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Cleveland Browns:
- "Mike Pettine says he’s confident no rift exists in locker room" (C-T) - "Browns coach Mike Pettine said he’s confident there’s no rift in the locker room and said none of his players have expressed displeasure to him regarding the decision to bench Johnny Manziel in favor of Josh McCown as the starting quarterback."
- "Travis Benjamin Not Happy With Anonymous Sources In TMZ Report" (92.3) - "Browns receiver Travis Benjamin was not happy Tuesday when he saw a report from TMZ that said there was a divide in the Browns locker room as to who the starting quarterback should be."
- "TMZ stands by Johnny Manziel story" (Plain Dealer) - "Northeast Ohio Media Group called TMZ today to ask about the story, and was directed to the Twitter account of TMZ Executive Producer Evan Rosenblum. He declined to talk, but relayed through a staffer that his tweet on @EvanTMZ would speak for itself."
- "Browns, Pettine Need “Plan B” Before 2015 Gets out of Hand" (Browns Beat) - "Few pundits, if any, will try to sell Tennessee as a playoff contender this season, but the Browns’ win still offered plenty of positives to carry into the following week."
NFL:
- "Colts quarterback Andrew Luck day-to-day with shoulder injury" (ESPN) - "Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck is day-to-day with a right shoulder injury, coach Chuck Pagano said Wednesday."
- "Drew Brees feels good about Sunday" (PFT) - "Saints coach Sean Payton said early this week that he was optimistic about quarterback Drew Brees’s chances of returning to the lineup to face the Cowboys in Week Four."
- "Bell: Protocols keeping concussed NFL players sidelined longer" (USA TODAY) - "Ron Rivera said it three times to open his post-practice news conference Wednesday while being pressed for an update regarding the progress of all-pro Carolina Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly..."
- "NFL doesn’t have audio of Cam Newton-Ed Hochuli exchange" (SI.com) - "NFL vice president of officiating Dean Blandino said Wednesday that the NFL does not have audio of an exchange between Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton and official Ed Hochuli..."