Favre works with McCoy; Ex-Ohio State coach Tressel visits Browns

Cleveland Browns quarterback Colt McCoy is benefitting from his experience with an NFL legend while a local college legend paid a visit to the Browns Tuesday.
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McCoy is looking to establish himself as an NFL starting quarterback and Authentic NFL Jerseys he will have the experience of spending time with former Super Bowl winning quarterback Brett Favre to fall back on.

Favre and Browns president Mike Holmgren worked together in Green Bay from 1992 through 1998, advancing to two Super Bowls and winning one. So when the lockout kept Holmgren - a reknown developer of quarterbacks - from speaking with McCoy, Cheap NFL Jerseys Favre stepped in.

Favre invited McCoy down to his home in Hattiesburg, Mississippi where the two talked about what it takes to be an NFL quarterback at the highest level.

While McCoy got tutored in how to run the Browns' West Coast offense by a quarterback legend, baltimore ravens jerseys the Browns were visited Tuesday by a pair of college coaching big wigs in former Ohio State coach Jim Tressel and former Michigan Wolverines coach Lloyd Carr.

“I enjoyed visiting with Lloyd Carr and Jim Tressel,” buffalo bills jerseys said Browns coach Pat Shurmur. “They are guys that I’ve admired in coaching. Actually, Lloyd tried to recruit me out of high school so I’ve known him for a long time. It was good to see them. I’m glad they came out and enjoyed practice.”

Tressel, who had an unceremonious end to his tenure in Columbus, cincinnati bengals jerseys was happy to be back around the game and liked what he saw from first-year head coach Pat Shurmur's squad.

“I had mentioned to Coach Shurmur afterwards that you could tell that the kids are listening,” authentic jets jerseys said. “I’ve been to some pro camps and there’s a little bit of the moseying around and people feeling as if they are just putting in their time, authentic dolphins jerseys but you could tell that they were paying attention and trying to get better. It’s a young group, everyone knows that, but it’s going to be an exciting time.

"I was excited to come and just smell it and feel it and be around good people, authentic patriots jerseys people that are competing and trying to build something special,” Tressel continued. “You can tell the people here know that this is a special place and can become even more special as they progress.”

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