Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (7/15/15)

Cleveland Browns:

• "With so many assets in place, it's put up or shut up time" (Plain Dealer) - "One of the Browns' most dominating defensive performances in recent memory ended with familiar heartbreak last December at FirstEnergy Stadium."
• "Mary Kay: Duke Johnson 'Hungry' To Improve Browns’ Offense" (92.3) - "Browns beat reporter Mary Kay Cabot joined Baskin & Phelps Tuesday to discuss the latest from Terrelle Pryor’s training as wide receiver before training camp..."
• "3 Forgotten Factors That Could Help the Cleveland Browns Shock the NFL World" (B/R) - "The Cleveland Browns started 6-3 but were unable to make the postseason behind quarterback Brian Hoyer and a Joe Haden-led defense in 2014." - VIDEO
• "Projected 2015 starters: AFC North" (NFL.com) - "NFL Media's Chris Wesseling and Marc Sessler examine the projected rosters for teams in the AFC North and discuss which young players need to step up and contribute in 2015." - VIDEO

NFL:

• "Titans CEO says team won’t budge on offsets for Marcus Mariota" (PFT) - "There are only three unsigned draft picks left in the NFL, but the biggest name of the bunch might stay that way for a bit."
• "Out Of Thin Air" (ESPN The Mag) - "Joe Namath takes a deep breath. He's walking the hallways of Jupiter Medical Center, near his home on the Intracoastal Waterway in Florida. At 72, Namath has a gait that is slightly stooped but determined, his grin craggy but still infectious."
• "JPP Is Trouble, but the Giants Need Him" (Sports on Earth) - "Jason Pierre-Paul's recent actions -- on top of already existing concerns about him -- should be enough for the New York Giants to rescind his franchise tag tender of $14.8 million."
• "Ex-NFL DB indicted on 23 felonies, faces over 200 years in prison" (CBS) - "Former NFL defensive back Will Allen has been indicted on 23 federal charges, stemming from a $32 million Ponzi scheme he allegedly ran from July 2012 to February 2015."