Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (10/3/19)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Christian Kirksey has surgery to repair torn pec, done for season” (C-T) - “Linebacker Christian Kirksey is done for the year after surgery Wednesday to repair a torn pectoral muscle. He may have played his final snap for the Browns.”
• “This isn’t the first time Browns’ Nick Chubb looked like a track star” (ABJ) - “And it wasn’t a one-time thing for Chubb, who earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week for Week 4, the NFL announced Wednesday.”
• “Creative Freddie is the best Freddie” (WFNY) - “After taking over the play-calling duties on offense midway through the 2018 season, Freddie Kitchens seemed to give the Cleveland Browns a new hope.”
• “Cleveland Browns LB Mack Wilson grateful for Baltimore Ravens’ miscue” (WKYC) - “Phew! That was a close one. Cleveland Browns linebacker Mack Wilson knows that feeling well, as he had it during the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 40-25 victory...”

NFL:

• “The Declining Interception Rate in the NFL” (MMQB) - “Pro Football Hall of Famer Paul Krause hasn’t played since the 1979 season, but he still goes to every Vikings home game and keeps in touch with the players and coaches.”
• “Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski to have season-ending hip surgery” (ESPN) - “Gostkowski will have season-ending surgery for a left hip injury, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday.”
• “Should the Broncos listen to offers for Von Miller and other veterans?” (PFT) - “As the Broncos rocket toward three straight losing seasons for the first time since 1970-72, it could be time to consider building for the future.”
• “Redskins could wait until Sunday to announce QB” (NFL.com) - “On a conference call Wednesday with Patriots beat writers, Redskins coach Jay Gruden made it clear that there is no clarity as it relates to Washington’s quarterback situation.”