Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (3/18/21)

Cleveland Browns:

• “David Njoku’s Fifth-Year Option Guaranteed at $6.013 Million as League Year Opens” (OBR) - “Njoku was on the roster at the deadline, meaning the fifth-year option of his rookie contract became fully guaranteed at $6.013 million.”
• “Malcolm Smith back to Browns on one-year deal” (PFT) - “Smith signed with the Browns last August and wound up playing more than half the defensive snaps while starting four of the 15 games he played with the team.”
• “John Johnson III’s versatility, maturity impress coach Kevin Stefanski” (BrownsZone) - “The Browns were attracted to their first two free agent acquisitions for a variety of reasons. With safety John Johnson III, versatility and maturity were at the top of the list.”
• “John Johnson Browns Contract Breakdown” (BrownsDigest) - “Johnson is set to earn just $5.25 million in 2020, which is ideal considering the salary cap situation impacting the NFL this year.”

NFL:

• “Massage therapists sue Houston Texans QB Deshaun Watson” (ESPN) - “Two civil lawsuits have been filed against Deshaun Watson alleging inappropriate conduct during massages, on two separate occasions by two separate plaintiffs.”
• “Bears tried to trade for Russell Wilson before signing Andy Dalton and here’s what they offered” (CBS) - “Patrick added that the offer interested Seattle but it was ultimately head coach Pete Carroll’s decision and Carroll declined.”
• “Cards Add WR A.J. Green, C Rodney Hudson In Pair Of Moves” (AP) - “The Cardinals acquired Hudson and a seventh-round pick in the upcoming draft from the Raiders and will send a third-round pick back to Las Vegas.”
• “OL Kyle Long ending retirement, signing with Chiefs” (NFL.com) - “Long’s arrival is essentially the Chiefs taking a flier on a once-premier Chicago Bears guard who called it quits due to lingering health issues following the 2019 season.”