Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (8/24/20)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Browns sign linebacker Malcolm Smith, former Super Bowl MVP” (cleveland.com) - “The Browns have found some linebacker depth to help ease the loss of Mack Wilson, who might still make it back this season.”
• “Browns return to building, practice after virus retests come back negative” (BrownsZone) - “The retests came back negative Sunday, so the Browns returned to team headquarters and the practice field.”
• “Browns’ Nick Chubb clears concussion protocol, returns to practice ahead of Week 1” (CBS) - “Five days after their star running back suffered a scare at training camp, the Cleveland Browns have welcomed Nick Chubb back into the fold.”
• “Myles Garrett puts playoffs atop his 2020 checklist” (92.3 The Fan) - “Atop that list since he was drafted has been NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year, but as he enters his fourth season, the defensive end has something else that is more important to him.”

NFL:

• “Sunday’s False Positives Gave the NFL’s Gameday COVID-19 Policies a Trial Run” (MMQB) - “Ten teams and the league office got a chance to learn about how they’d handle positive tests en masse during the season.”
• “Baltimore Ravens release safety Earl Thomas after on-field altercation” (ESPN) - “The Ravens announced they had terminated Thomas’ contract for personal conduct that has adversely affected the team.”
• “Lamar Jackson missed last two practices with soft-tissue injury” (NFL.com) - “Baltimore coach John Harbaugh said Sunday that Jackson is dealing with a soft-tissue injury and they are simply erring on the side of caution, NFL Network’s Aditi Kinkhabwala reported.”
• “Dolphins announce 13,000-fan capacity for home opener” (PFT) - “The Dolphins will have fans in the stands at their home opener. The team announced today that up to 13,000 fans will be allowed to attend when they host the Bills in Week Two.”