Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (1/29/18)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Chatter commences of Baker Mayfield to the Browns, at No. 1” (PFT) - “Four years after the Browns swung (and missed badly) on quarterback Johnny Manziel, they may be preparing to take another shot at the fences, again.”
• “No. 1 overall pick should come down to Sam Darnold, Josh Rosen” (ABJ) - “Short of making a huge splash by signing Washington’s Kirk Cousins for $26 million or more per year, the Browns are expected to draft a quarterback first overall on April 26.”
• “Kurt Warner says Todd Haley is the right coach, so now the Browns have to find the right quarterback” (WKNR) - “Kurt’s blessing: The next quarterback of the Browns better not have thin skin. Todd Haley will chew him up and spit him out.”
• “The Patriots’ dynasty was built from the ashes of Bill Belichick’s failure with the Browns” (WaPo) - “A few weeks before Bill Belichick’s first game as a head coach in the summer of 1991, the boss wanted to see him. Art Modell, the owner of the Cleveland Browns, summoned Belichick...”

NFL:

• “Colts intend to hire Josh McDaniels as head coach after Friday meeting with Patriots OC” (ESPN) - “The Indianapolis Colts intend to hire Josh McDaniels as their head coach after Super Bowl LII, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.”
• “Broncos will reportedly try to trade Aqib Talib this offseason due to salary concerns” (CBS) - “Aqib Talib has been a staple of the great Denver Broncos defenses for years now. He signed with the Broncos back in 2014...”
• “Tom Brady gets stitches out; Rob Gronkowski practices” (NFL.com) - “Patriots quarterback Tom Brady had his 12 stitches removed from his right hand earlier this week, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported.”
• “Carr, Walker, Miller help AFC rally to win Pro Bowl 24-23” (AP) - “Delanie Walker held the ball in the end zone and waited for his teammates to celebrate. They came from every direction: Left, right and even the bench.”