Dawgs By Nature
My annual visit to Browns training camp.
Day 6 of Cleveland Browns training camp took place on Tuesday. Here is our recap of the session.
1. Live in Berea: I made my annual trip to Berea, Ohio to watch Cleveland Browns training camp in person. You may recall that my primary reason for going to camp each year is to enjoy the fan atmosphere at camp, as opposed to paying attention to practice itself (because for the most part, practice is too far away for fans to really digest anything).
My video recap of training camp (about a half hour long) she be up on Dawgs By Nature by the end of the night.
2. District 46 Coming in 2027: I was curious if District 46 would be under construction yet, but the exterior area of training camp was still the same as last year: clear of houses, but not yet under development. This time next year, that should change.
Above is a shot where Lou Groza Blvd is. You can see the Browns' practice fields in the distance at the top left. In the picture below, you see the rendering of what the view will look like from there in 2027. For perspective, in the picture below, I would be standing on the curved sidewalk at the bottom center of the rendering.
One of the tents in Berea was a VR headset you could put on to visualize how the area will look once construction is completed.
3. Making My Way Inside: I made the trek down Beech Street around 1:50 pm. The gates opened at 1:00 pm, so I assumed I wouldn't be one of the first 1,000 fans to score the giveaway schedule poster. Practice itself was set to begin at 2:00 pm.
I know they give away free ice cold water at practice, but because I take the bus/bike out to training camp, I bring my own plastic bottle that I consume so that it's empty as I go through security with my clear bag. The workers didn't check my bag, except for saying, "no water bottle, they have water inside." I wasn't making a stink of it, but I still said, "but it's empty." They seemed confused of what to say and still said to throw it out (which, if you know entry rules, empty water bottles are fine).
Anyway, I went into camp. The left side was blocked off, so everyone went to their right and proceeded to the tent areas or bleachers. Here are some pictures I snapped of the fan experience at camp:
Overall, I'd say there was nothing "new" at training camp this year. I think the fan experience is still decent, but it took a step back last year from some of the engaging elements or photo opportunities they've had in the past. One of the popular areas were the cooling stations or free Deja Blue water bottles:
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