Daily Dawg Tags: Targets for the Browns with the No. 8 pick
Spanning the virtual globe to bring you the latest news about the Cleveland Browns and the NFL – these are your Daily Dawg Tags for Monday, April 25.
Cleveland Browns:
Cleveland Browns: 3 targets for a trade down from No. 8
"When the Cleveland Browns traded out of the No. 2 pick this past week and received a king’s ransom for moving down to No. 9, many fans applauded the move. Executive vice president of football operations Sashi Brown has said the team is not opposed to moving down again, and acquiring even more draft picks to play with."
Cleveland Browns quarterback situation will see more change in 2016
"The Cleveland Browns have some nerve, screwing up my planned Dawg Pound Daily article that if they weren’t equally in love with both North Dakota State’s Carson Wentz and Cal’s Jared Goff, then they should just get the best deal out of the No. 2 pick and let some other sucker take the gamble on what, in any other draft year, might be iffy mid-round picks."
Is a bigger Barkevious Mingo a better Barkevious Mingo?
"Barkevious Mingo has been one of the more polarizing players on the Cleveland Browns since joining the team as a first-round selection in 2013. Mingo was sold to Browns fans as the answer to the team’s pass-rushing woes, even though he was being tasked with making the transition from college defensive end to outside linebacker in the NFL."
Cleveland Browns: How to root for a rebuilding team
"The Cleveland Browns are being praised for how they have acquired a great deal of draft picks as of late. That is great news, except making trades to acquire draft picks usually means a team is trying to revamp the roster. The Browns are doing exactly that, which means it may be awhile before the team finds itself with a winning record."
Cleveland Browns bold predictions during the draft (Factory of Sadness)
"Each and every year Cleveland Browns fans hope for the best when it comes to the yearly NFL draft. Unfortunately, not much success has occurred. That said, Cleveland has another new opportunity to upgrade the roster in a few days– can they make the most of it? While we wait and see if Cleveland can do a good job, we must remember the Browns approach is going to be different from the rest of the NFL."
NFL News:
Raiders approaching team’s first season-ticket sellout, owner says (ESPN)
"The Oakland Raiders are on the verge selling out their season tickets for the first time in franchise history, owner Mark Davis said on Sunday afternoon. “We’re excited as hell,” Davis told ESPN.com. “Again, we’ve got the greatest fans in the world. The Raider Nation is strong.”"
Johnny Manziel indicted by grand jury (FanSided)
"Things just keep getting worse for Johnny Manziel. He’s a free agent without an agent as Drew Rosenhaus has dropped him as a client. Now comes word out of Dallas that a grand jury has decided to indict him on a charge of misdemeanor assault according to CBS in Dallas. There will be a news conference tomorrow."
Josh Norman: ‘I got sideswiped’ by Carolina Panthers (NFL.com)
"Josh Norman became the NFL’s highest-paid cornerback Friday, signing a five-year, $75 million deal with the Washington Redskins that includes $50 million in guarantees. In a span of two days, Norman went from Carolina Panthers All-Pro to Redskins defensive cornerstone. It’s a stunning sequence of events for a player of Norman’s caliber a week before the draft. Even Norman was amazed by the Panthers’ decision to unleash him on the free-agent market for an inevitable mammoth payday after rescinding their non-exclusive franchise tag on him."