In the meantime, the flashy receiver has spent extra time with Baker Mayfield running scripted routes on air (no defender) to re-establish – or establish – a more reliable connection with the quarterback after missing the final 11 games of the 12-6 season last year. is getting closer to joining team drills for the first time. Can’t get too far into it,” he said.Īsked if he expected to have McKinley available for the start of the season, Stefanski answered, “I’m hopeful.” He remained absent on Saturday and Coach Kevin Stefanski said he did not know when he’d be back. He’s a big man running.”ĭefensive end Takk McKinley had two bouts of heat-related sickness, missed three days of practice and then was excused from a fourth for personal reasons. If I do it in the run, I can definitely do it in the pass.”Ĭoach Kevin Stefanski asserts, “He’s moving people in the run game. “That’s something I can actually help out with this team, being that big guy to push the pocket. “Guys like Clowney and Myles, with us pushing that pocket, getting pressure in there so quarterbacks can’t step up, if we do our job it should increase their sacks and also help us out when the quarterback does step up into our arms. He said he can be a force in the pass defense, also. With the accent on lighter, faster linebackers, Billings’ wide, 328-pound presence up front will be counted on to occupy blockers and keep them off the next rung of the defense.īut Billings is hoping to shed the label of a two-down lineman. He’s an important cog in the Browns’ run defense. But all that anxiety went away when the pads came on. He said it was “nerve-wracking” being away the whole year and also when camp approached.
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“I dead lifted 705, squatted 805 and benched 500,” he said matter-of-factly.īillings was a free agent signed away from the Bengals last year, but he opted out from playing in 2020 because of an asthma condition and Covid-19 concerns. From high school to now, yeah,” he said.īillings was a state powerlifting champion at Waco (TX) High School, where he broke the state record.
“He’s the strongest guy I’ve ever seen,” said defensive line coach Chris Kiffin.īillings doesn’t flinch when asked if he’s one of the strongest men in the NFL. That was nine more reps than Andrew Billings bench-pressed at his rookie combine in 2016.īut when it comes the unofficial designation of “strongest Brown,” Billings wins. Takeaways from Day 9 of Browns training camp …Īt Ohio State’s pro day in March, rookie defensive tackle Tommy Togiai bench-pressed the requisite 225 pounds 40 times – just nine reps shy of the NFL Combine record. Editor's note: Tony Grossi is a Cleveland Browns analyst for and 850 ESPN Cleveland.
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