Spanning the virtual globe to bring you the best of Cleveland sports – from the Browns to the Indians and Cavs – these are your Daily Dawg Tags for Tuesday, June 23.
Cleveland Browns:
- Tashaun Gipson willing to bet on himself – While the Pro Bowl safety Tashaun Gipson is willing to listen to the Browns on a long-term contract, he is also just as willing to play out his one-year contract and hit the free agent market as an unrestricted free agent come 2016.
- Cleveland Browns awarded Terrelle Pryor off waivers – For reasons that are not clear, the Browns claimed quarterback Terrelle Pryor off waivers with the plan to convert him to wide receiver.
- Browns, Father’s Day and 51 years – With the Cleveland Cavaliers’ season kaput and the city’s title thirst unquenched for another year, our dreams turn to training camp for the Cleveland Browns and wondering what to do with two lonely, unopened “Don’t Give Up the Ship” IPAs.
- Browns experience uptick in merchandise sales (Crain’s Cleveland Business) – It’s been more than two months since the Browns revealed their new uniforms, and reception from fans has been almost entirely positive, according to team president Alec Scheiner.
AFC North:
- Maurkice Pouncey’s idea of mature is severely skewed (Still Curtain) – Maurkice Pouncey, the young man who has worn a hat declaring the freedom of a convicted killer, acted like a complete jackass in public and on Twitter, and at least puts himself in places where he is accused of hitting people – that’s the guy giving words of wisdom about maturity.
- Ravens top players of all-time: special teams (Ebony Bird) – Who are the best special team players in Ravens’ history?
- Derron Smith proving to be a steal (Stripe Hype) – Although it remains very early in the 2015 offseason, it seems the Cincinnati Bengals newest addition to the safety corps is doing what he can to hold up to this billing as a steal of the 2015 NFL Draft.
Cleveland Sports:
- Cavs workout Syracuse center Rakeem Christmas (Factory of Sadness) – The NBA Draft is Thursday and the Cavs are looking at Rakeem Christmas, a 6-foot-10, 243-pound center out of Syracuse is known as a rim protector.
- Cleveland Indians: Who’s hot and who’s not? (Wahoo’s on First) – Eleven weeks into the season, who’s bringing it and who’s not for your fourth-place Cleveland Indians?