Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (3/8/18)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Trumaine Johnson’s free-agency decision will say a lot about state of Browns” (ESPN) - “The interest in Shields, who has been sidelined by a concussion since the first game of the 2016 season, shows just how big of a need corner is for the Browns...”
• “Joe Thomas wants to decide on future by free agency” (NFL.com) - “The closer we get to the deadline without a decision, however, the more it sounds like he could change his mind.”
• “Fired Browns coaches reportedly threw a party for themselves at NFL combine” (CBS) - “How much fun is it to work for the Cleveland Browns? Almost as fun as it is to get fired by the Cleveland Browns, apparently.”
• “Todd McShay leans toward Sam Darnold over Saquon Barkley for Browns at No. 1 overall” (ABJ) - “McShay leans toward Southern California quarterback Sam Darnold over Barkley in the debate about what the Browns should do with the No. 1 pick.”

NFL:

• “Eagles to acquire Michael Bennett from Seahawks” (ESPN) - “The Seattle Seahawks are trading defensive end Michael Bennett and a seventh-round pick to the Philadelphia Eagles for a fifth-round pick and wide receiver Marcus Johnson...”
• “Rams trade Alec Ogletree to Giants for draft picks” (PFT) - “Alec Ogletree is on the move from Los Angeles to New York. Ogletree, a linebacker who has played his entire five-year career with the Rams, is being traded to the Giants.”
• “AP source: Jerry Jones to pay NFL $2 million for legal fees” (AP) - “Jerry Jones has agreed to pay the NFL more than $2 million in legal fees resulting from two disputes the Dallas Cowboys owner had with the league...”
• “Analytics are here to stay in NFL, but interpreting flood of information remains challenge” (USA TODAY) - “Sure, they’ve had a place on pro football landscape’s for years, even if the Cleveland Browns proved that Moneyball looks much better on paper...”