Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (11/18/14)

Cleveland Browns:

• "It's official: Josh Gordon returns to the Browns" (CBS) - "The Browns' loss to the Texans knocked them out of first place in the AFC North but here's your silver lining: All-everything wide receiver Josh Gordon has been reinstated. After missing 10 games for violating the league's substance-abuse policy..."
• "Coach on injuries: 'It's difficult'" (ESPN) - "The Cleveland Browns lost linebackers Karlos Dansby and Jabaal Sheard for a significant time during Sunday's loss to Houston. Coach Mike Pettine said Dansby could be out 'up to a month' and Sheard's situation is more serious..."
• "Same old Browns or believe in Cleveland?" (USA TODAY) - "One sign noticeably hung in a FirstEnergy Stadium end zone beneath a bunch of Cleveland Browns fans: BELIEVELAND. After seemingly decades of heartache, the first-place Browns had given Cleveland a palpable pulse..."
• "ReFo: Texans @ Browns, Week 11" (PFF) - "The battle of Tom Brady’s backups was won by the most recent understudy, though in truth it owed more to Ryan Mallett simply keeping his head above water. Neither of the two passers graded positively..."
• "Hoyer: We Have To Be More Consistent" (Browns.com) - "Quarterback Brian Hoyer addressed the media on November 17, 2014." - VIDEO

NFL:

• "Injury Watch: Colts, Broncos lose several playmakers in Week 11" (SI.com) - "The bad news for the Colts went far beyond their Sunday night loss to the Patriots -- early word is that Bradshaw..."
• "Peterson hearing held Monday" (ESPN) - "While the NFL continues to deliberate on disciplinary action against Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson for a personal conduct violation..."
• "Gruden: RG3 'needs to worry about himself and not everybody else'" (CBS) - "Redskins coach Jay Gruden didn't hold back Monday when talking about the struggles of quarterback Robert Griffin III during Sunday's home loss"