Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (5/3/21)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Are you smiling about the Browns’ draft? I feel the same way” (Pluto) - “Yes, the Browns did trade up in the 2021 NFL draft. Yes, they traded up to pick a linebacker. Yes, they drafted a guy from Ohio State.”
• “Browns considered taking Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah in round one” (PFT) - “The Browns traded up in round two to get linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah. They thought about taking him in round one.”
• “Andrew Berry Believes In The Defensive Ends, Hints Why Browns Didn’t Draft One” (Browns Digest) - “A look at how the defensive end position currently sits for the Cleveland Browns and why they opted to not draft one.”
• “Ruiter: I absolutely think Cleveland will host another NFL Draft based on feedback I’ve received” (92.3 The Fan) - “Our Browns beat reporter Daryl Ruiter joined Ken Carman and Anthony Lima to go over all the latest with the Cleveland Browns.”
• “What picks do the Browns have in 2022?” (Browns.com) - “After making eight picks and two trades in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Browns currently hold eight picks to be used on next year’s draft class.”

NFL:

• “Undrafted free agent tracker 2021” (CBS) - “After three days, seven rounds and 259 picks, NFL teams quickly began the process of signing the best players who were not selected during the 2021 NFL Draft on Saturday and Sunday.”
• “Packers GM reiterates ‘we want Aaron (Rodgers) to be our quarterback’” (NFL.com) - “The GM reiterated to Peter King of NBC Sports on Sunday that the club’s relationship with Rodgers is not permanently damaged.”
• “Buccaneers Select Houston’s Grant Stuard as Mr. Irrelevant” (SI.com) - “Meet this year’s Mr. Irrelevant, Grant Stuard. Tampa Bay selected the Houston linebacker with its last choice, ending the three-day draft with the No. 259 overall pick.”
• “Tennessee Titans not picking up 5th-year option on LB Rashaan Evans” (ESPN) - “The Tennessee Titans are not picking up the fifth-year option on linebacker Rashaan Evans.”