Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (4/17/18)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Browns sign WR Josh Gordon as exclusive rights free agent” (AP) - “Gordon, 27, is expected to report for the team’s offseason workout program Monday. He’s eligible to be a restricted free agent in 2019.”
• “Hue Jackson to his ‘18 Browns: ‘Winning starts today, starts right now’” (Plain Dealer) - “The Browns’ offseason program kicked off Monday with an inspirational speech by coach Hue Jackson to a sea of new faces...”
• “Report: Browns not interested in Dez Bryant” (PFT) - “The Cowboys released Bryant on Friday, relieving them of his $12.5 million base salary and his $16.5 million salary cap number. His departure saves them $8 million in salary cap space.”
• “The best 32 draft picks in expansion Browns history” (WKNR) - “His predecessors – Dwight Clark, Butch Davis, Phil Savage, Eric Mangini, Tom Heckert, Joe Banner, Ray Farmer and Sashi Brown...”

NFL:

• “NFL, NFLPA announce ban of 10 helmet models after laboratory study” (CBS) - “The NFL and NFLPA released a joint statement Monday that they have banned 10 helmet models from being used in the future.”
• “Rams DT Aaron Donald absent from start of voluntary workouts” (ESPN) - “Donald didn’t attend the start of the Rams’ offseason program on Monday. The reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year was absent for most of last year’s program...”
• “Vikings sign Eric Kendricks to 5-year, $50M extension” (NFL.com) - “Now that the Vikings have added Kirk Cousins to bolster the offense, they are turning their attention to nucleus players on the other side of the ball.”
• “James Harrison Announces Retirement” (SI.com) - “Harrison, 39, played 15 years in the NFL with the New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Bengals. He is the Steelers’ all-time sack leader.”