Daily Dawg Tags: Browns release Terrelle Pryor
By Thomas Moore
Spanning the virtual globe to bring you the latest news about the Cleveland Browns and the NFL – these are your Daily Dawg Tags for Friday, Sept. 11.
Cleveland Browns:
Browns release Terrelle Pryor:
"The Cleveland Browns released wide receiver Terrelle Pryor on Thursday. File this one under the category of “better late than never.”"
Browns to debut brown jersey/orange pant combo:
"For the first time in 11 years, the Browns will match orange pants with a brown jersey when they take on the Jets. Let’s hope it goes better than the last time."
Browns vs. Jets: 6 Questions with The Jet Press:
"We reached out to The Jet Press to learn a bit more about Sunday’s opponent."
Browns vs. Jets: Questions with Dawg Pound Daily:
"Likewise, we helped The Jet Press with some answers about the Browns."
The Browns shouldn’t be so bad this season (Cleveland Frowns):
"Let’s forget for a moment that the NFL is basically a five-month-long commercial for beer, pick-up trucks and the military-industrial complex, subsidized by taxpayers on the worst possible terms and powered by men willing to turn their brains into porridge on non-guaranteed contracts for the off-chance at dying with some money in the bank. Football season is here so it’s time to talk about how it’s going to go."
Browns “expect more” out of Dwayne Bowe (ohio.com):
"Browns offensive coordinator John DeFilippo publicly issued a challenge to veteran wide receiver Dwayne Bowe on Thursday."
Plenty of unanswered questions on Terrelle Pryor (NEOMG):
"Terrelle Pryor arrived in Browns’ training camp as a curiosity and departed Thursday afternoon as an even bigger one."
NFL News:
A football gambler gives up the game (WSJ):
"Our very own Roger Cohen writes about why he’s giving up on betting on the NFL after 50 years."
Secondary a weakness for the Steelers (NFL.com):
"After watching Pittsburgh’s defense blow coverages throughout the game, it’s fair to wonder if Patriots backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo would have torched their patchwork secondary as well."
Giants, Eli Manning finalizing contract extension (GMen HQ):
"New York Giants’ quarterback Eli Manning is reportedly finalizing a contract worth up to $84 million over four years as reported by Ian Rapoport, with $65 million guaranteed."