Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (2/9/18)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Browns attendance starts to reflect team’s struggles” (ESPN) - “Cleveland Browns fans voiced their feelings about years of frustration with a protest march in arctic cold six days after a winless 2017 season ended.”
• “AJ McCarron ‘would’ve loved’ Browns trade” (cleveland.com) - “McCarron said he would’ve loved to be traded to Cleveland on Oct. 31. Instead, the deal fell through when the Browns waited until the last minute to execute the trade.”
• “Does the Jimmy G deal push Kirk Cousins out of reach?” (DPD) - “The Cleveland Browns are expected to be participants in the sweepstakes for Kirk Cousins once the former Washington Redskins quarterback hits free agency in March.”
• “Joe Schobert shared Pro Bowl spotlight with personal heroes” (Browns.com) - “A few weeks ago, Joe Schobert found himself as the Browns’ lone representative at the Pro Bowl in Orlando. He also found himself somewhat in awe at some of the players around him.”

NFL:

• “Minnesota Vikings to hire John DeFilippo as team’s OC” (NFL.com) - “If the Philadelphia Eagles are to repeat as Super Bowl champions next season, they’ll have to do so without their star quarterback coach John DeFilippo.”
• “Chiefs cut cornerback Revis to save salary cap space” (AP) - “The Chiefs have cut veteran cornerback Darrelle Revis, a move that was long expected with his pricy tag next season and the franchise’s tight salary cap situation this offseason.”
• “With the Garoppolo deal, 49ers finally find a franchise QB ... or Brock Osweiler” (CBS) - “Such was the case with Jimmy Garoppolo’s newest deal, a massive five-year, $137.5 million pact he and the 49ers agreed to on Thursday afternoon.”
• “Eagles long-snapper: Team ran fake walk-through in the event Pats were watching” (PFT) - “But why not take advantage of the opportunity to practice the actual plays in the stadium where the game was going to be played, one day beforehand?”