Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (8/20/18)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Cornerback E.J. Gaines carted off with knee injury” (C-T) - “He remained on the ground for a few minutes as the medical staff checked on him and teammates kneeled around him. He was eventually driven inside the team facility on a cart.”
• “Browns continue to downplay league involvement in Josh Gordon’s status” (PFT) - “It’s also unclear whether and to what extent the league has a hand in Gordon’s ability to practice and play...”
• “Baker Mayfield shows off fancy footwork for Browns” (NFL.com) - “Baker Mayfield’s box score might not impress Browns fans, but the rookie flashed plenty of potential in Friday night’s 19-17 loss to the Bills.”
• “Corey Coleman scoffs at Hard Knocks’ portrayal: ‘They should’ve showed the whole thing’” (Plain Dealer) - “It then cut to him being called into Hue Jackson’s office after he was demoted to second-team behind Antonio Callaway the day before the trade.”
• “Bills say Jarvis Landry’s block was ‘dirty,’ should have been penalized” (ESPN) - “Meanwhile, Johnson put blame on himself for not being aggressive enough on the 4-yard touchdown run by Cleveland running back Carlos Hyde in the first quarter.”

NFL:

• “Redskins hosting Adrian Peterson, Darkwa, Charles” (NFL.com) - “Among the running backs set to visit the Redskins are Adrian Peterson, Jamaal Charles and Orleans Darkwa, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported...”
• “Richard Sherman explains why ‘idiotic’ helmet rule goes against tackling fundamentals” (CBS) - “And his opinion meshes nicely with that of the general public, the media and most players: the rule stinks and it doesn’t make sense.”
• “Bears QB Trubisky getting on same page with Robinson, Burton” (AP) - “Throughout camp, the trio has steadily honed their chemistry. That was evident Thursday when the team had a joint practice against the Denver Broncos.”