Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (7/16/15)

Cleveland Browns:

• "DB Brandon Stephens transitions from arena league to hometown Browns" (Browns.com) - "Odds are you’ve seen Brandon Stephens at some point over the past few months. He was just wearing a different uniform."
• "Who is on the hottest seat in the division?" (ESPN) - "Should the Browns struggle early and finish with a four- or five-win season, general manager Ray Farmer and coach Mike Pettine would have to be clear-cut favorites of owner Jimmy Haslam's hot seat."
• "Some Browns fans need to examine why they attend games" (DPD) - "Every time I go, I observe more and more 'fans' who seemingly would rather be anywhere, and doing anything, other than watching our beloved Browns."
• "Coming Home" (WKNR) - "Brian Sipe joined The Really Big Show to talk about coming back to Cleveland for the Kardiac Kids reunion and how fans remember 'Red Right 88.'" - AUDIO

NFL:

• "Cowboys, Bryant beat deadline with 5-year, $70 million deal" (AP) - "Dez Bryant has the long-term contract he said he wouldn't play without, and the Dallas Cowboys can quit worrying about whether he really would skip games."
• "Demaryius Thomas, Broncos agree to five-year, $70M deal" (CBS) - "If the Broncos' negotiation strategy with Demaryius Thomas was to do whatever the Cowboys did with Dez Bryant, then the strategy worked to perfection on Wednesday."
• "Chiefs sign Justin Houston to reported six-year, $101 million deal" (SI.com) - "The Kansas City Chiefs have signed linebacker Justin Houston to a reported six-year, $101 million contract, making him the highest-paid linebacker in NFL history."
• "NFL announces dates, but not site for next year’s draft" (PFT) - "The NFL took the draft on the road this year, and found a warm welcome in Chicago. And it appears they’re thinking about going someplace else in the future."