Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (12/26/18)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Freddie Kitchens Shares Thoughts on the Meaning of Christmas” (MMQB) - “Christmas is the perfect time to let the ones around you know how very much they mean to you.”
• “Damarious Randall strives to inspire, empower children who stutter” (ABJ) - “Randall grew up with a stutter. He went to speech therapy from ages 10 to 12 but it didn’t seem to do the trick. Then everything suddenly changed when he was 17.”
• “Freddie Kitchens adds more wrinkles and they keep working” (C-T) - “Offensive coordinator Freddie Kitchens’ resume gets more attractive by the game. In the 26-18 win over the Bengals on Sunday, he again showed the creativity and efficiency...”
• “Kitchens makes his move as a legit head coach candidate” (WKNR) - “Kitchens let down his guard that he really wants the job and feels he’s ready for it, and then produced another offensive gem jointly with Baker Mayfield to lift the Browns to a .500 record.”
• “Paul DePodesta may play a big role in hiring Browns’ next coach” (PFT) - “Last year, when Browns General Manager Sashi Brown was fired and replaced by John Dorsey, it appeared to be the end of the analytics era in Cleveland.”

NFL:

• “Injuries: Todd Gurley could miss second straight game” (NFL.com) - “With the postseason a certainty, there’s a chance the Rams might go with the cautious approach for the second straight game as it relates to running back Todd Gurley.”
• “Mike McCarthy would reportedly be interested in pursuing Cardinals coaching job if available” (CBS) - “Fired by Green Bay earlier this season, McCarthy is already emerging as a hot name on the NFL coaching market, before the carousel even gets started.”
• “Lindsay heads the list of undrafted rookies making impact” (AP) - “Phillip Lindsay didn’t receive an invitation to the NFL scouting combine and his name wasn’t called during the draft. Motivated by the snub, he made history.”