Even though it was just the first day of training camp, CB Denzel Ward already feels an increased level of competitiveness. In the offseason, the Browns utilized higher intensity workouts and added reps to prepare them for training camp.
Now with training camp officially under way, they are putting that work on display on the practice field.
"There is no ramp up, we're getting straight to it, ready to get to work, and it's going to start fast," Ward said. "It's all about the work and working hard and pushing to the limit, to the max, and that's what we're here to do."
The intensity was evident from the moment stretching ended. The Browns jumped directly into individual and team drills, setting the tone for the practice and season.
Head coach Kevin Stefanski emphasized the importance of setting that tone early in training camp.
"The focus really has to go on day one of practice," Stefanski said. "We're not playing a game until September, but what we can do is get ready to play a 17 game plus season and that's really about how we work and that is what the guys are focused on today."
G Joel Bitonio echoed Stefanski's mindset, expressing his confidence in his Bitonio said as a team, they have discussed the importance of intensity, energy and the need to start fast, in order to build off the foundation they laid during the offseason. He also believes the Browns are going to have a physical and high intensity training camp.
"I'm personally forever optimistic," Bitonio said. "That's just how I've been my whole life. But I think honestly, truly, every NFL team goes into training camp knowing that they have a chance. We have a majority of our team back from two years ago when we went 11-6 and made the playoffs and made a run. We do know that we have to play better, and we have to improve and do some things right. But I think the mentality of the team and the work we're going to try and do gives us that optimism."
Check in with what you might have missed from the first day of training camp on Wednesday and stay tuned for more Browns training camp content at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Photos: Training Camp Day One
Check out the top shots from Day 1 of 2025 Browns Training Camp as players got to work with drills, workouts and team prep at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Wide receiver DeAndre Carter (2) during Day 1 of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Quarterback Kenny Pickett (8) during Day I of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Offensive guard Wyatt Teller (77) during Day I of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Wide receiver Cade McDonald (31) during Day 1 of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Director of Strength and Conditioning Larry Jackson during Day 1 of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
The defensive backs during Day I of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Defensive tackle Mason Graham (94) during Day I of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Fullback Troy Hairston (36) during Day 1 of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Defensive end Myles Garrett (95) during Day I of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Wide receiver DeAndre Carter (2) during Day I of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Wide receiver Kisean Johnson (83) during Day I of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Wide receiver Gage Larvadain (84) during Day I of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Tight end Sal Cannella (87) during Day I of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Tight end Harold Fannin Jr. (88) during Day I of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Quarterback Joe Flacco (15) and Quarterback Dillon Gabriel (5) during Day I of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Defensive end Joe Tryon-Shoyinka (90) during Day I of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Offensive guard Wyatt Teller (77) during Day I of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Offensive Line Coach Mike Bloomgren during Day I of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Wide receiver DeAndre Carter (2) during Day I of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Assistant Wide Receivers Coach Stephen Bravo-Brown during Day I of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Offensive Line Coach Mike Bloomgren during Day I of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Quarterback Joe Flacco (15) during Day I of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Fullback Troy Hairston (36) during Day I of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Defensive Line Coach Jacques Cesaire during Day I of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Defensive end Myles Garrett (95) during Day 1 of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Tight end Sal Cannella (87) during Day I of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Defensive end Myles Garrett (95) during Day I of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Defensive end Sam Kamara (92) during Day 1 of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Safety Rayshawn Jenkins (28) during Day I of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Quarterback Shedeur Sanders (12) during Day I of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Safety Ronnie Hickman Jr. (33) during Day I of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Cornerback Chigozie Anusiem (35) during Day I of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Defensive end Isaiah McGuire (57) during Day 1 of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Tight end Harold Fannin Jr. (88) during Day I of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Safety Ronnie Hickman Jr. (33) during Day I of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Defensive end Alex Wright (91) during Day 1 of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Running Backs Coach Duce Staley during Day 1 of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Defensive end Myles Garrett (95) during Day 1 of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Wide receiver Jerry Jeudy (3) during Day 1 of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Defensive tackle Mason Graham (94) during Day 1 of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Offensive Line Assistant Coach Sanders Davis during Day I of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Defensive end Myles Garrett (95) during Day 1 of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Defensive end Myles Garrett (95) during Day 1 of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Cornerback Denzel Ward (21) during Day 1 of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Defensive end Myles Garrett (95) during Day 1 of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Defensive tackle Maliek Collins (96) during Day 1 of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Linebacker Carson Schwesinger (49) during Day 1 of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Quarterback Kenny Pickett (8) during Day 1 of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Defensive end Joe Tryon-Shoyinka (90) during Day 1 of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Tight end Brenden Bates (82) during Day 1 of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Defensive tackle Mason Graham (94) during Day 1 of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Safety Nik Needham (25) during Day 1 of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Linebacker Nathaniel Watson (40) during Day 1 of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Linebacker Carson Schwesinger (49) during Day 1 of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Safety Grant Delpit (9) during Day 1 of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Defensive tackle Maliek Collins (96) during Day 1 of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Cornerback Greg Newsome II (0) during Day 1 of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Defensive end Myles Garrett (95) during Day 1 of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Safety Rayshawn Jenkins (28) during Day 1 of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Cornerback Martin Emerson Jr. (1) during Day 1 of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Pass Game Coordinator/Wide Receivers Coach Chad O'Shea during Day 1 of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Safety Damontae Kazee (23) during Day 1 of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Cornerback Anthony Kendall (44) during Day 1 of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Defensive end Joe Tryon-Shoyinka (90) during Day 1 of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Cornerback Tony Brown II (11) during Day 1 of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Cornerback Denzel Ward (21) during Day 1 of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Wide receiver Gage Larvadain (84) during Day 1 of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Head Coach Kevin Stefanski during Day 1 of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Wide receiver Jerry Jeudy (3) during Day 1 of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Wide receiver Jamari Thrash (80) during Day 1 of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Quarterback Joe Flacco (15) during Day 1 of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Wide receiver Jerry Jeudy (3) during Day 1 of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Running back Ahmani Marshall (39) during Day 1 of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Wide receiver Diontae Johnson (16) during Day 1 of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Tight end Blake Whiteheart (86) during Day 1 of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
Tight end Sal Cannella (87) during Day 1 of Training Camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 23, 2025.
