Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (12/5/19)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Browns’ Mayfield Still Slowed By Right Hand Injury” (AP) - “On Cleveland’s final drive before halftime, Mayfield uncorked a nearly 70-yard pass toward wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. that was incomplete before his hand slammed Dupree’s helmet on the follow-through.”
• “Damarious Randall dismisses rumor he wouldn’t practice in cold” (BrownsZone) - “But when pressed about rumors he was disciplined because he didn’t want to practice in the cold during Thanksgiving week, Randall attempted to discredit them.”
• “Browns’ Greg Robinson clears concussion protocol and returns to practice” (ESPN) - “Cleveland Browns left tackle Greg Robinson cleared concussion protocol and returned to practice Wednesday.”
• “Kitchens struggles with Cleveland Browns’ decision to release Chris Smith” (WKYC) - “Like Kitchens, the Browns players struggled with losing a person of Smith’s caliber with a month to play in the 2019 regular season.”

NFL:

• “Roundup: Colts RB Marlon Mack (hand) back at practice” (NFL.com) - “Marlon Mack is trending in the right direction for a potential return this week. The Indianapolis Colts’ feature running back was a limited participant in Wednesday’s practice.”
• “Adam Thielen’s hamstring seems to be regressing, again” (PFT) - “Then, on Wednesday, the Vikings said that Thielen wouldn’t have practiced at all, if they’d had more than a walk through.”
• “Panthers owner explains why he surprisingly fired Ron Rivera with just four weeks left in the season” (CBS) - “The Panthers’ decision to fire Ron Rivera on Tuesday was such a surprise that even Rivera was caught off guard by the news.”
• “The Pastor, the Porch, and a Father’s Fight With Faith” (SI.com) - “The porch doubles as the pastor’s office and his sanctuary. It’s where he writes sermons, studies philosophy and wrestles with everything from mass shootings to the violence inherent in pro football.”