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

Cleveland Browns:

• “Odell Beckham Jr.’s new Nike shoe to release this week” (WKYC) - “On Friday, June 21, Nike will drop the Air Max 720/OBJ ‘Young King of the Drip,’ marking one of the company’s most highly anticipated shoe releases of the year.”
• “Spotlight’s on the Browns and Baker Mayfield now” (CBS) - “The Browns continue to add to an already talented core, but the addition of Todd Monken as offensive coordinator shouldn’t be overlooked.”
• “The NFL’s best pass-catching tandems ahead of the 2019 NFL season” (PFF) - “Odell Beckham Jr. has to be ecstatic about his future following his trade from the Giants earlier this offseason.”
• “Report: Jets likely to hire Phil Savage” (PFT) - “There’s no word on a title for Savage, who was the Browns General Manager from 2005-2008. He worked for the Ravens from 1996-2004 and Douglas was also in the organization for the last five of those seasons.”

NFL:

• “Fate of the Union: What the NFLPA Can Learn From the Fight of ‘77” (MMQB) - “Then as now, the players’ compensation was out of step with the game’s prosperity. Then as now, their job protections were insufficient amid the violent uncertainty of the sport.”
• “Matthew Stafford played through broken back in ‘18” (NFL.com) - “Despite his team’s varying degrees of success over the years, Matthew Stafford hasn’t allowed anything to keep him off the field. Not even a broken back.”
• “NFL, NCAA team up for safety improvements” (AP) - “The NFL’s top medical experts are asking college football physicians and trainers to help make the game safer. They want the NCAA to pitch in, too.”