Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (9/24/19)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Freddie Kitchens on giving up play-calling duties: Not even feasible, not gonna happen” (C-T) - “The offense has averaged only 16.3 points a game, tied for 26th in the league heading into Monday night.”
• “Browns Fans break Sunday Night TV Ratings Records” (247Sports) - “NBC announced that local Sunday Night Football ratings records were busted as the Los Angeles Rams played the Browns.”
• “Freddie Kitchens emphasizes ‘continual climb’ toward ultimate goal” (Browns.com) - “The Browns are 1-2. No, the sky is not falling. Are the Browns panicking after losing two of their first three games of 2019? No, they are not.”
• “NFL Week 3 PFF ReFocused: Los Angeles Rams 20, Cleveland Browns 13” (PFF) - “Mayfield came into the season with sky-high expectations after a sensational rookie season and three years of excellent college grading.”

NFL:

• “Roethlisberger eyes 2020 return after elbow surgery” (NFL.com) - “It was in that game that Roethlisberger injured his elbow in the first half and was replaced by Mason Rudolph after halftime.”
• “Newton is out again this week” (PFT) - “The team announced on Monday morning that Newton will not play against the Texans this Sunday. Kyle Allen will get the start after steering the team to its first win of the season in Arizona on Sunday.”
• “Saquon Barkley injury: MRI confirms high ankle sprain, Giants star to be sidelined 4-8 weeks” (CBS) - “An MRI on Monday revealed that Giants star running Saquon Barkley does, in fact, have a high ankle sprain, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.”
• “Antonio Brown Ordered to Appear in Court for Trashed Florida Condo Incident” (SI.com) - “According to Wallach, the deposition was previously scheduled for May 22, 2019, but Brown sought a protective order.”