Daily Dawg Tags: Remembering Spergon Wynn
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, April 8.
Cleveland Browns:
"It is easy to overlook Spergon Wynn on the list of Cleveland Browns quarterbacks, but still not forgivable to do so."
Cleveland Browns draft profile: Jaylon Smith
"One name that is on many team’s radars despite the injury he suffered last season is Notre Dame linebacker Jaylon Smith. One of the most talented athlete’s in this year’s draft class, he was projected to be a top-5 pick, if not number one overall pick before suffering a devastating ACL tear in the team’s bowl game."
Browns release 2016 preseason schedule
"The Cleveland Browns will open the 2016 preseason in August with a road date against the Green Bay Packers."
Joe Haden “working his tail off” to rehab his ankle injury (clevelandbrowns.com)
"Hue Jackson isn’t worried about how Joe Haden suffered a setback during his offseason conditioning and doesn’t see the need to put a timetable on when he expects the Pro Bowl defensive back to return to the field. All Jackson knows is what he’s seen through the first four days of offseason workouts, and that’s been more than enough to amplify his excitement about the future he and Haden will share together."
Can Hue Jackson afford to spread himself thin? (cleveland.com)
"Hue Jackson will win more press conferences than games in his first year as Browns coach. Head coach. Face of the franchise. De facto offensive coordinator. Quarterback sensei. Pro-day attendee. Man behind the RG3 rebuild. Potential rookie quarterback developer. Two months on the job and Jackson is spreading himself as thin as New York-style pizza crust. Is it all too much, too soon?"
NFL News:
AFC North heading to Super Bowl LI? (NFL.com)
"With three teams that could tunnel deep into the 2016 playoffs in the Cincinnati Bengals, Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens, the AFC North ranked No. 1 in Around The NFL’s division power rankings. It’s impressive that the strength of the trio can buoy the worst collection of talent in the Cleveland Browns."
Three non-combine sleepers for the NFL Draft (National Football Post)
"Every year it’s the same situation. 335 players get invited to the Scouting Combine, 255 players get drafted and out of those 255 player there are always about 30 to 35 players who did get invited to Indy get drafted. This year will be no exception and some of the non-Combine guys could get drafted as high as the third or fourth round. The following are three players who fit the mold of the non-Combine player whose college production and Pro Day warrant being drafted."
NFL teams try to figure out Christian Hackenberg (MMQB)
"On track to become a top-five pick after his dazzling freshman year, the Penn State QB filled NFL evaluators with doubts over the last two seasons. With the draft just three weeks away, NFL teams are still grappling with the question: Who is the real Christian Hackenberg?"
Broncos’ interest in Manziel a slap in the face to RG3 (Sporting News)
"The world champion Denver Broncos checked into the availability of Johnny Manziel, reports say. That’s the same franchise that checked into Robert Griffin III and rejected him because of “character” questions. To repeat: The Broncos didn’t like RGIII’s character but thought about signing Johnny Football."