Daily Dawg Chow (6/10/20)

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More of the latest Browns news and notes from around the web in today’s dose of the Daily Dawg Chow.

Cleveland Browns:

• “Browns welcome 6 coaches as part of diversity program” (AP) - “The Cleveland Browns have welcomed six young coaches, including two women and former NFL player Leonard Hankerson, to take part in the final three weeks of their offseason program.”
• “State of the Franchise: This time, believe in Browns, Baker Mayfield” (NFL.com) - “And the best news is, the 38-year-old Stefanski will no longer have to yield to old-school, defensive-minded Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer’s run-first philosophy.”
• “Peyton Hillis: I wish I would’ve retired in Cleveland” (Bull & Fox) - “Former Browns running back Peyton Hillis joined Bull & Fox to talk about his career, the whole experience of being named the face of Madden 12, the experience in playing under Eric Mangini...”
• “History, Legacy Demand Browns Lead Amid Racial Turmoil” (SI.com) - “Only a tweet, it supported a video of players on their team speaking out, demanding change and accountability from the NFL for their own poor record in recent years.”

NFL:

• “Seattle Seahawks hire Alonzo Highsmith for scouting department role” (ESPN) - “The Seattle Seahawks have hired former Green Bay Packers and Cleveland Browns executive Alonzo Highsmith as a full-time member of their scouting department.”
• “Ravens’ Robert Griffin III vows to start again as NFL shifts to featuring more mobile quarterbacks” (CBS) - “For the first time in four seasons, Robert Griffin III got a taste of what it was like to be a starting quarterback in the NFL once again.”
• “Hall of Fame weekend still scheduled to take place with fans in the stands” (PFT) - “The Pro Football Hall of Fame reopened to visitors today. It closed March 16 amid coronavirus concerns.”
• “Paul Rochester, Member Of Jets’ Super Bowl Team, Dies At 81” (AP) - “Paul ‘Rocky’ Rochester, a defensive lineman on the New York Jets’ Super Bowl-winning team in 1969, has died. He was 81.”

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