Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (9/24/18)

Cleveland Browns:

• “The Baker Mayfield era is upon us, and the Browns will never be the same” (WKNR) - “Fasten your seat belts. The ride is on. This is it. This is what we’ve been waiting for -- a young team on the rise with the franchise quarterback in the driver’s seat.”
• “Browns’ rookie Denzel Ward piloting a ‘No Fly Zone’ in Cleveland” (PFF) - “Ward has earned an overall grade of 81.9, which currently ranks eighth among cornerbacks, and a coverage grade of 86.3, which is good for sixth.”
• “Tyrod Taylor has been in the concussion protocol three times in 13 months” (PFT) - “To the extent that he actually suffered a concussion on Thursday night, that’s alarming, given that there was no clear or obvious blow to the head.”
• “Carlos Hyde announces birth of son Friday morning to cap memorable 24 hours” (C-T) - “He was with his girlfriend at the hospital before leaving for the game, arriving later than normal but making it in time for warmups.”
• “Meet the Cleveland Browns fan who captured the opossum at FirstEnergy Stadium” (WKYC) - “That fan, Greg Pleasant, does not even have a Facebook page. The season ticket holder was in Section 149 with his wife when he noticed an opossum creeping...”

NFL:

• “Injuries we’re tracking from Sunday’s Week 3 games” (NFL.com) - “Marcus Peters suffered what’s believed to be a calf injury, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported. Peters went down in the second quarter of their win over Los Angeles Chargers.”
• “49ers fear Jimmy Garoppolo suffered torn ACL, season could be over” (CBS) - “It would be a devastating development for a team many expected to be much-improved over last year’s six-win team...”
• “Gronkowski confirms he considered offseason retirement” (ESPN) - “Gronkowski confirmed to reporters on Sunday that he considered retiring during the offseason when the team explored trading him to the Detroit Lions.”