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

Cleveland Browns:

• “Why the Browns’ third-place schedule for 2021 is one of the NFL’s toughest” (cleveland.com) - “A silver lining with the Browns’ third-place finish in the AFC North this season was that, despite finishing 11-5, they’d get a third-place schedule in 2021.”
• “Cleveland Browns Cornerback Breakdown, Analysis and Looking Ahead” (OBR) - “The Cleveland Browns depth was stretched throughout the 2020 season, with the cornerback position being hit the hardest by injury and COVID-19.”
• “5 things we learned from Episode 13 of Building the Browns” (Browns.com) - “The pain from the Browns’ playoff loss two weeks ago is still fresh in the minds of players, coaches and fans who witnessed an unforgettable 2020 season.”
• “Scott Petrak: The longer Baker Mayfield plays under Kevin Stefanski, the better he will get” (92.3 The Fan) - “Scott Petrak joins Baskin and Phelps and gives his initial impressions on the trade of Matthew Stafford and Jared Goff.”

NFL:

• “Brian Gutekunst: ‘No truth’ to report the Rams made a run at Aaron Rodgers” (PFT) - “It’s possible that the call was made by Rams coach Sean McVay to Packers coach Matt LaFleur, and that Gutekunst didn’t even know about it.”
• “Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Tom Brady says he will ‘definitely consider’ playing past age 45” (ESPN) - “Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady has said repeatedly throughout his career that he would like to play until age 45.”
• “Chiefs place WR Demarcus Robinson and C Daniel Kilgore on reserve/COVID-19 list” (NFL.com) - “The Chiefs are currently without a couple of contributors, but they both could return in time for Super Bowl LV.”
• “One Number Looms Large In Super Bowl Of Numbers” (AP) - “The Super Bowl is always defined by numbers, this one perhaps more than others because there’s one number — positive tests for COVID-19 this week — that no one wants to see.”