Denzel Ward has already made the Pro Bowl and is one of the league's rising stars at the position. Pass game coordinator/defensive backs coach Jeff Howard knows that, of course.
It just hasn't stopped Howard from trying to find a way to add even more "value" to Ward's game in 2020 and beyond. That's why Ward has been working hard at mastering a new technique in press coverage.
"I have not really worked that technique before," Ward said earlier this month. "It has been a fun process so far and learning the new technique. Just trying new things out and not really being one dimensional."
Howard has loved how Ward has attacked the challenge.
"I always want to try to add value to my players," Howard said. "We kind of just went back and looked. I watched all his targets from last year and really just tried to assess him, tell him where I was at and then come up with a plan of ways that we can feel like he can possibly improve on his game. That growth mindset is something that I can really see in Denzel.
Every time he comes out on the field, he is really trying to get better, he is really trying to compete and he does not like to lose. That is really what you like to see in a corner."
Here's what else you might have missed from a stormy, rain-soaked Friday in Berea.
Check out photos from the eleventh day of Browns Camp
Linebacker B.J. Goodson (93) during practice on August 28, 2020
Tight end Austin Hooper (81) during practice on August 28, 2020
Tight end Harrison Bryant (88) during practice on August 28, 2020
Wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. (13) during practice on August 28, 2020
Tight end Stephen Carlson (89) during practice on August 28, 2020
Offensive tackle Michael Dunn (68) during practice on August 28, 2020
Wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. (13) during practice on August 28, 2020
Wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. (13) during practice on August 28, 2020
Wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. (13) during practice on August 28, 2020
Wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. (13) during practice on August 28, 2020
Quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) during practice on August 28, 2020
Safety Jovante Moffatt (35) during practice on August 28, 2020
Cornerback Denzel Ward (21) during practice on August 28, 2020
Defensive end Olivier Vernon (54) during practice on August 28, 2020
Offensive tackle Jack Conklin (78) during practice on August 28, 2020
Running Back Kareem Hunt (27) during practice on August 28, 2020
Running Back Kareem Hunt (27) during practice on August 28, 2020
Running Back Kareem Hunt (27) during practice on August 28, 2020
Running Back Coach Stump Mitchell during practice on August 28, 2020
Quarterback Case Keenum (5) during practice on August 28, 2020
Defensive end Myles Garrett (95) and Cornerback Denzel Ward (21) during practice on August 28, 2020
Wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. (13) during practice on August 28, 2020
Quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) during practice on August 28, 2020
Tight end Harrison Bryant (88) during practice on August 28, 2020
Wide receiver Damion Ratley (18) during practice on August 28, 2020
Wide receiver Damion Ratley (18) during practice on August 28, 2020
Tight end Harrison Bryant (88) during practice on August 28, 2020
A helmet during practice on August 28, 2020
Quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) during practice on August 28, 2020
Quarterback Case Keenum (5) during practice on August 28, 2020
Wide receiver J'Mon Moore (16) during practice on August 28, 2020
Wide receiver Taywan Taylor (10) during practice on August 28, 2020
Josh Christovich during practice on August 28, 2020
Wide receiver KhaDarel Hodge (12) during practice on August 28, 2020
Running Back Nick Chubb (24) during practice on August 28, 2020
Defensive tackle Ricky Walker (69) during practice on August 28, 2020
A helmet during practice on August 28, 2020
