Camryn Justice is a reporter at News 5 Cleveland.
BEREA, Ohio — Tuesday marked the first day of mandatory minicamp, and the Browns saw some new faces return to Berea, including defensive end Myles Garrett, tight end David Njoku and safety Juan Thornhill, among others. Wide receiver Jerry Jeudy was not on the fields but was working inside. However, wide receiver Amari Cooper was absent on the first day.
Being a mandatory minicamp, Cooper is subject to fines. Per the NFL's collective bargaining agreement, a player missing a mandatory minicamp with an unexcused absence is subject to a $16,953 fine for the first day, $33,908 for the second day and $50,855 for the third day. While Stefanski wouldn't confirm if Cooper has asked for a contract extension from the Browns, he did confirm the wide receiver has been in contact with the team, stating,"There's been a dialogue."
"Amari is our brother, our teammate. We support him and the decisions that he's got to make for himself, he's his own Amari. But everyone in this locker room respects him and knows exactly what he's about and whenever he gets back he's going to be ready to go," Watson said."We all respect Coop and he's got to handle what he got to handle and nobody is looking any differently on him.
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