Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (1/8/18)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Examining GM John Dorsey’s moves with the Chiefs and what that means for the Browns” (C-T) - “Dorsey has been here before. Well, not exactly here. No team in NFL history had gone 1-31 in consecutive seasons. But he’s been in the neighborhood.”
• “Organizer Chris McNeil deserves kudos for pulling off Perfect Season Parade” (ESPN) - “The snark level seemed as high as the temperature was low. The event warrants a quick look at this quirky day in Browns and Cleveland sports history.”
• “QB Market Has a Lot of Names, Options” (OBR) - “Now that we know the ‘demand’ part of the market, what does the ‘supply’ side look like? As always, it seems there are more needs than there are answers.”
• “Racist, offensive tapes aimed at Cleveland Browns, city, expected at fraud trial” (Plain Dealer) - “Prosecutors contend that the tapes counter the defense argument that Pilot Flying J’s former president, Mark Hazelwood, is a man of excellent character.”

NFL:

• “Panthers are now for sale” (PFT) - “Three weeks ago, Panthers owner Jerry Richardson announced that the franchise will be sold, but that the process would not commence until the season ends. The season has now ended.”
• “Packers promoting Gutekunst to be next GM” (AP) - “The Green Bay Packers are promoting director of player personnel Brian Gutekunst to be the team’s next general manager, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press.”
• “NFL looking into Panthers’ handling of Cam’s protocol” (NFL.com) - “The Carolina Panthers’ handling of Cam Newton’s fourth-quarter injury has drawn the attention of the league.”
• “2018 NFL playoff odds: Eagles historic underdog against peaking Falcons” (CBS) - “The 2017 NFL season was a wild one, featuring a whole host of teams who hadn’t seen the playoffs in a while make it back to the postseason.”