Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (6/24/16)

Cleveland Browns:

• "Higgins expects to live up to Hollywood nickname … finally" (C-T) - "For a guy nicknamed 'Hollywood,' the bright lights have often neglected receiver Rashard Higgins. He was under-recruited out of Mesquite High School in Texas, and wound up at Colorado State of the Mountain West Conference."
• "Dansby: Browns players 'shut down' during 2015 season" (The Score) - "Cleveland's championship drought may have come to an end thanks to LeBron James and the Cavaliers, but there's another team in the area that has some work to do in chasing down a title of its own."
• "Joe Thomas cracks top 25 of NFL Network’s ‘Top 100 players of 2016’" (Browns.com) - "Cleveland’s Mr. Reliable hasn’t shown any signs of letting up, and that was made clear in his new spot in NFL Network’s 'Top 100 players of 2016' rankings."
• "Cavaliers championship helps ‘heal’ Earnest Byner" (Morning Journal) - "This little tale will tell anyone all that’s needed to know about Earnest Byner as a person. The former Browns running back was part of the Cavaliers victory parade on June 22 and rode on the same truck..."

NFL:

• "Las Vegas stadium would cost taxpayers $750 million" (PFT) - "If Las Vegas hopes to lure the Raiders from Oakland, it’s going to require the biggest public contribution ever made for the construction of a football stadium."
• "Andrew Luck says his poor performance last year wasn't just injury related" (CBS) - "There's no way around it: Andrew Luck, a very good NFL quarterback, sucked last year. He really did, posting a 74.9 passer rating, which finished below Colin Kaepernick."
• "Titans' Morgan wants NFL to study medical marijuana" (AP) - "His comments follow offensive tackle Eugene Monroe's recommendation that the NFL stop testing players for marijuana. Monroe was released last week by the Baltimore Ravens."
• "NFL, Cirque du Soleil partnering to create NYC exhibit" (NFL.com) - "In an aggressive maneuver to usher in a new fan base and insert themselves as a permanent resident along one of the most traveled streets in the world..."