Cleveland Browns News: Jerry Rice thinks OBJ’s cleats were a problem

The Daily Dawg Tags bring you all the Cleveland Browns news you need to know, including Jerry Rice sounding off on OBJ’s cleats from Sunday

Jerry Rice is a legend in the NFL. Arguably the best wide receiver to ever play the game, Rice played from 1985 through the 2004 season and won three Super Bowls and made the Pro Bowl 13 times.

With all that being said, he knows what he’s talking about when it comes to playing wideout in the NFL. And on Monday, he spoke on the issues the Cleveland Browns are facing, including the cleats that Odell Beckham and Jarvis Landry were forced to change during their loss to the Denver Broncos.

Rice had a different take than what social media seems to be saying and he chalks that up to being a generational thing. Still, he’s not a fan of the attention being drawn to the players, calling it a “distraction.”

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Cleveland Browns News

Rice: “Players Feel Like They Can Do Whatever They Want” — Tiki and Tierney, CBS Sports Radio

"“Baker Mayfield, I heard he had a full beard, then he shaved it down. Then you had Landry and Odell Beckham, they had shoes that they had to change at halftime. I just feel like all of that stuff is a distraction, and when you got that going on, it’s going to take away from your team and it’s going to take that focus away. You’re not going to be able to just pay attention to detail. Social media runs everything now. You see a lot of these guys, they’re on Instagram or they’re on Twitter or something like that. I think it’s a big distraction.”"

Rice also said that players are more entitled due to their guarantees. He talked about how when he played, they could be cut for not following rules but that’s not the case any longer as the team will still be on the hook should they let a player go.

Cleveland Browns waive Jermaine Whitehead after threatening posts‚— Jake Trotter, ESPN

"“The Cleveland Browns waived safety Jermaine Whitehead on Monday morning, just hours after he posted profanity-laced and threatening comments on social media following Sunday’s loss at Denver.”"

The Browns had no choice here. Jermaine Whitehead lost his cool and crossed some lines with his threats.

Browns cornerback Denzel Ward’s mouthguard makes for hilarious game day photos — Shanna McCarriston, CBS Sports

"“The cornerback wore a ridiculous, cartoon-looking mouthguard against the Denver Broncos on Sunday that makes any still image of him in it immediately hilarious. “"

Shanna isn’t wrong. The picture she included in her article can be seen below and it is rather funny.

Looks like Colin Cowherd was right

After watching the team fall to the Broncos, Matt McFatridge says that it may be time to admit Colin Cowherd was right about Freddie Kitchens being in over his head as the coach of the Browns.

Odell Beckham has a right to be frustrated with Cleveland Browns situation

In the Browns latest loss, they targeted Jarvis Landry twice as much as OBJ. On the final offensive play of the game, Beckham was able to break free for what could have been a game-winning score but Baker Mayfield never looked his way. Dan Justik looks at this and says he has every right to be frustrated.