Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (3/29/19)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Schedule-guessers have Browns headed to New England for Sunday night opener” (ESPN) - “When it comes to the opener, New England also plays Dallas and Kansas City at home, so the Browns would not be a gimme pick.”
• “Kitchens says Duke Johnson has ‘a role on our football team’” (cleveland.com) - “He re-iterated Tuesday at the coaches’ breakfast at the NFL annual meetings in Phoenix that Johnson is still a valuable member of the Browns even though they signed Kareem Hunt.”
• “Freddie Kitchens eager to get to know, coach Odell Beckham Jr.” (C-T) - “New Browns coach Freddie Kitchens can’t wait to work with new receiver Odell Beckham Jr. He’s also eager to build a relationship.”
• “Baker Mayfield wanted to be a professional gamer” (WKYC) - “It’s no secret that Baker Mayfield is a big video game player. After all, one of his first highlights in a Cleveland Browns uniform came when he performed various Fortnite dances...”

NFL:

• “Cowboys finalize trade for Robert Quinn, sending a 2020 sixth-round pick to Dolphins” (CBS) - “As part of the deal, which has Dallas sending a 2020 sixth-round draft pick to Miami, Quinn will get a new one-year, $9.2 million deal from the Cowboys...”
• “Greg Schiano steps down from Patriots coaching staff” (NFL.com) - “Schiano announced on Thursday afternoon that he was stepping down from his role on the New England Patriots’ coaching staff.”
• “NFL looking into high number of lower extremity injuries” (AP) - “Next to torn ACLs, the most time lost for injured NFL players is due to hamstring and lower extremity problems, of which there are far more than the major knee issue.”
• “Who benefits more from new replay rule, offense or defense?” (PFT) - “With replay review now available for both defensive and offensive pass interference, an obvious question arises: Does this change benefit offense, defense, or both sides equally?”