talked to @nchubb27 and there may be one dark knight but the first person to rise from the pit was bane!"

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This is big news for the Browns as they will enter training camp with at least one of their offensive tackles fully healthy.

JULY 2 - COOPER CALLOUT - As the time begins to wind down for the Cleveland Browns before the start of training camp, which is set to kick off with their first practice on July 24, a potential holdout looms for star receiver Amari Cooper .

The 30-year-old receiver who held out of the Browns' mandatory minicamp due to entering the final year of his five-year contract with the Dallas Cowboys has one self-proclaimed goal this offseason: getting paid . However, if a deal is not worked out beforehand, his absence could extend into training camp.

While the Browns are reportedly already working on an extension, a new Instagram Story post from one of the receiver's friends, per Brad Stainbrook, might put the optimism of a new deal being close to getting done in doubt.

"Where is the work from these guys y'all believe in so much," Oneway Estabon questioned on his Instagram Story.