Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (2/16/18)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Amos Jones’ relationship with Phil Dawson, AFC North ties give him clear picture of Browns tradition” (Browns.com) - “It wasn’t long after he was hired as the Browns’ new special teams coordinator that Amos Jones reached out to Phil Dawson.”
• “Kirk Cousins isn’t sure where he wants to play yet but Joe Thomas is recruiting him” (CBS) - “One person who claims to know where the best spot for Cousins is: Browns tackle Joe Thomas. Unsurprisingly, Thomas’ answer is a bit self-serving.”
• “AJ McCarron wins free agency grievance and Hue Jackson can try again to land his QB” (cleveland.com) - “Jackson didn’t get his man the first time around because of the botched trade attempt, but now he’s got another chance.”
• “NFL names five finalists to host draft in 2019, 2020” (ESPN) - “Cleveland/Canton, Tennessee, Kansas City, Denver and Las Vegas have been named as the five finalists to be considered as host cities for the NFL draft in 2019 or 2020.”

NFL:

• “Coach: Fitzgerald says he’ll be back for 2018 season” (AP) - “Wilks says wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald — arguably the most popular and certainly the most prolific player to don a Cardinals uniform — has told him he’ll return for a 15th NFL season.”
• “Former Colts CB Vontae Davis visiting Bills Thursday” (NFL.com) - “It’s no coincidence that Davis’ first visit has arrived just days after he gained medical clearance stemming from November’s season-ending surgery to repair a groin issue.”
• “NFL teams to get more access to data that tracks players on every play” (PFT) - “The problem is that the NFL has been stingy with the data: Teams are given information about their own players, but not about players on other teams.”
• “The Last Time Baker Mayfield Was a Rookie” (MMQB) - “Baker Mayfield made landfall in Lubbock, Texas in the Summer of 2013. Six short months later, he was gone. It was the last time Mayfield was a rookie at anything, and the odds were stacked against him.”