The latest Cleveland Browns news and notes from around the NFL in the Sunday Dawg Chow.
The latest news about the Cleveland Browns and the NFL in today’s edition of the Sunday Dawg Chow, including third-round options for the Browns, quarterback evaluations, good and bad drafts, and more!
Dawgs By Nature:
- NFL Draft: 5 likely targets for Browns at pick 67 (Damon Wolfe) – The Cleveland Browns could select several players with upside potential at the start of the third round.
- Browns have big decision after Shedeur Sanders’ Pro Day (Thomas Moore) – Cleveland needs a quarterback, but is Shedeur Sanders the right choice? Read what some had to say following his Pro Day on Friday.
- Browns QB need: Better than Baker prospect or bust (Jared Mueller) – NFL teams without a QB are dead in the water but is Shedeur Sanders “worth” the second overall pick?
Beacon Journal:
- Browns on NFL draft clock. Titans cancel Shedeur Sanders workout, appear locked on Cam Ward (Beacon Journal) – The first puzle piece in this month’s NFL draft appears to have fallen into place. Long-time Tennessee Titans beat writer Jim Wyatt, who now works for the team’s official website, reported on X Saturday afternoon that the Titans and Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders had mutually agreed to cancel an upcoming private workout.
- Shedeur Sanders reveals how he’d feel about the Browns drafting him, and how their private dinner went (cleveland.com) – Is Cleveland a fit for Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders, who shines as bright as his double-stranded tennis necklace and ever-flashing pearly whites?
- As Ohio lawmakers debate $600 million for new Browns stadium, others ask: Where’s our cut? (Columbus Dispatch) – Whether it’s a one-time payout to build a new stadium or a revolving fund of tax dollars to support arena upgrades, an expert in sports economics called each a bad investment for Ohioans.
NFL:
- Why Dolphins believe Zach Wilson is right choice at backup QB (ESPN) – For the past three seasons, backup quarterback for the Miami Dolphins has been a more high-profile job than it is for most teams. Not just because of the games starter Tua Tagovailoa has missed — 11 combined in 2022 and 2024 — but because of the drastic drop in production from an otherwise explosive offense whenever Tagovailoa is not on the field.
- NFL’s best, worst teams at drafting in the first round since 2020 (PFF) – Selecting star players in the first round of NFL drafts is crucial to any team’s success. If a franchise can find a superstar, regardless of position, it can quickly turn around its fortunes. If a team goes several years without finding impact players, it can get dragged into a cycle of mediocrity or worse. Using PFF grading and Wins Above Replacement as barometers, we can examine which teams have had the most success with drafting players in the first round.
- Can AFC West’s ‘all-star lineup’ of coaches finally top Andy Reid and the Chiefs? (The Athletic) – It is not often these days that Sean Payton is the youngest guy in a room. He has been a head coach in the NFL for nearly two decades and first entered the NFL as an assistant with the Philadelphia Eagles in 1997. Players he once coached, like Dan Campbell and Aaron Glenn, are now piloting their own NFL teams. So, yes, the 61-year-old coach of the Denver Broncos is reveling a bit in his current status as the junior statesman in his own division.