Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (7/3/18)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Interesting position battles on defense and special teams at training camp” (ABJ) - “Nevertheless, it’s worth noting that Dorsey used an equally aggressive approach toward revamping the defensive secondary.”
• “Young defensive trio the key to Browns’ improvement” (ESPN) - “Garrett quietly had a very good rookie season. His numbers, though, don’t show it because he missed five games to injury.”
• “Replacing Joe Thomas: 6 things to know about the Browns left tackle battle” (cleveland.com) - “The Browns have stabilized most of the positions on their roster this offseason, but there is one big hole left to fill -- left tackle.”
• “Denzel Ward on playing for his hometown team” (NFL.com) - “Ward talks with NFL Network’s Willie McGinest about how the new core of rookies are adjusting to NFL life, what it’s like playing where he grew up...” - VIDEO

NFL:

• “Ex-Titans director of scouting says Marcus Mariota was ‘easy choice’ over Jameis Winston” (CBS) - “On Monday, former Titans director of college scouting Blake Beddingfield claimed that for the Titans it never was much of a debate.”
• “Peterson: Rosen’s IQ, pocket presence ‘off the charts’” (NFL.com) - “So has optimism about Rosen extended to Arizona’s veterans? If Patrick Peterson’s evaluation of the Chosen One is any indication, yes, yes it has.”
• “Seahawks have six starters left from their Super Bowl win” (PFT) - “But the NFL moves fast, and now Seattle is down to just six starters remaining from the 22 players who started for them in the Super Bowl four years ago.”
• “How a Soldier’s Story Helped Dan Quinn Build the Falcons” (MMQB) - “Quinn met him through his Quinn’s Corps program a few years back, and the Army cavalry specialist explained what happened to him while he was deployed in Afghanistan.”