Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (6/21/18)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Rod Johnson claimed by Texans” (Browns Wire) - “The Houston Texans claimed offensive tackle Rod Johnson off waivers from the Browns. Johnson was dumped by the Browns on Tuesday when the team inked former No. 2 overall pick Greg Robinson.”
• “David Njoku made strides this spring from raw prospect to player Browns believe he can become” (Plain Dealer) - “These are the superlatives used to describe the Browns’ second-year tight end. There’s another, too, that just comes with the territory: raw.”
• “Tyrod Taylor or Baker Mayfield? Don’t Believe Hue Jackson Has Made a Final Decision” (MMQB) - “I don’t have a single doubt that Tyrod Taylor has earned the right to be the Cleveland Browns’ starting quarterback heading into training camp.”
• “Browns’ Christian Kirksey says they’ll make the playoffs this year” (PFT) - “The Browns haven’t made the playoffs since 2002, the longest streak in the NFL, but Browns linebacker Christian Kirksey took to Twitter to proclaim they’re going to make it this year.”

NFL:

• “Tom Brady replies to Instagram post about his retirement with emojis” (ESPN) - “Attached to the comment from Brady’s verified Instagram account were three monkey emojis, which according to Unicode are the three wise monkeys...”
• “Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri, 45, says he isn’t looking to retire anytime soon” (CBS) - “Last year, he converted 85.3 percent of his field goal attempts, which fell somewhere in the middle of the pack.”
• “Bengals first-round pick Billy Price cleared from injury” (NFL.com) - “The Cincinnati Bengals received some positive news as summer break begins. First-round pick Billy Price tweeted Monday that he’s been cleared for football activity.”
• “Ex-Bills GM Whaley named NFLPA’s college scouting director” (AP) - “Former Buffalo Bills general manager Doug Whaley is taking over as the NFL Players Association’s director of college scouting.”