Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (2/18/14)

Cleveland Browns:

• "Source: Browns trying to retain free agent center Alex Mack" (ESPN Cleveland) - "New Browns GM Ray Farmer and coach Mike Pettine have decided to pursue re-signing Pro Bowl center Alex Mack, according to a source familiar with their decision."
• "How much money might Joe Haden make with Browns extension?" (WFNY) - "How much money will Joe Haden make with a new Cleveland Browns contract extension? The easy, lazy, and most obvious answer: a lot. Joe Haden, when it’s all said and done, is going to make a ton of cash."
• "Ranking the Cleveland Browns' 53-man roster" (ClevelandBrowns.com) - "As the Browns turn their attention toward addressing needs through free agency and the draft, it’s a good time to take a hard look at what they already have in the way of talent."
• "2014 NFL Draft Prospect Profile: Johnny Manziel" (DraftBrowns.com) - "Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel is one of the most talented players in the 2014 NFL Draft class. At only 21 years old (birthday is December 6th, 1992), Manziel is the youngest quarterback in the entire class."

NFL:

• "NFL salary cap cuts: Wilfork, Ware, Sanchez among those likely gone" (CBS Sports) - "It's combine week, my friends. Even though the Super Bowl seems like it just ended, the NFL cycle churns on."
• "Combine storylines to watch: Defense" (SI.com) - "From Thursday through next Tuesday, the entire NFL, the whole of the football media and as many draft prospects as one can fit into Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium will participate in the annual event known as the scouting combine."
• "Why Is The NFL Getting In Bed With Football's Infamous Troll Scout?" (Deadspin) - "This afternoon, an article underneath former Pro Football Weekly senior editor Nolan Nawrocki's byline was published on NFL.com."
• "NFL may not be able to discipline Incognito" (PFT) - "As the NFL contemplates the question of whether and to what extent the players deemed to have harassed Dolphins tackle Jonathan Martin should be punished, the league has a potentially major problem when it comes to Dolphins guard Richie Incognito."