Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (1/1/14)

Cleveland Browns:

• "Browns receive permission to interview Patriots' Josh McDaniels, Seahawks' Dan Quinn and Cardinals' Todd Bowles" (Plain Dealer) - "The Browns have received permission to interview Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, Seahawks defensive coordinator Dan Quinn and Cardinals defensive coordinator Todd Bowles, for their head coaching vacancy, league sources told cleveland.com."
• "Haslam addresses federal probe" (ESPN) - "Browns owner Jimmy Haslam addressed the federal probe into alleged fraud at his company, Pilot Flying J, on Monday."
• "Mingo's rookie year outpaces top sackers" (ClevelandBrowns.com) - "Just how good of a rookie season did Cleveland Browns outside linebacker Barkevious Mingo have?"
• "Browns Continue to Betray the Trust of Their Fans" (TheClevelandFan.com) - "In what was a surprising move – even for a franchise that is synonymous with dysfunction – the Cleveland Browns fired head coach Rob Chudzinski Sunday night after just one year on the job."

NFL:

• "Sources: Texans to hire Bill O'Brien" (ESPN) - "Penn State's Bill O'Brien has reached an agreement to become the new coach of the Houston Texans, according to league sources."
• "Jaguars plan to let Jones-Drew test free agency" (AP) - "The Jacksonville Jaguars plan to let veteran running back Maurice Jones-Drew test free agency."
• "Bengals, Colts, Packers struggling to sell tickets for Wild-Card Weekend" (SI.com) - "The NFL made it through the 2013 regular season with just two games blacked out on local TV due to sluggish ticket sales. Could that number be matched during this weekend’s wild-card round?"
• "Tim Tebow: Not done with NFL despite ESPN job" (AP) - "Tim Tebow will continue chasing his goal to be a NFL quarterback, even after signing on to help ESPN launch the SEC Network this fall."