Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (2/25/21)

Cleveland Browns:

• “J.J. Watt has three leading teams as his free agency appears to be winding down, per report” (CBS) - “JJ Watt’s time as a free agent appears to be approaching its conclusion with three teams emerging as his potential future employers.”
• “Is Marshon Lattimore On His Way To The Cleveland Browns?” (BrownsNation) - “But today, the greater Cleveland area is a-twitter, if you’ll pardon the pun, thanks to Marshon Lattimore‘s latest post.”
• “Can we have a realistic discussion about Odell Beckham Jr.?” (Pluto) - “The NFL is not a fantasy league. It’s hard not to view it that way in the age of statistics, computers and analytics.”
• “Five Steps to put the Cleveland Browns in a Position to Compete for the NFL’s Top Prize” (OBR) - “The next level for the Browns would be making it to the AFC Championship Game, which would give them a chance to play for a chance to get to the NFL’s top prize.”
• “Browns’ Biggest Keys to Having Successful NFL Offseason” (B/R) - “Cleveland hasn’t gone into an offseason off a playoff season since 2002, and the front office back then wasn’t able to keep that streak going.”

NFL:

• “Pittsburgh Steelers want Ben Roethlisberger to return in 2021, team president Art Rooney II says” (ESPN) - “The Pittsburgh Steelers want Ben Roethlisberger back, and he wants to return.”
• “Even without the Scouting Combine, tampering is still happening” (PFT) - “The NFL has canceled the Scouting Combine, which doubles as Tampering Central in advance of every free-agency period.”
• “Marcus Mariota trade market has dried up significantly” (NFL.com) - “Things change in a hurry on the Quarterback Carousel. One week it looks like a signal-caller might be traded quickly. The next, not so much.”