Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (5/11/18)

Cleveland Browns:

• “The Browns are legit wild-card sleepers” (ESPN) - “This might be hard for anyone born after 1960 to believe, but the Cleveland Browns used to be good. In fact, they once were a powerhouse.”
• “Browns plan to sign undrafted free-agent quarterback Brogan Roback” (ABJ) - “The Browns plan to sign undrafted free-agent quarterback Brogan Roback, a league source told the Beacon Journal/Ohio.com on Thursday.”
• “The DeShone Kizer answer for why Tyrod Taylor should start for the Browns” (cleveland.com) - “Whatever Hue Jackson does with Baker Mayfield in 2018, he can’t bench him. Given Jackson’s history, that means he shouldn’t start him.”
• “Baker Mayfield second in rookie jersey sales” (247Browns) - “The Cleveland Browns made Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield the No. 1 overall selection in the 2018 NFL Draft but he has not been able to overtake jersey sales.”
• “Residents, police open up at summit spurred by Browns” (C-T) - “Helen Greer-Garrett stood holding the microphone, hand shaking and too nervous to speak. After coaxing from Browns linebacker Christian Kirksey, she summoned the courage.”
• “Browns like what they see in brief look at rookie left tackles” (Browns.com) - “The Browns are well aware they have enormous shoes to fill at left tackle, which, for the first time in more than a decade, will be occupied by someone other than Joe Thomas.”

NFL:

• “Panthers already lose a running back to a torn ACL suffered during non-contact drill” (CBS) - “Fozzy Whittaker tore the ACL in his right knee during a non-contact drill on Monday. As a result, the Panthers have placed Whittaker on injured reserve.”
• “Cowboys DT Collins breaks foot; no timetable for return” (NFL.com) - “For the second time in three seasons, the Dallas Cowboys will be without defensive tackle Maliek Collins in the lead up to training camp because of a bum foot.”