For an hour and a half, the rain in Charlotte, N.C. stopped, allowing the Browns and Panthers to battle against each other on the practice turf.

More than 500 miles away from Cleveland, the Browns had their first practice away from CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on Wednesday, practicing with the Panthers in preparation for their first preseason game on Aug. 8.

"We'll get two good 7-on-7 periods, we'll get two good team periods, we'll get two good special teams, defense, offense (periods), so everyone's getting a workout here," head coach Kevin Stefanski said before practice.

With competition and growth in Stefanski's mind, he looked forward to seeing how his offense and defense held up against an opposing side that wasn't wearing the same color jersey.

Going into practice, QB Joe Flacco

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