Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (8/11/14)

Cleveland Browns:

• "Pettine: Hoyer still ahead in QB race" (ESPN) - "Mike Pettine didn't clarify anything final about the Cleveland Browns quarterback competition, but he did verify that people's eyes do not deceive them. Brian Hoyer is ahead, but Johnny Manziel is coming on, Pettine said in a conference call on Sunday."
• "Johnny Manziel has pulled ahead of Brian Hoyer in the QB race, according to report" (Plain Dealer) - "Johnny Manziel has pulled ahead of Brian Hoyer in the quarterback race following his flashy debut in Detroit, according to a report."
• "2014 Preview: Cleveland Browns" (Pro Football Focus) - "With the preseason officially underway, so are our team previews as we offer fans five reasons to be confident, and five reasons to be concerned for where the team is headed in 2014."
• "Johnny Manziel preseason highlights" (NFL.com) - VIDEO

NFL:

• "Teams eye Alex Boone trade" (ESPN) - "Multiple teams are preparing to approach the San Francisco 49ers about their interest in trading for holdout guard Alex Boone, according to a league source."
• "Ray Rice still looks like a feature back" (CBS) - "The question is asked all around these parts, especially now that Ray Rice's discipline for his domestic violence incident has been handed out, as controversial as it may be."
• "Former Colts RB Edgerrin James wants to mentor Trent Richardson" (SI.com) - "Edgerrin James, the Colts' all-time leading rusher, would like to mentor current Colts running back Trent Richardson, who rushed for only 563 yards last season."
• "Preseason Week 1 winners and losers" (NFL.com) - "Televised football is finally here. With fresh games to watch, we can start distancing ourselves from last year's scouting reports, and see which players are rising and falling this summer."