Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (3/26/20)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Case Keenum promises to be ready if needed but says he’s comfortable as backup” (BrownsZone) - “Case Keenum, 32, believes he’s played his best football lately and can still be a winning quarterback in the NFL.”
• “Conklin Says The Zone Scheme Is The Best Of Both The Run & Pass” (OBR) - “The former first-round pick feels the zone blockings scheme that Kevin Stefanski plan to employ in the Browns offense is the best of both worlds.”
• “Browns banking free-agency commitment will bolster Baker Mayfield” (ESPN) - “The Browns, in fact, shelled out $63 million in guaranteed money to tight end Austin Hooper, right tackle Jack Conklin and backup quarterback Case Keenum.”
• “Can new Browns middle linebacker B.J. Goodson really replace Joe Schobert?” (cleveland.com) - “Watching his 2019 film paints a picture of what most would expect from a linebacker signing a one-year deal. Goodson was inconsistent.”

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NFL:

• “Roundup: Saints ink CB Jenkins to 2-year extension” (NFL.com) - “Janoris Jenkins played three games with New Orleans last season, including playoffs. The Saints wanted the option to keep him around for a few more years.”
• “Sean Payton cleared by doctors from coronavirus” (PFT) - “Payton began feeling the symptoms of coronavirus on March 15. He took a COVID-19 test the following day and received the result last Thursday.”
• “How Paths Might Have Changed Under Expanded NFL Playoffs” (AP) - “Playoff droughts in Cleveland and Tampa Bay wouldn’t be nearly as long or painful had the Browns and Bucs sneaked their way into the postseason as the third wild card in 2007 and ‘16, respectively.”
• “The Five Best Landing Spots for Cam Newton” (MMQB) - “With the Carolina Panthers releasing former MVP Cam Newton on Tuesday, here are some teams that should consider signing him.”