Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (9/25/18)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Browns name rookie Baker Mayfield their 30th starting quarterback since 1999” (ABJ) - “The Browns hope the 30th time is the charm. Rookie Baker Mayfield will become the 30th quarterback to start for the Browns (1-1-1) since 1999...”
• “Tyrod Taylor ‘not going anywhere’ as Browns make QB switch” (Browns.com) - “Tyrod Taylor will take a back seat to rookie Baker Mayfield, but the Browns made clear the veteran quarterback will play a pivotal role moving forward.”
• “Why Baker Mayfield didn’t start sooner and Josh Gordon was traded” (cleveland.com) - “John Dorsey collaborated on the decision to sit Mayfield until they were sure the team around him was solid enough to support a rookie.”
• “Baker Mayfield can be the game-changer for the Browns” (ESPN) - “Joel Bitonio called it an ‘avalanche effect.’ That sums up well the impact Baker Mayfield had for the Cleveland Browns with just one half of football.”
• “Browns are getting everything they expected from Jarvis Landry” (WFNY) - “We have seen his on-field endeavors this year jump up already through three games, and when you consider what the Browns got from their receivers in 2017, all you can do is smile.”

NFL:

• “Jimmy Garoppolo suffers season-ending torn ACL” (NFL.com) - “A Monday morning MRI confirmed the 49ers starting quarterback suffered a torn left ACL in Sunday’s 38-27 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, per the team.”
• “Jets reportedly call the Steelers about Le’Veon Bell, but haven’t made a trade offer yet” (CBS) - “On Monday, ESPN’s Rich Cimini and the New York Daily News’ Manish Mehta reported that the Jets reached out to the Steelers about Bell...”
• “William Hayes tore ACL trying to avoid roughing penalty” (PFT) - “Hayes‘ tore his anterior cruciate ligament while trying to adhere to the new roughing the passer rules. Hayes sacked Derek Carr on third down...”