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Joe Schobert Color Rush Jersey , Hunt and the new guys on defense." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesDawgs EDTThe Cleveland Browns held their second day of Organized Team Activities on Wednesday, and with it came the opportunity for head coach Freddie Kitchens to meet with the media.The majority of the questions focused on the offense - most notably wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. (who was not in attendance on Wednesday) and running back Kareem Hunt (who was) - with a few tidbits tossed in about the defense. Here are a few highlights (all quotes from clevelandbrowns.com) from Kitchens time with the media.What about Beckham not being around for offseason workouts?Much has been made about Beckham coming to Cleveland for his introductory news conference on April 1 and then leaving town for other commitments. Beckham participated in Tuesday’s OTA session, but was not on the field on Wednesday.While Kitchens said he would prefer every player be at every practice, he is willing to work with Beckham on the voluntary workouts:On Hunt getting a second chanceThe Browns got their first look at Hunt this week. While there is no denying his talent, Hunt https://www.brownsfanshop.com/Ricardo-Louis-Jersey , who is facing an eight-game suspension to start the season, needs to continue to put in the work to make his second chance pay off:What about the players talking big this offseason?A number of the new guys have talked about taking the Browns to the next level. Most notable among those was Beckham telling GQ magazine that he wanted to help turn the Browns into the next New England Patriots.While some have been bothered by that, Kitchens is keeping things in perspective:Ken Blaze-USA TODAY SportsThe offense is not the only side of the ballWith so much of the focus being on the offensive players, Kitchens had some fun reminding everyone not to forget about the defense:Myles Garrett has some additional help Garrett led the team last season with 13.5 sacks and made his first Pro Bowl team. Now the additional pieces are going to benefit Garrett:The Browns will hold the third of their 10 OTAs on Thursday. Expect plenty of talk tomorrow about who is (and is not) in attendance. The Gerald McCoy era in Tampa Bay is coming to an end.The Buccaneers have informed McCoy that they’re releasing him, Rick Stroud of the reports.Although McCoy has been a six-time Pro Bowler and three-time first-team All-Pro in Tampa David Njoku Jersey , the move comes as no surprise. McCoy is 31 years old, has started to show signs of declining play, and was due a $13 million base salary if he was on the team this year.McCoy will certainly have options, and the Browns have already been identified as one team that has shown interest. He’ll have a hard time, however Larry Ogunjobi Color Rush Jersey , finding a team willing to pay him the kind of money he was set to make from the Bucs.Also complicating matters for McCoy will be that there are several defensive linemen still available in free agency, most notably Ndamukong Suh, who entered the NFL at the same time as McCoy. (Suh went second overall in the 2010 draft, and McCoy went third.) It would not be surprising to see the Buccaneers consider signing Suh to replace McCoy.McCoy has said he’s looking forward to playing somewhere this season, he just doesn’t know where. It won’t be in Tampa.