Cleveland Browns Training Camp Recap: Day 2 – Kicking Competition

There wasn’t much to note on Day 2 of practice, which made the kicking competition stand out.

Cleveland Browns Training Camp Report – Day 2 (7/29/21)

1. A Big Role for Anthony Walker: Last year, LB B.J. Goodson was the Browns’ signal caller on defense, and he played above expectations on a 1-year deal. Despite Goodson’s year, Cleveland tried to aim higher by signing LB Anthony Walker. According to S John Johnson III, Walker will handle that responsibility this year, even though Johnson did it with the Rams in 2020:

2. Hollywood Sits Out: The injury bug hit WR Rashard Higgins on the first day of camp, but the vibe is that it won’t sideline him for too long:

Other players not practicing included WR Odell Beckham, S Grant Delpit, OL Chris Hubbard, and WR JoJo Natson.

3. One-Hand Stab from Landry: There wasn’t much to recap from media reports today at training camp, so a play like this from WR Jarvis Landry is featured as a highlight of the day:

4. Early Camp Kicker Competition: You never read too much into a kicker competition on Day 2 of training camp, but according to Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal, K Cody Parkey went just 1-of-5 on his field goals, while K Chase McLaughlin was 5-of-5.

5. Mayfield Sharp Early: Per Jake Trotter of ESPN, Baker Mayfield was sharp with his accuracy in 7-on-7 drills, having only two incompletions. Trotter says, “Baker seems to be in total command at a level he wasn’t to start camp in the past.” That would make sense, considering Mayfield has been throwing to a handful of his receivers privately this offseason.

6. Sprinkled Rain: There was some on-and-off rain during practice, but it wasn’t enough to send the team inside. It may have limited some of the camp updates for Day 2, though.

7. Brownies: CB Greedy Williams returned to practice after walking off with a trainer on Wednesday due to heat-related issues. … After working with the running backs on Day 1, rookie Demetric Felton was with the wide receivers on Day 2. … CB Troy Hill and S Richard LeCounte III did not practice due to illness. … Browns senior advisor Ryan Grigson has been at camp the past two days, per Trotter. … Much of Thursday’s practice involved installing the offense.

8. Next Up: The Browns will practice on Friday at 2:25 PM ET. It will be the first training camp session of the year open to fans. You must have a ticket in advance (registration is already closed). If you are attending, here is a map showing the parking lots and the new entrance for fans in 2021.