Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (6/1/18)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Browns announce changes to personnel staff” (Browns.com) - “Chris Cooper was promoted to Vice President of Football Administration and Brandon Sosna was promoted to Salary Cap Analyst.”
• “Denzel Ward is progressing quickly and 4 other things we learned during Browns OTAs” (Plain Dealer) - “Sure, it’s spring, but it’s always comforting when high draft picks show you why they were high draft picks, even this time of year.”
• “Browns bring in MMA legend Chuck Liddell to work with their players during OTAs” (CBS) - “The Cleveland Browns went in another direction, bringing in MMA legend Chuck Liddell to work with, well, everybody.”
• “Trash talk erupts in Baker Mayfield interview” (For The Win) - “But when the former NFL receiver asked Mayfield what position he would have played if he wasn’t a quarterback, Mayfield’s response brought out the competitor in Smith.”

NFL:

• “Kobe Bryant visits Patriots practice; Brady, Gronk not there” (AP) - “With their quarterback skipping organized team activities along with tight end Rob Gronkowski, the Patriots returned to Gillette Stadium for offseason workouts this week.”
• “Peyton Manning: Andrew Luck’s form depends on reps” (NFL.com) - “Andrew Luck missed an entire season of his NFL career due to injury. Peyton Manning knows something about that experience.”
• “Bills reach settlement with Eric Wood following career-ending neck injury” (ESPN) - “The Buffalo Bills reached an injury settlement with center Eric Wood and released him on Thursday.”
• “Ha Ha Clinton-Dix skipping Packers’ OTAs” (PFT) - “The Pro Bowl safety has offered no explanation for his absence, but it’s probably a good guess he wants a long-term extension.”