Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (12/7/18)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Picks no cause for concern for Baker Mayfield, Browns” (ESPN) - “In a year when every snap matters and every game is a learning experience, Baker Mayfield now faces rebounding from a three-interception half in Houston.”
• “Defiant Freddie: ‘Houston is NOT going to define Browns season’” (Canton Rep) - “In some respects, Kitchens is having the time of his life. He had just replaced Todd Haley as the 2018 Browns’ play caller when Arians was in town...”
• “Antonio Callaway looking to stop yo-yo act, find consistency, finish strong” (C-T) - “The flashes of brilliance have dotted the season. The 47-yard touchdown that tied the game in New Orleans with 1:16 left...”
• “Browns trying to ready themselves for playing December games in Cleveland” (WKYC) - “The Browns’ players and coaches got a taste of what Cleveland has to offer, weather-wise, at this point in the season when they practiced through cold temperatures...”
• “Damarious Randall on Mike McCarthy’s firing” (Plain Dealer) - “Damarious Randall on Thursday called out the Packers for firing Mike McCarthy, blaming their 4-7-1 record on bad personnel moves instead.”

NFL:

• “Injuries: Julio Jones (foot) expects to play vs. Packers” (NFL.com) - “Two missed days of practice apparently won’t keep Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones from playing in Week 14.”
• “Reports: Alex Smith dealing with post-op infection in leg” (PFT) - “Washington quarterback Alex Smith‘s recovery from the broken tibia and fibula he suffered last month is reportedly being complicated by an infection.”
• “After firing, ex-Packers coach Mike McCarthy visited Lambeau twice” (ESPN) - “Don’t expect to hear much in the near future from Mike McCarthy after he was fired by the Green Bay Packers with four games left in his 13th season as head coach.”