Daily Dawg Tags: Browns add a big tight end to practice squad

The Cleveland Browns spent Tuesday making some moves on the practice squad as they have added tight end Matt Lengel, last seen with the New England Patriots.

The Cleveland Browns kept busy on Tuesday with the practice squad as the club has signed tight end Matt Lengel and released tight end J.P. Holtz.

The team announced the moves on its website.

Lengel entered the league with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2015 as an undrafted free agent out of Eastern Kentucky. He was on the Bengals practice squad for his entire rookie season and for the first half of the 2016 season. He then joined the New England Patriots in November and was on the Patriots active roster for six regular season games and the entire postseason.

He finished the season with two catches for 22 yards, with one of those receptions going for a touchdown.

Lengel, who is 6-foot-7 and 265 pounds, had 33 catches for 361 yards in 37 career games for Eastern Kentucky.

In other Browns news, head coach Hue Jackson expected to name a starting quarterback this afternoon, which should just be all kinds of fun.

While we wait for that, let’s take a quick spin through the latest edition of the Daily Dawg Tags.

Cleveland Browns news:

Josh Gordon opens up about his past

Suspended Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon was featured in a video detailing his past drug use and sharing where he is in his recovery.

Defensive takeaways from Week 5 loss to the Jets

The Cleveland Browns defense played well and No. 1 overall pick Myles Garrett provided a spark in Sunday’s loss to the New York Jets.

Week 6 power rankings have a familiar feeling for Browns

The Cleveland Browns continue to be their own worst enemy through five weeks of the regular season, which is reflected in their usual spot in the weekly power rankings.

Browns prepare for another quarterback they passed on (ESPN)

"The Cleveland Browns spent the past few days deciding between Kevin Hogan and DeShone Kizer as the team’s starting quarterback for this Sunday’s game at Houston. Deshaun Watson will start for the Texans. Watson joins a long list of guys who “could have been Browns.” In a nightmare scenario that often seems to happen to the team from Cleveland, the Browns will face one of the quarterbacks they could have taken in April’s draft after a week spent deciding between two guys who started training camp as third and fourth on the depth chart."

NFL news:

Rams taking Tavon Austin off punt returns (Los Angeles Times)

"During his first three seasons with the Rams, Tavon Austin proved a dynamic punt returner. The 5-foot-8 speedster, the eighth pick in the 2013 draft, scored three touchdowns on returns. But after Austin struggled to break free in 2016, his problems mounted this season. He has muffed multiple kicks, including two in last week’s loss to the Seattle Seahawks, one of which went for a turnover."

Saints trade Adrian Peterson to Cardinals (NFL.com)

"Salvaging a potential free agency disaster, the New Orleans Saints on Tuesday traded future Hall of Fame running back Adrian Peterson to the Arizona Cardinals."

Feeding an NFL team for a week? Start with 700 pounds of chicken (ESPN)

"Some NFL players weigh more than 300 pounds. If you think those players can walk into their team cafeteria and eat whatever they want, think again. In the ultra-competitive modern NFL, players and teams are looking to gain an advantage wherever they can. Nutrition has become an important component of building a winning team, which means NFL teams carefully control what players eat while they’re in the practice facility."