Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (4/10/19)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Browns to open preseason at home against Washington” (C-T) - “After an offseason already filled with acquisitions and anticipation, the new-look Browns will debut at FirstEnergy Stadium against Washington to open the preseason.”
• “Browns crowned by FOX as having best fans in NFL” (Browns.com) - “Back in 2011, it was Browns fans and a giant mock-up Madden NFL cover featuring former Cleveland running back Peyton Hillis who teamed up to shock the world.”
• “Odell Beckham Jr. posts hype video with Landry, Mayfield” (247Sports) - “The trio have yet to play a down together but it is hard not to get carried away with the potential of what they could become together. The video is a start.”
• “Giants were wise not to shop Cleveland’s offer for OBJ to 49ers” (PFT) - “From the moment the 2018 regular season ended, the possibility existed of the 49ers making a run at trading for Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr.”

NFL:

• “NFL releases 65-game 2019 preseason schedule” (NFL.com) - “Preseason action kicks off with the nationally televised Hall of Fame Game between the Denver Broncos and Atlanta Falcons on Aug. 1, in Canton, Ohio.”
• “23 players who will attend the draft in Nashville” (CBS) - “Murray, who didn’t announce he would play football until February, could be the first player off the board -- even though the Cardinals drafted Josh Rosen 10th overall a year ago.”
• “Source: Pats retain Gostkowski with 2-year deal” (ESPN) - “The New England Patriots and kicker Stephen Gostkowski have agreed to a two-year, $8.5 million deal, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.”