Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (11/11/20)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Odell Beckham Jr. undergoes knee surgery in Florida” (ESPN) - “The Cleveland Browns wide receiver had the procedure done by Dr. James Andrews at the Andrews Institute for Orthopedics and Sports Medicine in Pensacola, Florida.”
• “Browns Get Teller, Garrett, Hooper, Phillips Back; No Mayfield” (OBR) - “In addition, tight end Austin Hooper, who missed the previous two games with an appendectomy, is expected to be ready to play this week.”
• “Baker Mayfield learning, watching from home while on COVID-19 reserve list” (BrownsZone) - “Baker Mayfield missed practice Monday as he isolated from the team and had to catch up by watching a tape of the session.”
• “Stefanski Steady In First Season, Has Browns In Playoff Hunt” (AP) - “Kevin Stefanski came to Cleveland armed with a coaching plan drawn up over 14 seasons cutting his teeth as an assistant with Minnesota.”

NFL:

• “NFL owners unanimously approve playoff expansion if COVID-19 forces cancellation of meaningful games” (NFL.com) - “This proposed scenario would only become a reality if the league cannot first complete the meaningful games rescheduled in a possible Week 18.”
• “Business of Football: What Happened to an Abundance of Caution?” (MMQB) - “‘An abundance of caution’ has been the buzziest phrase of the NFL season, but it doesn’t seem to mean what it did a couple months ago.”
• “Dalvin Cook makes an unlikely MVP run” (PFT) - “The NFL’s MVP in most years needs a full season to become clear. This year, an unlikely candidate could be making a second-half push for consideration.”
• “Jets’ Nick Mangold reveals something Tim Tebow refused to do in huddle, leading to play calls taking too long” (CBS) - “When Tebow was relaying the play to his teammates in the huddle during an apparent practice session, however, he refused to say the s-word.”