Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (5/16/14)

Cleveland Browns:

• "Dowell Loggains Says In Radio Interview Text From Johnny Manziel Prompted Browns To Draft Him" (92.3 The Fan) - "The legend of how Johnny Manziel landed in Cleveland with the Browns last Thursday night added another chapter Thursday."
• "There is room on the Browns for both Manziel and Hoyer" (Red Right 88) - "It has been less than a week since the Cleveland Browns drafted Johnny Manziel, but the noise surrounding the rookie quarterback has not dulled for a moment."
• "New York Post writer Bart Hubbuch fails to make his point in Manziel Media controversy" (WFNY) - "tried to be fair to Bart Hubbuch. I didn’t get into a flame war with him on Twitter. I didn’t call him out when he engaged in a 'block party' with Browns fans."
• "Browns hope investment in corners pays off" (FSO) - "Joe Haden's contract numbers tilt what's already a made-up statistic, but it's possible no team in National Football League history has devoted as much to the cornerback position in one single week than the Cleveland Browns have in the last week."

NFL:

• "Bills tried to trade up to No. 1, still landed Sammy Watkins at No. 4" (CBS) - "If the first-biggest development in the 2014 NFL Draft was the Jaguars taking quarterback Blake Bortles third overall, the second-biggest development came a pick later..."
• "Aaron Hernandez charged in 2 more shooting deaths" (AP) - "Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez ambushed and gunned down two men after a chance encounter inside a nightclub nearly two years ago..."
• "Accuser: Hardy upset by Nelly bond" (ESPN) - "Nicole Holder says in court documents that a 'short-lived' relationship with rapper/entertainer Nelly led to the domestic violence incident involving Carolina Panthers defensive end Greg Hardy."
• "Rex Ryan: Geno Smith will be 'hard to beat out' at QB" (NFL.com) - "The New York Jets continue to send signals that Geno Smith is a heavy favorite to be the team's Week 1 starter."