Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (7/4/18)

Cleveland Browns:

• “How NFL players, teams put action behind their protests” (ESPN) - “The team in Cleveland was not alone in this effort, as numerous NFL teams made significant voluntary efforts behind the scenes to go beyond taking a knee during the national anthem.”
• “Darren Fells brings physicality, experience to promising Browns TE group” (Browns.com) - “Now, he’s being counted upon by the Browns to serve a vital, multi-faceted role in a burgeoning tight ends room.”
• “Joe Thomas hints at new Great Lakes Brewery beer on ‘Joe Thomas Day’” (WKYC) - “How does Joe Thomas celebrate the day in Cleveland named in his honor? By drinking beer. Hours into the first official Joe Thomas Day...”
• “Christian Kirksey: 2018 Browns have ‘a different feel’” (NFL.com) - “The King might have left Cleveland this week, but Christian Kirksey thinks his Browns are primed to assume his vacated throne.”

NFL:

• “NFL confirms Edelman must serve 4-game suspension” (AP) - “Julian Edelman will miss the first four games of the 2018 season for violating NFL policy on performance-enhancing substances.”
• “NFL suspends 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster two games for weapons, drug offenses” (CBS) - “Foster escaped major punishment under the law for a weapons offense and a misdemeanor drug offense, but he will not avoid punishment from the NFL.”
• “NFL suspends Packers’ Aaron Jones two games” (PFT) - “Jones has been suspended two games for violating the league’s substance abuse policy, the NFL announced today. The 23-year-old Jones had 81 carries for 448 yards and four touchdowns last season.”
• “Terrell Owens will deliver his Hall of Fame speech at UT-Chattanooga instead of Canton” (USA TODAY) - “Terrell Owens announced Tuesday that he will be giving his Hall of Fame induction speech at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga...”