Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (3/11/20)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Christian Kirksey, who was a captain the last 3 years” (BrownsZone) - “Christian Kirksey, a third-round pick in 2014, was cut Tuesday morning. Joe Schobert is expected to leave as a free agent next week.”
• “Report: Christian Kirksey already has three visits scheduled” (PFT) - “The Browns released linebacker Christian Kirksey on Tuesday morning. Not surprisingly, it didn’t take long for other teams to show interest.”
• “J.C. Tretter’s Next Challenge” (OBR) - “His next challenge, bringing players together during a divisive negotiating period, looks to be even bigger task for the industrial labor relations grad from Cornell.”
• “Which offensive linemen could be potential fits in Cleveland?” (Browns.com) - “The new league year is just around the corner, and the Browns’ roster could have a bit of a different look to it by this time next month.”

NFL:

• “Report: NFL Players Not Allowed to Change CBA Votes, Franchise Tag Deadline Extended” (SI.com) - “The deadline for the franchise tags was changed so that teams would not have to use both tags and then rescind one, if the new CBA is passed.”
• “2020 NFL Draft compensatory draft picks announced” (CBS) - “The 2020 NFL Draft arrives Apr. 23-25 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The NFL announced the compensatory selections, which means the draft order is now complete through all seven rounds.”
• “Onside kick review among proposed rule changes” (NFL.com) - “We don’t yet have a new collective bargaining agreement, but there is still business to complete in the coming weeks for the decision-makers in the NFL.”
• “Two NFL teams propose adding ‘sky judge’ to officiating crews” (ESPN) - “Discussion intensified in 2019, when all 32 head coaches asked owners to consider adding it as a backstop to inaccurate calls on the fields.”