Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (6/25/20)

Cleveland Browns:

• “‘It’s an open competition’ says LB coach” (cleveland.com) - “Jacob Phillips has as good a chance as Mack Wilson, Sione Takitaki or B.J. Goodson to win a starting job on the overhauled unit this season.”
• “Ranking the Browns’ five best salary cap bargains: Cleveland’s offensive core is flooded with value” (CBS) - “Value is king in building championship rosters, and as you’ll soon see, Cleveland has several players who fit the billing.”
• “Baker Mayfield Is Becoming The Leader The Browns Need Him To Be” (BrownsNation) - “He accepted blame for his team’s putrid performance, owning up to the numerous missteps which littered such a miserable season.”

NFL:

• “Steelers’ Ben Roethlisberger says faith has helped him deal with off-field addiction issues” (ESPN) - “Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger acknowledged he has fought off-the-field vices over the years.”
• “Ezekiel Elliott ‘feeling good’ following COVID-19 positive test” (NFL.com) - “Elliott was one of multiple Cowboys and Houston Texans players who tested positive for the novel coronavirus, as reported by NFL Network...”
• “Playing Football in 2020 Would Mean Prioritizing Financial Interests Over Health and Safety” (MMQB) - “If player health was truly the top priority, they wouldn’t play amid the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.”
• “NFL to sell advertising on lower rows of seats this season” (PFT) - “The NFL will allow teams to sell camera-visible signage to local sponsors for the first time, Ben Fischer of the Sports Business Journal reports.”