Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (5/1/18)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Browns pick up Damarious Randall’s fifth-year option” (PFT) - “The Browns traded for defensive back Damarious Randall this offseason, and now they’ve secured his services for an extra year.”
• “Browns sign QB Joel Stave” (Browns.com) - “Stave is 6-5, 236-pounds and officially in his first NFL season out of Wisconsin. Originally signed by Minnesota as an undrafted free agent in 2016, Stave has spent time on the practice squads...”
• “Baker Mayfield was the top QB for at least half a dozen teams besides the Browns, sources say” (cleveland.com) - “The Browns raised some eyebrows among fans and media by drafting Baker Mayfield No. 1 overall.”
• “How do the nine Browns draft picks fit on a roster already bolstered by 13 veteran acquisitions?” (WKNR) - “Newton’s Third Law states for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.”

NFL:

• “Transactions roundup: Redskins cut Terrell McClain” (NFL.com) - “After selecting two defensive tackles in the draft this weekend, the Washington Redskins thinned their D-Line group by releasing Terrell McClain, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported.”
• “Giants wanted to trade Ereck Flowers during draft, source says” (ESPN) - “The New York Giants were open to trading Ereck Flowers during the NFL draft. It just didn’t happen, in part because of the price.”
• “2018 NFL odds, Vegas season win totals: SportsLine projections see value in AFC West” (CBS) - “Now that the bulk of the free agency period and the 2018 NFL Draft have come and gone, we have a pretty good idea of what each NFL team’s roster will look like next season.”
• “Cowboys want Super Bowl hosting do-over, and draft was start” (AP) - “Cowboys want a do-over on hosting the Super Bowl after horrid weather and a seating fiasco ruined their first try seven years ago.”