Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (2/16/21)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Baker Mayfield pays tribute to late Browns superfan whose final wish he helped fulfill” (CBS) - “Following the announcement of his death, Baker Mayfield took to Twitter and paid his final respects to a man he got to know over the past few months...”
• “Paying Nick Chubb and Winning a Super Bowl is a Tough Task” (BrownsDigest) - “The Cleveland Browns have turned around their franchise in the last couple of years and are now in a position to compete for a Super Bowl.”
• “Cleveland Browns Safety Breakdown, Analysis and Free Agency Look Ahead” (OBR) - “To say that the Browns scrambled throughout the season at the safety position is an understatement as they battled injuries and COVID-19...”
• “Myles Garrett can get to the quarterback, but who else? Browns Trouble Spots” (cleveland.com) - “Even with Myles Garrett, a candidate for Defensive Player of the Year, the Browns struggled to get consistent pressure on quarterbacks in 2020.”

NFL:

• “Former NFL Receiver Vincent Jackson Found Dead In Hotel Room” (AP) - “Jackson was found dead Monday at a Florida hotel room, days after authorities spoke with him as part of a welfare check, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.”
• “Adrian Peterson hopes to break Emmitt Smith’s record, chase ring until he’s 40” (NFL.com) - “While we marvel over the age-defying feats of Tom Brady, another NFL legend lingers in the shadows planning his own unlikely accomplishments — as long as a team will have him.”
• “$10 million salary may get Jamison Crowder cut by the Jets” (PFT) - “Crowder is owed a $10 million base salary for 2021, and Rich Cimini of ESPN writes that Crowder’s non-guaranteed salary makes him vulnerable to getting cut.”
• “Pittsburgh Steelers C Maurkice Pouncey and twin brother Mike Pouncey of Los Angeles Chargers retire” (ESPN) - “Twin centers Maurkice Pouncey and Mike Pouncey have retired from the NFL, Ramon Foster, a former teammate of Maurkice, announced on Twitter.”