Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (4/1/14)

Cleveland Browns:

• "Derek Carr on Browns' workout: It went exactly how we wanted it to" (ESPN Cleveland) - "The Browns’ first private workout with a quarterback prospect in the draft went great – according to Derek Carr."
• "Kevin Costner gets chance to run Browns in ‘Draft Day’" (ABJ) - "The NFL officially pushed its annual players draft into May for the first time this year, but Draft Day is coming early for football fans and Browns fans in particular."
• "Josh Gordon: Manziel 'looks great right now'" (NFL.com) - "Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon reveals who he would draft if he was the team's GM and gives his take on the Philadelphia Eagles releasing receiver DeSean Jackson." - VIDEO

NFL:

• "Looking back at 2009, one of the NFL's most disastrous offseasons" (CBS) - "Do you remember what you were doing in 2009? Chances are it's not all that entirely different than what you are up to today. Five years, in the grand scheme of things, isn't too much time, after all."
• "Zimmer sees flags around Manziel" (ESPN) - "The spectacle surrounding Johnny Manziel's pro day last week and the celebrity status of the former Texas A&M quarterback seem to concern Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer, who said "flags" popped up when the team met with Manziel for a private workout."
• "Manziel Mania!" (SoE) - "We have been doling out Manziel opinions by the ladleful during these Months of Manziel, and we will keep doing it right through Manziel May. That's right folks: Ron Jaworski saw his shadow, which means six more weeks of Manziel Mania!"
• "DeSean Jackson to surpass Eric Decker's contract?" (NFL.com) - "DeSean Jackson has only one free-agent visit lined up so far. He's in Washington getting a physical Monday night before meeting with the Redskins coaches on Tuesday."