Editor's note: Tony Grossi covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN 850 WKNR.

Browns coach Hue Jackson is exploring teams to practice with in training camp, is in favor of moving a portion of the summer camp to Columbus, and does not want any part of HBO’s “Hard Knocks” in his first season, but is open to it in the future.

Jackson’s comments on these topics were in response to questions on the “Hey Tony” show on ESPN Cleveland Tuesday morning.

A year ago under former coach Mike Pettine, the Browns resumed a long-standing partnership with the Buffalo Bills and practiced jointly at the Bills’ training camp in Rochester, NY.

Jackson said he likes the idea and is exploring “to see if that would fit with a few teams that we have great relationships with.”

“I’m all for that if it works and fits and benefits us,” Jackson said. “I’m definitely for it, but it doesn’t have to happen at the same time.

“I think we can create enough competition to go against each other each and every day in practice so where we can get a pretty good evaluation. But I think it’s always better when you have a different colored jersey to evaluate against.”

Jackson said he has had conversations with his new bosses about the possibility of moving a portion of training camp from Berea to the Columbus area. The Browns’ business department has been exploring a few locations in the Ohio capital city, but so far no deal has been struck, Jackson said.

“I totally get that Columbus is another opportunity for us to take our team somewhere else, somewhere away from the environment, because that’s the way football is when you think about it,” he said. “You have these home games, but you also play away. And I think your team has to know how to travel. I mean, it’s just another part of the process.

“Even though it’s not that far away, still you’re getting out of your environment, getting out of the comfort zone, you’re changing routine somewhat to where guys have to adapt and make sure that they’re ready to go. So I’m all for that, too.

“I like breaking up the monotony, per se, of what your daily plans are because football is played that way. There’s things that happen and games and situations where you have to adjust. If we do do that, I think it would give us an opportunity to explore those situations.”

Jackson was with the Cincinnati Bengals as an assistant coach when they last appeared on the HBO summer series “Hard Knocks” in 2013. The NFL has tried to encourage teams to volunteer to appear in the popular series. If no team volunteers, the NFL can mandate an appearance, but the Browns enjoy an exemption as one of seven teams with a new coach.

“It’s not something I would want to do right away because I think there’s too many other building blocks and foundations to put in place and we wouldn’t want to get in the way of that,” Jackson said. “But at the same time, I’ve seen where that opportunity has brought more focus to players and the organization. I’ve seen times where it’s hurt.

“But being the first year I would like to just kind of stay status quo, if we could.”