Daily Dawg Tags: Browns select Jared Goff in mock draft
Spanning the virtual globe to bring you the latest news about the Cleveland Browns and the NFL – these are your Daily Dawg Tags for Thursday, Feb. 4.
Cleveland Browns:
Cleveland Browns select Jared Goff in Todd McShay’s latest mock draft
"The 2016 NFL Draft will be open with the first round on April 28 in Chicago with the Cleveland Browns holding the second overall selection. With the news this week that the Browns may be in the market for another young quarterback, ESPN’s Todd McShay released his second mock draft of the season and, with that second pick of the first round, McShay has the Browns selecting Cal quarterback Jared Goff."
What if the Cleveland Browns had won Super Bowl XXI?
"As Super Bowl 50 is upon us, and for the fiftieth time our beloved Browns are absent from the biggest game in America’s most popular sport, I began to think: What if? What if John Elway never completed the fateful “Drive” in 1987 at old Cleveland Municipal Stadium?"
With Browns moving on from Johnny Manziel, who’s next? (ESPN)
"Who’s next? That’s the question at quarterback (again) for the Cleveland Browns now that they have made it clear they will move on from Johnny Manziel in March. To answer the question, remember the words of owner Jimmy Haslam the evening of the season finale: “We do have the No. 2 pick in the draft.”"
The Browns will waive Johnny Manziel: 5 takeaways (cleveland.com)
"Johnny Manziel’s swan song in Cleveland Brown’s history will take place March 9 when they waive him, sources told cleveland.com. Browns Executive Vice President of Football Operations Sashi Brown made it clear in a statement, saying “Johnny’s continual involvement in incidents that run counter to those expectations undermines the hard work of his teammates and the reputation of our organization.”"
Brandon Marshall: Johnny Manziel needs to walk away from NFL, get help (CBS)
"The Cleveland Browns issued a terse statement on Tuesday that all but announced they were done with Johnny Manziel, the team’s first-round draft pick in 2014, after his latest off-field incidents. Over the last couple of weeks alone, Manziel appeared in more videos out on the town in Dallas, then he was involved in an alleged altercation with his girlfriend which required a helicopter to try to locate his whereabouts."
NFL News:
Tim Tebow wants Denver Broncos to win the Super Bowl (Predominantly Orange)
"In case you didn’t know it already, Tim Tebow is just a stand up guy. The Broncos parted ways with their former first round pick because they landed Peyton Manning in free agency (back in 2012) and they may have parted ways at some point after that anyway, but Tebow still roots for the Broncos."
Former Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler suffered from C.T.E. (FanSided)
"The NFL has been mentioned in the media negatively for several years. Whether its DeflateGate or the NFL referee lockout in 2012, there has always been something to talk about. A major battle they are dealing with now is the consequences of the deadly degenerative disease C.T.E."
With NFL Rams gone, St. Louis still stuck with stadium debt (Reuters)
"The National Football League’s Rams left behind more than bitterness when the team ditched St. Louis for Los Angeles last month – it left a stadium saddled with about $144 million in debt and maintenance costs. Taxpayers will now shoulder the remaining payments for the Edward Jones Dome with only the help of revenue from tractor pulls, volleyball tournaments, concerts and the like."