Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (6/18/19)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Cleveland Browns headquarters to remain in Berea through 2039” (Plain Dealer) - “The Browns will keep their headquarters in Berea through 2039, according to a proposed lease agreement hammered out by the city and the team.”
• “J.T. Hassell defied the odds from the start” (Browns.com) - “Kimberly Hassell paused for a second as she processed the question. Was she surprised her son, J.T., overcame the odds to land a spot on the Browns’ 90-man roster?”
• “Kelce expects him to make most of 2nd chance with Browns” (C-T) - “The Browns signed Hunt on Feb. 11, and Kelce thinks he’ll take advantage of the second chance once he serves an eight-game league suspension to start the season.”
• “Returning Browns that could break out this season” (247Sports) - “The Cleveland Browns are expected to have some players elevate their play this season either because a young player is growing up or an opportunity is presenting itself to a returning player.”

NFL:

• “McCown retires from NFL, joins ESPN as analyst” (ESPN) - “After a circuitous career that began 17 years ago in Arizona, quarterback Josh McCown is retiring from football, he announced Monday on The Players’ Tribune.”
• “Gurley’s trainer confirms ‘arthritic component’ to knee” (NFL.com) - “At every turn this offseason, the Los Angeles Rams downplayed Todd Gurley’s knee situation, which hindered him down the stretch and into the playoffs last season.”
• “Matt LaFleur, Aaron Rodgers know they have to work through ‘the audible thing’” (PFT) - “The first snippet emerged on Friday, and it wasn’t a great look for a franchise quarterback with a propensity for passive-aggressive commentary.”
• “All eyes on Houston as it stumbles ahead with no GM” (CBS) - “If they are in fact trying to give the appearance of a fairly rudderless, fractured franchise in the aftermath of the passing of patriarch Bob McNair, then full marks. They’ve nailed the landing.”