Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (7/17/17)

Cleveland Browns:

• "Clyde Simmons wants more consistency from rookie Caleb Brantley" (MJ) - "But when they are in full gear and linemen start crashing into each other like a demolition derby cars in cleats, eyes will be on rookie defensive lineman Caleb Brantley."
• "Will TE's David Njoku and Seth DeValve be as advertised?" (OBR) - "Njoku is being counted on as being a tight end with big-play capabilities. The Browns traded up into the first round to take Njoku with the 29th overall pick out of Miami."
• "Browns host U.S. men's national team ahead of CONCACAF Gold Cup" (Browns.com) - "Sunny skies and relatively cooler temperatures descended upon Berea Friday afternoon. So did the U.S. men’s national team..."
• "Zac Jackson: Isaiah Crowell Could Rush For 1,400 Yards For The Browns" (92.3) - "The Athletic’s Zac Jackson joined Bull and Fox to talk the upcoming Browns season." - AUDIO

NFL:

• "Kirk Cousins deal not expected by deadline; QB open to long-term contract after season" (ESPN) - "Cousins is not expected to sign a long-term deal by Monday's 4 p.m. deadline to sign franchise players to long-term contracts..."
• "John Elway, Broncos reportedly close on lucrative new five-year extension" (CBS) - "Elway's current contract, which Paige reports pays him around $3 million annually, expires in March. His new deal will reportedly be worth $30-35 million over five years..."
• "Michael Floyd suspended for first four games of 2017" (NFL.com) - "The Vikings wide receiver was suspended for the first four games of the 2017 regular season for violating the NFL Policy and Program for Substances of Abuse..."
• "D’Onta Foreman says gun was legal, marijuana wasn’t his" (PFT) - "D’Onta Foreman, who was arrested this morning on weapon and marijuana charges, says that he was legally carrying his gun and that the marijuana police found was not his."