Sunday Dawg Chow (6/21): Father’s Day edition

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads, grandfathers, and father figures. You make a major difference in the lives of your families in ways you may never realize simply by being present and part of your children’s lives.

Hope you have a great day!

Dawgs By Nature

• Browns: Addressing the WR position was a top offseason move (Thomas Moore) – Cleveland’s wide receivers were an afterthought in 2025. That potentially changed on draft night.
• Browns roster: One thing each QB must improve before the 2026 season begins (Matthew Wilson) – Every QB on the roster has something to work on this summer.
• Browns 2026 season: Which of 2 non-winning directions do fans want to see things go? (Abby Mueller) – The result of the 2026 season will have major implications for the Browns’ future.
• World Cup showing football fans what the American game has in common with futbol (Barry Shuck) – World Cup brings forward the planet’s most popular sport and teaches Browns, NFL fans about futbol/soccer connections.

The Feed

Cleveland Browns/NFL

• Jared Verse could reshape the Browns’ defensive culture (Orange and Brown Podcast) – Myles Garrett was a generational talent. He was revered, respected, and statistically untouchable. But was he loved?
• What the Browns got right this offseason, and some hunches about what comes next (The Athletic) – Some thoughts, some educated guesses and my feel for the temperature of things now that the Browns are on summer vacation and likely — but never certain — to mostly stay out of the news until training camp begins in late July …
• Will NFL officiating improve under the referees’ new CBA? (ESPN) – For the first time in its history, the NFL plans to form a practice squad this season of up to 12 game officials. Its members will be assigned to specific crews, travel to stadiums and be available to work games if a starting official is either injured or performing poorly.
• Are the Steelers really never going to retire Terry Bradshaw’s jersey? (triblive.com) – It’s not a new topic, but it sprang to mind immediately when Terry Bradshaw was honored last week at Heinz History Center: The Pittsburgh Steelers never did retire his No. 12 jersey, and given the fact that he is 77 now, it seems doubtful they ever will.