Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (8/7/18)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Baker Mayfield ‘will play quite a bit’ Thursday night” (Plain Dealer) - “Baker Mayfield fans will get their fix Thursday night against the Giants in New York. Coach Hue Jackson said the No. 1 overall pick ‘will play quite a bit’ in the preseason opener against the Giants.”
• “Report: Browns remain interested in Dez Bryant with ball in his court” (PFT) - “The Browns aren’t likely to get Odell Beckham in a trade, much to Jarvis Landry‘s chagrin, but they do hope to get Josh Gordon back.”
• “Trade of Corey Coleman gives Antonio Callaway first crack at starting role” (WKNR) - “Passing the torch: Is young receiver Antonio Callaway simply shy or unflappable about the enormous responsibility just handed to him?”
• “Hue Jackson eager for Jarvis Landry to ‘make plays when everybody knows we are going to him’” (ABJ) - “The Browns will rely on three-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Jarvis Landry to be a go-to target, and they realize there’s no use trying to be secretive about it.”
• “Landry says friend Odell Beckham ‘definitely would be’ up to play for the Browns” (CBS) - “Odell Beckham Jr. has spent his offseason and summer stuck in a friendly contract standoff with the New York Giants, a team he’s under contract with for one more season.”

NFL:

• “Lions activate DE Ezekiel Ansah (knee) from PUP list” (NFL.com) - “The Lions activated defensive end Ezekiel Ansah from the active/physically unable to perform list and he will practice Monday, the team announced.”
• “Jets’ Teddy Bridgewater: Playing again ‘a wonderful feeling’” (ESPN) - “On Monday, Bowles adjusted the quarterback rotation in practice, giving McCown only 10 reps and letting Bridgewater and Darnold split the remainder.”
• “Patriots release Malcolm Mitchell in latest WR shuffle” (USA TODAY) - “The New England Patriots aren’t done restructuring their receiving corps. In the latest move to reshuffle its set of pass catchers, the team released Malcolm Mitchell on Monday.”