Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (4/23/15)

Cleveland Browns:

• "Tramon Williams: This is a playoff-caliber team" (Browns.com) - "In eight active seasons with the Green Bay Packers, Tramon Williams missed the playoffs only once. And even though the Cleveland Browns’ postseason drought has reached its 12th season..."
• "Casserly: Cleveland Browns should trade up for Marcus Mariota" (NFL.com) - "The Cleveland Browns have not had a good, long-term quarterback under center in a long, long time. That's partly why the franchise has spent a handful of first-round picks on the position trying to find a franchise quarterback."
• "Browns schedule: Five most important games in 2015" (Dawg Pound Daily) - "The Cleveland Browns will enter the 2015 season with aspirations of leaving the AFC North basement for the first time in five years. On Tuesday, the NFL released the season schedule..."
• "Four-game division gauntlet in November will dictate the season" (WKNR) - "What more could the Browns ask for? Starting on the road for only the third time in 17 years is a good thing. We know the pressure to win at home is unbearable for the Browns."

NFL:

• "NFL suspends Greg Hardy for 10 games" (ESPN) - "The NFL has announced a 10-game suspension for Dallas Cowboys defensive end Greg Hardy for violating the personal conduct policy."
• "Judge approves concussion settlement, could cost NFL $1 billion" (CBS) - "A federal judge has approved a plan that brings the NFL and more than 5,000 former players one step closer to a settlement in a concussion lawsuit..."
• "Greg Jennings agrees to terms with Miami" (PFT) - "Veteran receiver Greg Jennings, who has played for the Packers and Vikings during a nine-year NFL career, will be playing in a considerably warmer climate in 2015."
• "Bengals extend Marvin Lewis' contract through 2016 season" (USA TODAY) - "Any thought of 2015 serving as a make-or-break season for Marvin Lewis vanished with fresh ink on a one-year contract extension..."