Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (5/8/15)

Cleveland Browns:

• "As Browns' QB search continues, a better lineup with fewer holes is forming around it" (Plain Dealer) - "In a perfect world, the Browns would have found a franchise quarterback then built a team around him years ago."
• "Where do the new Browns fit in and which veterans should be worried?" (WKNR) - "Ripple effect: Every draft has reverberations on the roster. For obvious reasons, the higher the pick, the bigger the impact expected of that player. And somebody feels the brunt of that impact."
• "AFC North draft grades: Cleveland Browns take wise approach" (NFL.com) - "While some folks were screaming for the Browns to move up the board and nab a quarterback or electric receiver, general manager Ray Farmer proved he was intent on building a blue-collar team..."
• "Inside the Cleveland Browns’ high-tech weight room" (Browns.com) - "When Mike Pettine hired Paul Ricci to lead the Cleveland Browns’ strength and conditioning in 2014, Ricci told the head coach he wanted the best weight room in the NFL."

NFL:

• "Cowboys sign La'el Collins to deal" (ESPN) - "The Dallas Cowboys have reached a deal with undrafted free-agent offensive lineman La'el Collins, the team said Thursday."
• "La'el Collins signing another Jerry Jones gamble that could pay off huge" (CBS) - "Jerry Jones is rolling the dice -- again. He gambled when he signed Greg Hardy back in March, choosing to look past Hardy's issues with domestic violence..."
• "Seahawks did plenty of due diligence before drafting controversial Frank Clark" (USA TODAY) - "Frank Clark's former coaches stood behind him. The female prosecutor handling his domestic violence case..."
• "Michael Bennett: I want a raise, not a trade" (PFT) - "There were reports earlier this offseason that Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett wanted to be traded, but Bennett denied it by saying that they’ll make up rumors about anyone..."