Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (1/2/20)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Browns exec Paul DePodesta heading coaching search” (NFL.com) - “Paul DePodesta doesn’t have a new title in the wake of the Browns parting ways with general manger John Dorsey. But he’s handling what would have been Dorsey’s top priority moving forward.”
• “Browns hit reset: What shake-up means, what’s next and more” (ESPN) - “The Cleveland Browns and general manager John Dorsey parted ways Tuesday, just two days after the team fired head coach Freddie Kitchens.”
• “What’s next for the Browns?” (PFT) - “Barely two years after John Dorsey arrived to revolutionize the Browns, he’s out. And so the revolving door continues to spin in Cleveland, with the team once again looking for a new coach and a new General Manager.”
• “Jimmy Haslam takes his circus and lights it on fire with ouster of GM John Dorsey” (BrownsZone) - “Just when you think it can’t get any more Barnum, here come more elephants, bearded ladies and two-headed goats.”

NFL:

• “The Five Biggest Questions We Have Right Now About This NFL Coaching Carousel” (SI.com) - “The report du jour from Tuesday was that they’ve fired Dorsey in order to clear the deck completely for Ohio-native Josh McDaniels’s arrival from New England.”
• “Bill Belichick’s struggles against former pupils take center stage with Mike Vrabel in wild-card showdown” (CBS) - “Family reunions in themselves are wild cards. For Bill Belichick, it’s a pretty similar situation whenever he gets together with one of his former assistants.”
• “49ers Sign DT Earl Micthell For Postseason” (AP) - “The San Francisco 49ers have signed defensive tackle Earl Mitchell to a contract for the playoffs Wednesday and waived defensive back Antone Exum Jr.”