Daily Dawg Tags: Cleveland Browns options at safety?
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 Wednesday, April 6.
Cleveland Browns:
5 options to replace Donte Whitner
"The Cleveland Browns are in the market for a strong safety after releasing Donte Whitner. Here are five options to consider."
Cleveland Browns draft profile: Laquon Treadwell
"The Cleveland Browns need considerable help at wide receiver and Mississippi’s Laquon Treadwell could be the answer come draft night."
Karlos Dansby says late release of Donte Whitner “wasn’t cool” (cleveland.com)
"Former Browns linebacker Karlos Dansby, who signed with the Bengals last week, criticized the Browns Tuesday for waiting so long to release veteran safety Donte Whitner, a Cleveland native who came back to help his beloved Browns win a championship."
Joel Bitonio ready to work on new-look offensive line (clevelandbrowns.com)
"Head coach Hue Jackson is talented enough that Browns fans are clamoring for the team to pick either Carson Wentz, Jared Goff or Paxton Lynch with the No. 2 pick in this month’s NFL draft. But that’s where they might be wrong. That’s where many rebuilds go wrong."
Understanding the game key for RG3 (ESPN)
"One of Robert Griffin III’s former teammates offered this advice as Griffin joins the Cleveland Browns: Listen to his coaches, not anyone outside the team."
NFL News:
Miami Dolphins claim cornerback Ifo Ekpre-Olomu off waivers (Phin Phanatic)
"The Miami Dolphins won’t be adding any big names from the street market until after May 12th but they have claimed one player off waivers. Ifo Ekpre-Olomu formerly of the Cleveland Browns."
5 teams that could trade up for the No. 1 pick (Yahoo Sports)
"The Tennessee Titans appear open for business with the first pick in the draft, and credit to first-year general manager Jon Robinson for seemingly creating a market out of thin air for a pick the team might otherwise have to use on an offensive tackle or a defensive back. That’s quality work so far for a guy who has been on the job less than three months."
Chris Borland: Early retirement the new normal in NFL (Detroit Free Press)
"Chris Borland isn’t a trailblazer. At least he never planned to be when it came to retiring early from the NFL. Borland quit playing football after one professional season last spring for pragmatic reasons: He wanted to better preserve his own health."