Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (1/5/17)

Cleveland Browns:

• "Joe Thomas is sick of seeing team’s free agents walk" (MJ) - "What do Jabaal Sheard, Ahtyba Rubin, Mitchell Schwartz, Alex Mack, Taylor Gabriel and Johnson Bademosi have in common? All left the Browns as free agents in 2015 or 2016..."
• "Jamar Taylor: Support of Cleveland Browns coaches means everything" (WKYC) - "In 15 games for the Browns, Taylor registered 57 total tackles, including 46 solo stops, 13 passes defended and three interceptions, all of which were career highs..."
• "Seth DeValve, thankful to be healthy, reflects on emerging role" (Browns.com) - "DeValve described himself as a sponge earlier this season, taking in as much as he could through a trying year that saw a youthful Browns team grow up on the fly."
• "Browns roster 2017: Contract status for each player on the team" (Plain Dealer) - "Terrelle Pryor and Jamie Collins are set to become free agents. The Browns have said extending the contracts of both players are top priorities this off-season."

NFL:

• "Giants receivers brush off Miami trip talk, say focus is on Packers" (ESPN) - "Odell Beckham Jr. and Victor Cruz want to concentrate on their upcoming playoff game against the Green Bay Packers, not their recent off-day trip to Miami..."
• "Jones explains why he was arrested, says 'none of this makes sense'" (CBS) - "Tuesday was not a good day for Bengals cornerback Adam Jones, who was arrested and charged with three misdemeanors and a felony in Hamilton County, Ohio."
• "Falcons OC Kyle Shanahan eyeing Broncos opening" (NFL.com) - "Although Shanahan is also set to meet with the Rams, Jaguars and 49ers, the Broncos have emerged as the frontrunner for his services."
• "Report: Gregory decision coming next week" (PFT) - "The status of Cowboys defensive end Randy Gregory will be known before the Cowboys open the playoffs next week, the Fort Worth Star-Telegam reported Wednesday evening."