Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (2/21/19)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Browns sign WR Jaelen Strong, a former 3rd-round pick” (C-T) - “The Browns are expected to bolster the receiver position during the offseason. They added an option to the pile Wednesday, signing former Texans and Jaguars wideout Jaelen Strong.”
• “The Cleveland Browns, Joe Flacco, Baker Mayfield and the future” (Pluto) - “The Ravens moving on from the veteran quarterback isn’t a surprise. Rookie Lamar Jackson brought some sizzle to an offense that had gone cold under Flacco for several years.”
• “Mock Draft Roundup: 8 different mocks, 8 different picks for the Browns” (Browns.com) - “After a month or so of rounding up the latest mock drafts, one thing has become abundantly clear. This isn’t 2017. Remember?”
• “Returning kickoffs out of the end zone was a bad idea for the Browns” (BrownsWire) - “If you watched the Cleveland Browns kick return units in 2018 and thought the team would be better off just taking a knee in the end zone, you were correct.”

NFL:

• “Antonio Brown trade rumors: Steelers ready to deal but no discount, reportedly tell Brown to stop hurting value” (CBS) - “First and foremost, the Steelers won’t submarine their own situation just to get rid of Brown.”
• “Adam Thielen, agent ‘hopeful’ about extension with Vikings” (ESPN) - “In past offseasons, the Minnesota Vikings have doled out contract extensions to a handful of players ahead of when their current deals were set to expire.”
• “Landon Collins could sit out spring if Giants tag him” (NFL.com) - “Landon Collins and the New York Giants are approaching a standoff, and the safety’s coming contract dispute took center stage on Wednesday.”
• “No indication yet of anyone making a move to sign Colin Kaepernick” (PFT) - “Nearly a week later, and with offseason roster limits at 90, there’s no tangible sense that the two-year cold shoulder could be thawing.”