Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (9/7/18)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Browns could reach out to Dez Bryant again after vested vet guarantee expires next week” (Plain Dealer) - “Dez Bryant slipped to the Browns’ back burner after visiting the club last month, but things could heat up again next week...”
• “Browns digging in as Steelers come to town” (Browns.com) - “Jackson doesn’t want to make Sunday’s season bigger than it is. It’s one game — albeit a big one against a bitter divisional rival — in a long season full of them.”
• “Josh Gordon believes Browns’ hope for his return is justified” (ESPN) - “The Cleveland Browns have been down this road before. Several times. But they believe this time it will be different, and this is the time when Josh Gordon will return to the field and stay on the field.”
• “In his first months as GM, John Dorsey sought — and delivered — real change” (C-T) - “John Dorsey arrived in time to see the final four losses of the 0-16 season. When the carnage was complete, he and coach Hue Jackson sat down to assess the roster...”
• “10 Expectations for the 2018 Browns” (WFNY) - “Expectations for this year’s Browns team has been all over the place. Actually, it is pretty difficult to predict this season’s turnout under the leadership of Hue Jackson for a third straight year.”
• “Baker Mayfield’s Cleveland Browns jersey among NFL’s top five sellers” (WKYC) - “Baker Mayfield has yet to throw a pass in a regular-season game, but he continues to be one of the most popular players in the National Football League.”

NFL:

• “Le’Veon Bell unlikely to play Sunday; agent hints at longer absence” (ESPN) - “Barring an unforeseen development, the All-Pro running back is not expected to play Sunday against the Cleveland Browns, according to a source...”
• “Injury roundup: Dolphins place MarQueis Gray on IR” (NFL.com) - “The Dolphins placed starting tight end MarQueis Gray on injured reserve and signed veteran Gavin Escobar as a corresponding roster move, the team announced Thursday.”