Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (8/26/13)

Cleveland Browns:

• "Chudzinski preparing starters to play in preseason finale vs. Bears" (Beacon Journal) - "When the Browns resume practice today, coach Rob Chudzinski will prepare his starters to play on the road in the preseason finale Thursday night against the Chicago Bears."
• "Safety tandem develops chemistry" (ClevelandBrowns.com) - "The Cleveland Browns have battled injuries in the secondary all throughout training camp, and in Saturday’s 27-6 preseason loss to the Indianapolis Colts, the team finally had its starting safeties, T.J. Ward and Tashaun Gipson in the lineup at the same time."
• "Pluto says the offense and defense both look frustrated as Colts deliver a dose of reality" (Plain Dealer) - "'This game gives us a chance assess where we're at.' Those words were spoken by Rob Chudzinski, after his Browns were spanked 27-6 in Indianapolis Saturday night."
• "Sunday Six Pack: Reasons to stay optimistic following loss to Colts" (WFNY) - "With the Browns disappointing 27-6 loss to the Colts we’re likely to be left with a bad taste in our mouth leading all the way up to the opener on September 8th. The 'dress rehearsal' was a sobering reality check that predictions of 11-5 and playing of 'Bernie, Bernie' may have been a bit premature."

NFL:

• "Brown out for season with torn ACL" (AP) - "New York Giants free safety Stevie Brown will miss the regular season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee that he hurt in Saturday's preseason overtime loss to the Jets."
• "Jarvis Jones out of hospital" (ESPN) - "Steelers outside linbebacker Jarvis Jones has been released from the hospital after X-rays taken on his injured chest came back negative, the team announced Sunday afternoon."
• "Kevin Kolb concussion reportedly ‘could be career-ending’" (SI.com) - "Kevin Kolb’s last concussion, which the Buffalo quarterback suffered Saturday in a loss to the Redskins, could put his football future in jeopardy."
• "Pryor to get first start for Raiders" (AP) - "Terrelle Pryor will have the stage to himself in a final audition to win the Raiders' starting quarterback job."