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https://www.brownsfanshop.com , 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, 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. Trade for high-profile wide receiver took an already hot team to a new level for TV executives." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesDawgs EDTThe Cleveland Browns were already going to be a trendy team for the 2019 season. A strong finish to last year’s campaign Browns Customized Color Rush Jerseys , coupled with marketable superstars in quarterback Baker Mayfield and defensive end Myles Garrett, meant the Browns were destined to receive some more national exposure this fall. But it was the trade for wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. in March that took things to another level in the eyes of the NFL’s television partners. When the 2019 schedule was released on Wednesday, fans discovered the Browns with four primetime games, along with a pair of non-West Coast games in the high-profile 4:25 p.m. Sunday time slot. Albert Breer at Monday Morning Quarterback took a behind-the-scenes look on Thursday at how the league put together the schedule, highlighting the impact the Beckham trade had on the process. This fall will mark the 50th anniversary of the first Monday Night Football game, which featured the Browns and the New York Jets. With the two teams scheduled to play each other this fall, the league decided a Monday night rematch was appropriate. But rather than risk having the game be lost in the shuffle, the NFL wanted to have its new stars have the stage to themselves with a Week 2 matchup, VP of broadcasting Onnie Bose told Breer:The game against the Jets will be one of two Monday night appearances for the Browns this season Cleveland Browns T-Shirts , the other coming October 7 on the road against the San Francisco 49ers. That is due, in part, to ESPN signaling its intentions early on that the network wanted the Browns, as Senior VP of broadcasting Howard Katz told Breer:The Beckham trade also contributed to the league moving the October 27 game against the New England Patriots and the December 1 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers into the late Sunday afternoon slot as part of the national doubleheader. That adds up to six high-profile games for the Browns this season, with the possibility of up to two more games being flexed into the Sunday night slot. In the end, the league was just giving the networks what they wanted, according to Katz:Let the games begin.