Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (2/6/18)

Cleveland Browns:

• “How will Scot McCloughan’s top ranking of Baker Mayfield impact the Browns’ draft plans?” (Plain Dealer) - “McCloughan is already on record as saying that Baker Mayfield would be his man if he had to draft a quarterback this year to lead his franchise.”
• “Nick Foles could move to the top of the QB wish list for Browns” (OBR) - “With Alex Smith off the list and Kirk Cousins, seemingly the top free agent to be, Foles could move to the front of the Browns wish list.”
• “How Joe Thomas helped the Browns from the sideline” (Browns.com) - “If there’s a silver lining to the season-ending injury that sidelined Joe Thomas, the Browns’ ironclad left tackle, it has two parts.”
• “Browns Open With Worst Odds To Win Super Bowl For Third Straight Year” (CBS) - “Following an 0-16 season, it’s no surprise that the Cleveland Browns open with the worst odds to win Super Bowl LIII next February.”

NFL:

• “Josh McDaniels to follow through with Colts” (PFT) - “A strange vibe emerged last week in Minneapolis as it related to the presumption that Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels will become the next coach of the Colts.”
• “Lions hire former Patriots defensive coordinator Matt Patricia as new coach” (CBS) - “As it has long been rumored that they would, the Lions announced on Monday the hiring of former New England Patriots defensive coordinator Matt Patricia.”
• “Raiders cut CB David Amerson” (ESPN) - “The Oakland Raiders released veteran cornerback David Amerson on Monday, saving some $6 million against the salary cap with no dead money involved.”
• “Malcolm Butler: Patriots ‘gave up on me’ in Super Bowl” (NFL.com) - “Malcolm Butler, once a New England Patriots Super Bowl hero, didn’t play a single defensive snap in Sunday’s 41-33 Super Bowl LII loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.”