Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (9/5/18)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Desmond Harrison could start at left tackle” (Plain Dealer) - “In all seriousness, coach Hue Jackson is contemplating starting the unknown rookie Sunday against the vaunted Steelers’ defense, and moving Bitonio back to his natural position at left guard.”
• “Chris Hubbard ready for starting role” (C-T) - “Training camp was in its dog days. The preseason had only just begun. Right tackle Chris Hubbard was already concentrating on the season opener against the Steelers.”
• “Browns counting on Tyrod Taylor, Jarvis Landry and Carlos Hyde” (MJ) - “Dorsey dumped all three quarterbacks from last season — DeShone Kizer, Cody Kessler and Kevin Hogan — and replaced them with Tyrod Taylor, Drew Stanton and Baker Mayfield...”
• “Newest Browns additions were coveted by other teams” (247Sports) - “Rapoport noted that four teams put in waiver claims for former Baltimore Ravens defensive tackle Carl Davis. The Browns had waiver priority...”

NFL:

• “Eagles RB Jay Ajayi (foot) full-go in practice Tuesday” (NFL.com) - “Philadelphia Eagles running back Jay Ajayi is on pace for Thursday night’s season-opening kickoff versus the Atlanta Falcons.”
• “Steelers confident in James Conner as Le’Veon Bell remains absent” (ESPN) - “Mike Tomlin needed one word to describe why he feels better about Le’Veon Bell’s absence this year compared to last.”
• “Luck admits he was a ‘sad, miserable human’ and ‘scared about football’ during comeback” (CBS) - “Before we look ahead to Luck’s 2018 season, it’s worth revisiting how he got here. It’s worth revisiting because that’s exactly what Luck himself did.”
• “Pat Shurmur leaves door open for Odell Beckham to return punts” (PFT) - “Shurmur isn’t afraid to use Odell Beckham and Saquon Barkley in the return game. Shurmur said Tuesday on WFAN 660 that the team would use their offensive weapons strategically...”