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

Cleveland Browns:

• “On OBJ trade, Dave Gettleman said Browns had to ‘knock it out of the park’ with two 1s and a 3” (cleveland.com) - “Giants GM Dave Gettleman, who’s taking enormous heat for trading Odell Beckham Jr. to the Browns, stressed he only did so because his good friend John Dorsey made him an offer he couldn’t refuse.”
• “Eric Kush: What the Browns are getting in their new guard” (BrownsWire) - “The Cleveland Browns have recently signed former Chicago Bears interior offensive lineman, Eric Kush, to a two-year deal. After the recent trade of Kevin Zeitler, Cleveland has been looking for options to fill in as depth pieces and it found a quality journeyman in Kush.”
• “Browns GM John Dorsey testing his faith in Austin Corbett” (ABJ) - “John Dorsey became willing to sacrifice the comfort of keeping the Browns’ starting offensive line intact partly because the general manager trusts his instincts about Austin Corbett.”
• “Joe Thomas has gotten ripped since retiring from the NFL” (CBS) - “That’s because Thomas has undergone an incredible body transformation since hanging up his cleats, going from hefty to hunky rather quickly. After retiring at 312 pounds, Thomas appears to weigh ... much less than that now.”

NFL:

• “Ravens welcome Ingram and Thomas, say farewell to Rosburg” (AP) - “A whirlwind week for the Baltimore Ravens continued Friday when special teams coach Jerry Rosburg retired after an 11-year run with the team.”
• “Bortles reaches deal with Rams to back up Goff” (ESPN) - “Former Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles has agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Rams to be Jared Goff’s backup, the team announced Monday.”
• “Should Ezekiel Elliott hold out for a new deal?” (PFT) - “With all the talk of all the Cowboys players who soon will be getting new deals, the one guy who gets mentioned the least is running back Ezekiel Elliott.”