Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (1/9/15)

Cleveland Browns:

• "Kyle Shanahan's Departure Poses Troubling Questions for Browns, Johnny Football" (B/R) - "Former Cleveland Browns offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan just. couldn't. even. with Johnny Manziel. That's the impression emerging from several reports..."
• "Ian Rapoport Of The NFL Network On Kyle Shanahan" (92.3) - "Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network joined the Bull & Fox on Thursday to discuss the departure of Kyle Shanahan as offensive coordinator as the Browns, who might be next in line, and all of the dysfunction in Berea."
• "Through the years: Cleveland Browns offensive coordinators" (FSO) - "Another offseason, another set of changes for the Cleveland Browns. FOX Sports 1 senior NFL reporter Alex Marvez reported Thursday that Browns offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan asked for and was granted his released."
• "2014 Report Card: Browns" (NFL.com) - "Elliot Harrison hands out his season-ending report card for the Cleveland Browns." - VIDEO

NFL:

• "NFL-Backed Investigation: NFL Didn't Lie About Seeing Ray Rice Tape" (Deadspin) - "Former FBI director Robert Mueller's investigation into the NFL's handling of the Ray Rice case has been released."
• "Skeptical Football: The Playoffs Are A Trial By Fire" (538) - "While the wild-card round of this year’s NFL playoffs was wild, a lot of the action followed familiar scripts: Skeptical Football regular Andrew Luck continued to impress in the Indianapolis Colts’ win against the Cincinnati Bengals."
• "Warner, Seau, Pace highlight Hall of Fame finalists" (PFT) - "Former Chargers linebacker Junior Seau and Rams teammates Orlando Pace and Kurt Warner highlight the list of finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, which was announced tonight."
• "Armour: Hernandez saga a warning athletes should heed" (USA TODAY) - "The Aaron Hernandez trial should be required viewing for every athlete who thinks the rules don't apply."