Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (11/8/18)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Dysfunction in Cleveland: Hue Jackson’s Paranoid Final Days and Baker Mayfield’s Resilience” (MMQB) - “Jackson was Haslam’s man, while Sean McDermott and Matt Patricia had support from those running football operations.”
• “Browns lose defensive starters Kirksey, Gaines to injuries” (AP) - “The losses are piling up for the Browns — in the standings, and on the sideline. On Wednesday, two defensive starters were added to the stack.”
• “Browns claim Phillip Gaines and Jermaine Whitehead” (PFT) - “The Browns opened Wednesday with a cornerback named Gaines on their 53-man roster and they ended it with a cornerback named Gaines, but it isn’t the same one.”
• “Browns optimistic about injured DBs” (Browns.com) - “Glance fast enough at the list of the top four passing offenses in the NFL, and you might mistake it for a jumbled version of the Browns’ schedule.”

NFL:

• “Injuries: Sammy Watkins (foot) could miss Week 10” (NFL.com) - “The Chiefs, who held Watkins out of practice Wednesday, could take the cautious approach with Watkins to ensure he’s healthy for the stretch run and the playoffs.”
• “Saints sign ex-Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant” (AP) - “The former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver, who has been looking for an NFL home since becoming a free agent, will join one of the NFL’s top offenses in New Orleans.”
• “Le’Veon Bell spotted in Pittsburgh playing a sport that’s not football as Steelers deadline looms” (CBS) - “After spending the past few months in Miami, it appears that Le’Veon Bell has finally made his way back to Pittsburgh.”
• “Bruce Irvin to sign with hometown Falcons” (ESPN) - “The Atlanta Falcons bolstered their pass rush by adding Bruce Irvin, and they could be getting another key player back for their defense.”