Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (2/18/20)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Browns release T.J. Carrie, Demetrius Harris, Eric Kush and Adarius Taylor” (cleveland.com) - “The others were tight end Demetrius Harris, guard Eric Kush and linebacker Adarius Taylor, all signed as unrestricted free agents in 2019.”
• “Scott Peters named Browns assistant offensive line coach” (Browns.com) - “Now, Peters is tackling a new challenge in his first full-time NFL coaching gig, where he’ll work alongside the Browns’ most experienced leader, offensive line coach Bill Callahan.”
• “John Dorsey: Myles Garrett made accusation against Mason Rudolph postgame” (PFT) - “Garrett said he told Dorsey, coaches and defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi that Mason Rudolph‘s use of a racial slur is what set him off.”
• “Mason Rudolph’s agent: Myles Garrett legally liable after ESPN interview” (BrownsZone) - “Because Garrett conducted the interview in California, Younger said Garrett’s ‘defamatory statement’ has now exposed the former No. 1 pick to ‘legal liability.’”
• “Could Vikings ‘Garage Sale’ Fill Browns Needs?” (OBR) - “The Cleveland Browns want to compete in 2020 but have a roster with a number of holes that need to be filled including multiple starters as well as depth players.”

NFL:

• “Sources: Lions have spoken with teams about trading CB Darius Slay” (ESPN) - “Conversations with teams include a new contract for Slay as part of the deal, Schefter reported. Slay, 29, is entering the final year of his contract in 2020.”
• “Redskins Release CB Josh Norman, WR Paul Richardson” (AP) - “Norman struggled to live up to the expectations set by the $75 million, five-year deal he got after putting together an All-Pro season in Carolina and being released from the Panthers’ franchise tag.”
• “GM: ‘No ceiling’ on possibility of Ryan Shazier return” (NFL.com) - “Not since Week 13 of 2017 has Ryan Shazier played linebacker for Pittsburgh, but he’s still very much been a Steeler every week after and general manager Kevin Colbert doesn’t see that changing.”
• “NFL poised to dramatically reduce punishment for marijuana use and testing window in new CBA” (CBS) - “Another is the league’s stance on the longstanding ban on marijuana use, with players wanting a full-on decriminalization of the drug in professional football.”