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Cleveland Browns:
- “Arbitrator’s ruling makes AJ McCarron a legitimate option for Browns” (ESPN) - “The Cleveland Browns tried to trade two draft picks to Cincinnati for AJ McCarron at the trade deadline. Now they can sign him outright.”
- “Free agent cornerback Vontae Davis visits Browns” (C-T) - “Cornerback Vontae Davis visited the cornerback-needy Browns on Friday, two league sources confirmed to The Chronicle-Telegram.”
- “Garrett blows away field as PFF’s top rookie edge defender” (BrownsWire) - “Garrett made quite an impression in his rookie year. Despite missing a handful of games with injuries, the No. 1 overall pick handily graded out as the top rookie edge defender.”
- “How previous backup quarterback contracts will impact the Browns -- and why the numbers don’t really matter” (cleveland.com) - “There’s this thing we do with NFL contracts where we see the raw numbers and our eyes get wide.”
NFL:
- “Houston Texans to release linebacker Brian Cushing” (NFL.com) - “The Texans informed Cushing, the team’s all-time leading tackler, they are moving on from him, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Sunday.”
- “How Kirk Cousins will ‘quickly’ respond if Redskins get petty, use franchise tag” (CBS) - “The Washington Redskins could make things awkward this offseason, if they decide to play a petty game of franchise tag and use a third tag on quarterback Kirk Cousins.”
- “Two weeks later, no indication on what Gronkowski will do” (PFT) - “Gronk could make plenty of money by just being Gronk, and the question of whether he’s going to play in 2018 will linger.”
- “Hurney reinstated as Panthers interim GM after investigation” (AP) - “The Panthers have reinstated interim general manager Marty Hurney after an NFL investigation found no wrongdoing into charges of harassment by his ex-wife.”