Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (10/26/16)

Cleveland Browns:

• "Jackson emphatic that team won't trade Joe Thomas" (C-T) - "Ray Farmer came within a whisker of trading Thomas to Denver at last year’s trade deadline, but there has been no indication that current football operations director Sashi Brown has similar intent."
• "Browns search for answers to QB question" (WKYC) - "Browns do not yet know who will be under center and lining up in the shotgun formation when they take the field against the New York Jets at FirstEnergy Stadium on Sunday afternoon."
• "Hue Jackson needs Cody Kessler to protect himself better" (Plain Dealer) - "Hue Jackson loves that Cody Kessler has that dog in him. Now, he wants that dog to heel every once in awhile."
• "How close are the Browns to the 2017 No. 1 overall pick?" (ESPN) - "Cleveland currently has a 69 percent chance to get the No. 1 overall pick in the 2017 NFL draft, according to FPI. That's over four times more likely than the next-closest team..."

NFL:

• "Giants release kicker Josh Brown in wake of spousal abuse" (AP) - "The move came shortly after the player issued a statement insisting that he never hit his wife during a six year period when he admits spousal abuse."
• "Roethlisberger throws at Steelers practice, 'hopeful' to return in Week 9" (CBS) - "Ben Roethlisberger's recovery from his torn meniscus appears to be going smoothly."
• "Refs deemed Landry's hit 'a football play'" (NFL.com) - "Dolphins wide receiver Jarvis Landry's crack-back block on Bills cornerback Aaron Williams has drawn criticism league-wide."
• "Does diminished quality come from reduced practice time?" (PFT) - "As the 2011 lockout was coming to a conclusion, the owners made a series of concessions that cost them no money, at least not directly."