Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (5/17/19)

Cleveland Browns:

• “The Browns stopped kneeling during the anthem, but continue engaging with inmates, experts on bail and criminal-justice reform” (Plain Dealer) - “In the front of the room, near some chess tables, were a handful of Browns players and staff.”
• “Against the odds, passion for the game carries Browns JT Hassell” (247Sports) - “Hassell was born with a defect that impacted his left arm. His family gives it little attention because it is not something that he is going to let impact his life.”
• “Freddie Kitchens likes what he sees from Antonio Callaway” (PFT) - “Browns wide receiver Antonio Callaway had a solid rookie season as a fourth-round draft pick last year, catching 43 passes for 586 yards and five touchdowns.”
• “Browns surprise Berea-Midpark football team with $25,000 in new helmets” (Browns.com) - “Jarvis Landry, Joel Bitonio and Joe Schobert finished Wednesday’s OTA session and moseyed over to a couple of carts parked near the practice fields, but out of sight.”
• “‘Cowherd sparks social media battle with Cleveland Browns QB Baker Mayfield” (WKYC) - “The gloves are starting to come off in the social media battle between Fox Sports host Colin Cowherd and Cleveland Browns players Baker Mayfield and Odell Beckham Jr.”

NFL:

• “Patrick Peterson suspended six games for violating NFL’s performance-enhancing drug policy” (CBS) - “ESPN’s Dan Graziano notes that most suspensions for performance-enhancing drugs carry a four-game ban but Peterson will miss six games.”
• “Big Ben hosts Steelers’ skill players at lake house” (ESPN) - “Roethlisberger has hosted teammates in past years but not in the last few offseasons, in part because Roethlisberger, a father of three, and his wife expanded their family.”
• “The Carolina QB Controversy That Isn’t (and May Never Be)” (MMQB) - “After a return to the playoffs in 2017, Newton began the ’18 campaign by struggling to connect on deep passes throughout training camp.”