Daily Dawg Tags: Is Colin Kaepernick heading to Cleveland?
Spanning the virtual globe to bring you the latest news about the Cleveland Browns and the NFL – these are your Daily Dawg Tags for Tuesday, March 15.
Cleveland Browns:
5 questions on Colin Kaepernick with Niner Noise
"The Cleveland Browns are looking for a quarterback. Johnny Manziel was finally cut loose last week, leaving Josh McCown as the starter, for now. Jared Goff or Carson Wentz may be looked at with the second overall pick in the draft, but another option has emerged in the past few days. Colin Kaepernick has reportedly expressed interest in joining the Browns, although some other reports say he is losing interest."
Cleveland Browns: Kaepernick trade temporarily goes cold
"The Cleveland Browns may still have interest in trading for San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, but things have reportedly cooled off for now.The Browns and 49ers have reportedly agreed on compensation – the Browns are willing to give up their third-round selection (No. 65 overall) in the 2016 NFL Draft – but Cleveland wants Kaepernick to renegotiate his contract, which calls for him to make a guaranteed $11.9 million this fall if he is on an NFL roster as of April 1."
Cleveland Browns: How to replace Travis Benjamin?
"The opening days of free agency were not kind to the Cleveland Browns as the team saw four starters leave town for what they believe will be better days. While the loss of center Alex Mack and right tackle Mitchell Schwartz will be the most painful, both figuratively and literally for whoever lines up behind center, the Browns also have to find a replacement for wide receiver Travis Benjamin."
Browns want to pay Colin Kaepernick like a “bridge QB” (Factory of Sadness)
"What’s the biggest hurdle in keeping the Cleveland Browns trading for San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick? According to some reports, money is the major hang up. The Browns would want to restructure Kaepernick’s deal, because he’s owed $12 million on April 1."
Total standoff in Kaepernick situation, no rush from Browns (Dawgs by Nature)
"The news on QB Colin Kaepernick has been pretty stagnant over the past few days, to the point where we are pretty much treading over the same news over and over. On Monday, Mike Garafolo of FOX Sports tweeted some information that isn’t necessarily new, but helps reinforce the belief that a deal for the quarterback is not imminent."
NFL News:
Denver Broncos believe Colin Kaepernick is worth a fourth round pick (FanSided)
"After losing quarterback Brock Osweiler to the Houston Texans, the Denver Broncos have honed in on several quarterbacks to replace him. One of those options is San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Denver has reportedly told San Francisco they believe that Kaepernick is worth a fourth round pick in a trade."
NFL acknowledges, for first time, link between football, brain disease (ESPN)
"The NFL’s top health and safety officer acknowledged Monday there is a link between football-related head trauma and chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE — the first time a senior league official has conceded football’s connection to the devastating brain disease."
Broncos QB Mark Sanchez aiming for starting job (Predominantly Orange)
"Mark Sanchez met the Denver media for the first time as a member of the Broncos on Monday, and has immediately won people over by saying all the right things. He started off by thanking the Eagles organization as well as the Broncos for the opportunities he’s been given, but didn’t shy away from stating his excitement to now be in Denver."