Daily Dawg Tags: Cleveland Browns get back to work
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 Thursday, April 7.
Cleveland Browns:
Hue Jackson: Timing of Donte Whitner’s release “unfortunate”
"Cleveland Browns head coach Hue Jackson tried to clarify the team’s decision to release veteran safety Donte Whitner so late in free agency."
Cleveland Browns draft profile: Kentrell Brothers
"The Cleveland Browns need plenty of help with their run defense. Missouri inside linebacker Kentrell Brothers could be an answer come draft night."
Cleveland Browns needed their latest rebuild
"The goal of any professional sports team should be to win a championship. Teams like the Denver Broncos, Golden State Warriors, and Kansas City Royals all faced struggles as respective franchises, but were able to stick with a system and become champions. As hard as it is to believe at times, the Cleveland Browns are a team trying to compete to one day win a championship."
Ranking the Browns quarterbacks since 1999 from worst to first (ESPN)
"The Cleveland Browns’ 24 starting quarterbacks since 1999 make up quite a list, and include a Spergon, a Luke and a Johnny. How do they rank in terms of production and ability? Here’s my ignominious ranking of Browns quarterbacks in the expansion era, from No. 24 to the best at No.1."
5 things to know from Browns media day (clevelandbrowns.com)
"After a third consecutive day of workouts, five Browns players and coach Hue Jackson met with reporters for the first time since everyone returned to Berea on Monday.Here’s a quick look at the five biggest things to know from a news-heavy day."
NFL News:
Mark Sanchez plans on being the starter in Denver (CBS Sports)
"Based on recent events, the Broncos would very much like to have Colin Kaepernick. The hold up on a trade that would send the quarterback from San Francisco to Denver comes down to money, though we should know exactly where everyone stands by the middle of May. In the meantime, current Broncos quarterback Mark Sanchez, who was acquired via a tradelast month after Peyton Manning retired and Brock Osweiler bolted for Houston, isn’t worried about having competition for the starting gig."
What do the Saints have in Craig Robertson? (The Saints Nation)
"In our continuing series where we try to learn more on the Saints’ new players by checking in with blogging experts, we spoke with Dawg Pound Daily about linebacker Craig Robertson."
Jets ask D’Brickashaw Ferguson to take a pay cut for Ryan Fitzpatrick (NY Daily News)
"The New York Jets hope that D’Brickashaw Ferguson can do them a solid to bring back Ryan Fitzpatrick. The Daily News has learned that the team has asked the three-time Pro Bowl left tackle to take a significant pay cut to free up money to help re-sign Ryan Fitzpatrick."
Ravens host Joey Bosa, Miles Jack; work out Braxton Miller (NFL.com)
"It wasn’t quite the parade of prospects that the Jaguars held over the past couple days, but the Ravenswere busy doing their draft homework on Wednesday, too. Defensive end Joey Bosa, linebacker Myles Jack and cornerback Vernon Hargreaves were visiting the club while team representatives worked out Ohio State wide receivers Braxton Miller and Michael Thomas on OSU’s campus, per NFL Media’s Albert Breer."