Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (5/8/19)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Beating Ohio State changed life of new Browns QB David Blough in more ways than one” (CantonRep) - “He did live to earn a degree in computer technology, to inspire people with cheerful resolve, and to guarantee a Boilermaker win over Ohio State.”
• “Browns cut Ashton Lampkin, Xavier Woodson-Luster” (PFT) - “The Browns waived defensive back Ashton Lampkin and linebacker Xavier Woodson-Luster, according to the NFL’s official transactions.”
• “Odell Beckham Jr. is an ambassador to the new NFL Academy in London” (Plain Dealer) - “The academy, announced Tuesday by the NFL, hopes to give young people in the UK a chance to play American football and work in the sport in various capacities.”
• “A second look at the Browns’ 2019 schedule, after the draft” (WKNR) - “After Tuesday, any veterans that switch teams do not count in the incomprehensible formula determining compensatory draft picks for the 2020 season.”

NFL:

• “Buccaneers’ Jason Pierre-Paul could reportedly miss 2019 season due to neck fracture after car accident” (CBS) - “Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul’s injuries sustained in a single-vehicle crash last week may be worse than previously assumed.”
• “XFL may not test for marijuana” (PFT) - “The XFL will be different from the NFL in multiple ways. In one specific way, the XFL could be very different. Via SI.com, XFL Commissioner Oliver Luck would ‘prefer not to test for marijuana.’”
• “The Inside Story of the Rams’ Super Bowl Defense” (MMQB) - “A big screen hangs on the front wall closest to the door, and on the side walls hang large action-shot photos from McVay’s playing days at Miami (Ohio).”
• “Namath: Drinking kicked my butt for long time” (ESPN) - “The former New York Jets star says he drank excessively because a voice in his head told him to. To combat the urge, Namath came up with a name for the voice: Slick.”