Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (8/3/18)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Browns guard Zeitler sidelined with calf injury” (AP) - “Zeitler will miss several weeks of training camp because of a calf injury. The 28-year-old Zeitler did not practice Thursday, one day after being hurt and walking off the field with a trainer.”
• “David Njoku still working to overcome dropped passes” (ABJ) - “It happened in 2017 about three months after the Browns drafted him 29th overall. And it became glaring again Sunday when he dropped four passes.”
• “Intriguing Browns TE brings LeBron James’ size, hoops background” (Canton Rep) - “The 2017 Browns too often got torched by tight ends, but don’t blame ‘Kirko.’ Linebackers coach Blake Williams said linebacker Christian Kirksey more than did his job.”
• “Jabrill Peppers: I need ‘year of production’ with Cleveland Browns” (WKYC) - “Jabrill Peppers is a competitor to the core, and that is why the first week of training camp was so difficult for the second-year defensive back.”
• “What was the plan for the Browns offensive line?” (WFNY) - “The Browns offensive line lost a legend in left tackle Joe Thomas this offseason, but the way the team responded to the retirement has been an absolute debacle.”

NFL:

• “Steelers send Antonio Brown to Pittsburgh for injury evaluation” (ESPN) - “The Steelers have sent All-Pro wide receiver Antonio Brown to Pittsburgh for injury evaluation. Coach Mike Tomlin did not specify the body part that was injured...”
• “What we learned from Bears vs. Ravens in HOF Game” (NFL.com) - “Lamar Jackson didn’t divert from the widely held prognostication that he’ll be backing up Flacco at the start of the season.”
• “Ezekiel Elliott is sued for 2017 car accident” (PFT) - “In early 2017, Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott was involved in an automobile accident. The person in the other car has now sued Elliott to obtain compensation for his injuries.”