Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (6/25/14)

Cleveland Browns:

• "Bridgewater says he was 'misinterpreted' on not wanting to play for Cleveland" (Plain Dealer) - "Vikings rookie quarterback Teddy Bridgewater backtracked Tuesday on his statement a week after the draft that he didn't want to play for the Browns."
• "Mike Evans: Johnny Manziel will change Browns' team" (NFL.com) - "If there were any questions about Johnny Manziel's ability to command the room and instill confidence in his teammates, former Texas A&M stars Mike Evans and Jake Matthews put the subject to rest at the 2014 NFL Rookie Symposium on Tuesday."
• "Carlos Hyde on Cleveland’s pre-draft interest: ‘I felt like I was coming here’" (ABJ) - "Former Ohio State running back and San Francisco 49ers rookie Carlos Hyde felt a groundswell of support from Browns fans leading up to last month’s NFL Draft, and he actually started to believe he could be heading to Cleveland."
• "Browns Beat: Pettine’s Visibility, Rookie Symposium, Gordon Wait Drags On" (92.3) - "Daryl Ruiter joined Baskin & Phelps Monday to discuss the Browns offseason, Mike Pettine getting some national run as a rookie coach, Johnny Manziel and the rookie symposium..."

NFL:

• "Chargers agree with Brandon Flowers" (ESPN) - "After visiting with the team last week, free-agent cornerback Brandon Flowers agreed to terms with the San Diego Chargers on Tuesday, the team announced."
• "CBS Sports adds former NFL official Mike Carey to broadcast team" (CBS) - "CBS Sports has added former NFL official Mike Carey to its broadcast team for Thursday Night Football..."
• "The key to efficient offense? Not tempo" (SI.com) - "The unofficial motto of most NFL offensive coordinators these days has become, to steal a Jurassic Park line from Jeff Goldblum: Must go faster."
• "Sherman, fans don’t get their way on Madden cover" (PFT) - "Yes, discussion about the athlete(s) who’ll land on the cover of the Madden game is far more interesting than the game itself."