Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (6/5/19)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Landry says ‘no surgery’ necessary for injury, expects to be ready for Browns training camp” (WKYC) - “While Landry declined to tell reporters the nature of the injury, he did clarify his intentions to be on the field when the Browns start training camp in late July.”
• “Duke Johnson says he still wants the Cleveland Browns to trade him” (Plain Dealer) - “Duke Johnson appeared at mandatory minicamp and said this afternoon that he still wants the team to trade him.”
• “Odell Beckham Jr. looks good in orange, catches TD, trying to make up for lost time” (C-T) - “Beckham Jr. enhanced his plain white No. 13 jersey with a bright orange long-sleeve shirt underneath. He had the socks and cleats embossed with ‘OBJ’ to match.”
• “Joe Thomas’ treatise on Odell Beckham Jr. stirs up a story” (WKNR) - “And that should have retired the missing-Beckham story. But Thomas’ out-of-leftfield social media diatribe added more legs to the story.”

NFL:

• “49ers All-Pro NaVorro Bowman officially retires” (NFL.com) - “A tackling machine for eight seasons in the Bay Area, NaVorro Bowman officially retired on Tuesday afternoon and did so as a San Francisco 49er.”
• “Von Miller downplays potential backlash from pass-rush summit” (PFT) - “The effort to get quarterback-sackers on the game page could create problems for quarterback-protectors and quarterbacks, especially those on Miller’s team.”
• “Patriots releasing Rob Gronkowski’s would-be replacement just months after signing him” (CBS) - “No one expected ASJ to completely fill Gronk’s shoes, because there isn’t anyone alive who can fill Gronk’s shoes.”
• “The NFL Should Get Rid of Kickers, Who Are No Longer Relevant to the Modern Game of Football” (MMQB) - “Any NFL head coach could probably tell you everything about every position on the field except for one: kickers.”