Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (7/14/21)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Browns’ Baker Mayfield may benefit from patient approach” (USA TODAY) - “The anticipated contract extensions for quarterbacks Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen and Baker Mayfield rank among the ongoing storylines of the NFL offseason.”
• “10 for ‘21: Which position will be most improved?” (Browns.com) - “Improvement in every aspect was the goal, and it continues to be the goal as the Browns look to build off last year’s exciting ride to the AFC Divisional Round.”
• “Browns Third Receiver Spot Not Likely Cut and Dry in 2021” (Browns Digest) - “Previously, the Browns primary three receivers were Odell Beckham, Jarvis Landry and KhaDarel Hodge, even if Hodge was rarely targeted.”
• “Why does Baker Mayfield still get overlooked by some in the national media?” (cleveland.com) - “I think the memory of Mayfield in 2019 under Kitchens still clouds the judgement of some analysts.”

NFL:

• “Washington Football Team timeline - Controversy, comebacks and change” (ESPN) - “The pandemic. Social unrest. Name change. The Washington Football Team has endured a dizzying time as a franchise, one unlike any other NFL team has experienced.”
• “Eight NFL teams have 85 percent of players vaccinated” (PFT) - “As of Monday it was seven teams above the 85 percent threshold but on Tuesday one more team joined the list, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network.”
• “Former Steelers Pro Bowler Roosevelt Nix announces retirement” (NFL.com) - “One-time Pro Bowler Roosevelt Nix, a fullback and special teams contributor for five seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers, announced his retirement Tuesday on Instagram.”
• “Steelers’ Ben Roethlisberger is even stricter than Tom Brady with new diet and weight loss plan, per report” (CBS) - “Ben Roethlisberger didn’t just cut his own salary to remain the Steelers’ quarterback for the 2021 season.”