Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (6/10/19)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Browns shouldn’t trade Duke Johnson, should trust him to be good teammate” (C-T) - “But if I were the man in the plain, oversized gray sweatshirt, I would stand by my convictions and not trade versatile running back Duke Johnson unless I got what I was asking.”
• “2 Live Crew member rips Browns QB Baker Mayfield for stern talk about Duke Johnson Jr.” (WKYC) - “Baker Mayfield is going to say what is on his mind and not hold back on offering his opinions, even if that means calling out a teammate.”
• “Analyzing the minicamp battles between Odell Beckham and the Browns cornerbacks” (cleveland.com) - “The time for offseason team activities is over, and the Browns finally put the full product on the field this past week during minicamp.”
• “Denzel Ward: Practicing with Odell Beckham will get me to ‘next level’” (PFT) - “Beckham said ‘iron sharpens iron’ when asked this week about what will happen on the practice field this summer, so it seems the Browns expect to make gains on both sides...”

NFL:

• “Texans fire GM Brian Gaine after one season” (ESPN) - “The Texans hired Gaine in January 2018 after former general manager Rick Smith took a leave of absence to help take care of his wife as she battled breast cancer. Gaine was signed to a five-year contract.”
• “Jets raid Eagles front office to hire new general manager Joe Douglas” (CBS) - “Jets coach Adam Gase isn’t going to have to pull double duty as the team’s general manager anymore. The team has finally found a replacement for Mike Maccagnan.”
• “Manziel Interested in Playing for Houston XFL Team, Coach June Jones” (SI.com) - “Jones is the coach and general manager of the Houston squad. Manziel never played for him in Hamilton but practiced under Jones.”
• “NFL At 100: Evolution Of Uniforms, From Bees To Color Rush” (AP) - “Names went on the back of jerseys in 1970. Players also chose their own numbers for decades, with quarterback Otto Graham wearing No. 60.”