Daily Dawg Tags: Denzel Ward to pay mother’s house mortgage
By Dan Justik
The Daily Dawg Tags brings you all the Cleveland Browns news you need to know. Today’s stories look at Denzel Ward paying his mother’s house mortgage and more.
After most college players realize their dreams and get drafted into the NFL, they use their money from endorsements and rookie contract on themselves. But with Cleveland Browns top-five pick Denzel Ward, it was different.
In an interview with NFL Total Access, Ward said that his purchase as a NFL player was paying off his mother’s mortgage.
Ward’s father passed away unexpectedly in 2016 and Denzel has said he has drawn inspiration from his father.
That story and more can be found in today’s edition of Daily Dawg Tags.
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"During Browns rookie minicamp last week, cornerback Denzel Ward said he’d spend his first paycheck on his mom, but he wasn’t sure how.By the time Mother’s Day rolled around on Sunday, the No. 4 pick in the draft had the perfect gift.“I’m paying for her mortgage on her house,” the Macedonia, Ohio native said Tuesday night on NFL Network’s Total Access. “I’m paying her house off so she doesn’t have to worry about that anymore.”"
NFL News
NFL to consider several proposed kickoff rule changes – Austin Knoblauch, NFL.com
"Several proposed rule changes aimed at improving player safety during kickoffs will be presented to NFL team owners at next week’s Spring League Meeting in Atlanta.The proposals, which need to be approved by 24 of the 32 NFL team owners before being ratified for the 2018 season, will make kickoffs more like punts and limit full-speed collisions. The proposed adjustments were made in conjunction with special teams coaches and members of the league’s Competition Committee during a player safety summit at the league’s headquarters in New York earlier this month."
Thurman Thomas’ No. 34 jersey to be retired Oct. 29 – Mike Rodak, ESPN
"The Buffalo Bills announced Wednesday that they will retire Hall of Fame running back Thurman Thomas’ No. 34 jersey this season.The retirement will happen during a halftime ceremony Oct. 29, when the Bills host the New England Patriots on Monday Night Football.Thomas, who turned 52 on Wednesday, will join former Buffalo teammates Jim Kelly and Bruce Smith in having their jerseys retired. The Bills officially retired Kelly’s No. 12 in 2001 and Smith’s No. 78 in 2016."