Daily Dawg Tags: What to expect at training camp

Spanning the virtual globe to bring you the latest news about the Cleveland Browns and the NFL – these are your Daily Dawg Tags for Wednesday, May 24.

Cleveland Browns:

Cleveland Browns: 4 things to expect at training camp

"The Cleveland Browns start their first training camp under head coach Hue Jacksonthis July at team headquarters in Berea. With the hiring of executive vice president of football operations Sashi Brown and chief strategy officer Paul DePodesta, the Browns have moved to an analytics driven model for building the team. Now that there is a new sheriff in town (or sheriffs as the case may be), anything can happen."

Cleveland Browns: 4 takeaways after releasing Brian Hartline

"The Cleveland Browns terminated the contract of Brian Hartline Monday afternoon. Hartline was one of only a handful of veteran receivers on this team following the draft. When a team drafts four wide receivers, someone is bound to be on the bubble or simply on the way out the door. The Browns cut the one receiver that made logical sense to cut. But was Hartline’s production last season enough for him to get a look by another team?"

Cleveland Browns: RG3 put in tough spot with Hartline gone

"The Cleveland Browns continued the rebuilding process by announcing the release of Brian Hartline Monday afternoon. The veteran receiver only played one year in Cleveland, and was expected to be a valuable mentor to the four rookie wide receivers drafted by the Browns this year."

Cleveland Browns sign wide receiver David Richards

"The Cleveland Browns, apparently looking to corner the market on wide receivers the way that Mortimer and Randolph Duke once tried to corner the frozen concentrated orange juice market, have signed wide receiver David Richards."

As roster purge continues, Desmond Bryant keeps working (cleveland.com)

"As the Browns continue to purge the roster of older veterans, there’s no hint of Desmond Bryant joining the list of the departed. The 30-year-old defensive lineman played for Hue Jackson in Oakland, and shares an alma mater with members of the Browns’ football brain trust. It’s not connections to key decision makers, however, that keep Bryant in Berea."

Paul Kruger says Hue Jackson’s energy ‘lights you on fire’ (clevelandbrowns.com)

"The sentiment expressed by Paul Kruger last week wasn’t a new one, as the veteran linebacker raved about what’s been described as a new energy in Berea these days. Indeed, this has been a theme throughout the offseason as the Browns continue workouts under first-year coach Hue Jackson."

NFL News:

Buffalo Bills GM Doug Whaley doesn’t think football is for humans (FanSided)

"With head safety and player safety at the forefront of NFL discussion more than it ever has been, there has been a divide between those that believe in a link between football and player safety and those that believe the thing is being blown out of proportion and fear-based propaganda."

Goodell: ‘Premature’ to talk Raiders’ Las Vegas move (NFL.com)

"If the NFL, and more specifically the Oakland Raiders, have a future in Las Vegas, it’s something Commissioner Roger Goodell isn’t prepared to confirm at the moment. Goodell called any talk “premature” and discounted most of the available rumors as speculation during his news conference at the Spring League Meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Tuesday."

Bubba Smith, NFL star and actor, had CTE (New York Times)

"Bubba Smith, the All-Pro defensive end in the N.F.L. who went on to a second career as a movie actor, had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the degenerative brain disease linked to repeated head trauma, when he died in 2011."