Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (9/27/18)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Browns expect Emmanuel Ogbah, Christian Kirksey to play in Oakland” (Browns.com) - “Browns held the high-powered Saints to 275 yards and forced another two takeaways. They lead the NFL with 11 turnovers forced.”
• “Baker Mayfield may have caught the Jets off guard, but the Raiders will be ready” (Plain Dealer) - “Baker Mayfield may have caught the Jets off guard like second-year safety Jamal Adams said he did, but the Raiders will be ready on Sunday.”
• “No time -- or taste -- for nostalgia for Hue Jackson heading back to Oakland” (WKNR) - “Oakland was the site of Hue Jackson’s first stint as a head coach and Sunday marks his first return as head coach of the Browns.”
• “Gruden compares Baker Mayfield and Johnny Manziel” (CantonRep) - “The joke about Jon Gruden was he never met a quarterback he didn’t like. During his years of conducting QB Camp as a hit ESPN draft feature, Gruden especially liked Johnny Manziel.”

NFL:

• “Angry Bowles denies report he’s taking over Jets’ defense” (AP) - “The normally stoic New York Jets coach vehemently denied a published report saying that he was stripping defensive coordinator Kacy Rodgers of some play-calling duties.”
• “Injuries: Bengals’ A.J. Green will ‘be ready to go’” (NFL.com) - “Dan Quinn said Wednesday morning on his weekly radio show with 92.9 The Game that defensive end Takkarist McKinley (groin) will practice.”
• “Pete Carroll: Seattle in ‘good place’ with Earl Thomas despite absences” (ESPN) - “Carroll said he thinks the Seattle Seahawks and Earl Thomas are in “a good place” and that he’s not concerned about lingering drama...”
• “Gronkowski has explanation after brother claims tight end is frustrated with Patriots” (CBS) - “Depending on who you ask, things are now getting to the point where Rob Gronkowski may or may not be getting frustrated with the team’s offense.”