Cleveland Browns:
- “Steve Wilks wants to take Myles Garrett to the next level” (C-T) - “The talent evaluation of the Browns defense starts with end Myles Garrett. New defensive coordinator Steve Wilks came away impressed and with a mission.”
- “Baker Mayfield: Saquon Barkley will hold ROY win ‘over my head forever’” (ESPN) - “Mayfield and Barkley had a friendly wager on the honor, so now Mayfield has to buy Barkley a chain.”
- “Todd Monken: Baker Mayfield’s Oklahoma pedigree almost stopped me from taking job” (WKYC) - “Football is taken pretty seriously in the state of Oklahoma, and when Sooners and Cowboys fans are in close proximity to each other, words are likely to be exchanged.”
- “Steve Wilks still believes Rooney Rule is working” (PFT) - “Steve Wilks was one of eight minority head coaches in the NFL last season. He’s now the Browns’ defensive coordinator. The Cardinals fired Wilks after only one season.”
NFL:
- “Zac Taylor defends adding Jim Turner, fired in Dolphins’ bullying scandal, to Bengals staff” (ESPN) - “Taylor defended the controversial hire of offensive line coach Jim Turner on Thursday, saying he has no problem giving Turner his first job in the NFL since 2014.”
- “Kyler Murray Timeline: Former Oklahoma QB to Juggle NFL, MLB Schedule Through April” (SI.com) - “Murray could have quite the juggling act over the next three months as he weighs whether to play for the Oakland A’s organization or choose a career in the NFL.”
- “Charles Woodson out at ESPN” (PFT) - “It’s unclear who ESPN’s on-air team will be on Sunday mornings next year. For his part, Woodson indicated that he expects to be working in television in some capacity in the 2019 season.”
- “Grading the eight NFL head coach hires” (CBS) - “The 2018-19 NFL season has officially ended, and in the words of six-time Super Bowl winning head coach Bill Belichick, we’re onto the 2019-20 season.”