Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (5/20/20)

Cleveland Browns:

• “NFLPA Pres Tretter Says ‘Hurdles’ Remain Before NFL’s Return” (AP) - “Browns center JC Tretter is cautiously optimistic the NFL season — at least some version of it — will take place in 2020. He’s just not certain when it will start.”
• “Browns team physician joins Gov. Mike DeWine’s task force on reopening sports in Ohio” (CBS) - “He is the Chair of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine at University Hospitals. Dr. Voos is also the Lead Team Physician for the Cleveland Browns.”
• “Wyatt Teller focused on improving ‘consistency of technique and fundamentals’” (Browns.com) - “Wyatt Teller was acquired by the Browns right before the start of the 2019 season and worked his way into the team’s starting lineup by midseason.”
• “OBR Analytics: The Return of Rashard Higgins” (OBR) - “Coupled with a Week 1 knee injury, Higgins only appeared in seven games during the season, participating in 18 percent of the Browns’ offensive plays.”

NFL:

• “Response to positive tests will be key, NFL chief medical officer says” (ESPN) - “Sustaining the season throughout the fall will require the effective use of testing and isolating procedures currently under development.”
• “Rooney Rule likely will use draft picks as compensation” (PFT) - “Goodell also pointed out that the proposal wouldn’t become effective before the next hiring cycle at the end of the calendar year, creating plenty of time to address the situation.”
• “NFL owners approve resolution that allows assistant coaches to interview for coordinator positions” (CBS) - “Finally, assistant coaches will be allowed to take a promotion elsewhere without permission from their employer.”
• “Pa. governor not pleased with Ben Roethlisberger’s barbershop trip” (NFL.com) - “Ben Roethlisberger recently got his hair cut and beard trimmed in a sign he’s a step closer to returning to his on-field form.”