Sunday Dawg Chow (6/22): Rookie RBs, breakout players, speeding QBs, and more!

The latest Cleveland Browns news and notes from around the NFL in the Sunday Dawg Chow.

The latest Cleveland Browns coverage from Dawgs By Nature, along with additional news from around the NFL, in today’s sweltering edition of the Sunday Dawg Chow.

Dawgs By Nature:

• Browns: Where does the running back group rank on PFF’s Top 32 list? (Thomas Moore) - The Cleveland Browns have long enjoyed a powerful running attack. But questions surround this year’s group.
• 2 Browns players entering their 4th season, poised for breakout roles (Damon Wolfe) - As the Cleveland Browns prepare for the 2025 season, two young players quietly building momentum before season-ending injuries last year could be ready to make a major impact: edge rusher Alex Wright and wide receiver David Bell.
• NFL’s All Quarter Century Team includes 2 Browns players (Jared Mueller) - Joe Thomas is an obvious selection as one of the Cleveland Browns greatest of all time.
• Former Browns player files huge lawsuit against another NFL team (Barry Shuck) - The Kansas City Chiefs are being sued by one of their former workers. Disgruntled ex-employees are nothing new, but this situation goes pretty deep.

Cleveland Browns:

• Isn’t it time to pump the brakes on the rush to start Shedeur Sanders? (Terry Pluto) - Can those who love Shedeur Sanders use some common sense when it comes to starting the rookie at quarterback for the Cleveland Browns?
• How can the Browns cornerbacks improve in 2025? (clevelandbrowns.com) - The Browns have wrapped up their offseason program, which consisted of three phases and concluded with the mandatory veteran minicamp. They will reconvene at the end of July for the beginning of training camp as they continue preparation for the 2025 season. While the offseason continues and before training camp kicks off, we opened the mailbag and answered your questions about the state of the team.
• Shedeur Sanders pays speeding tickets, needs to learn from those mistakes (Browns Zone) - Shedeur Sanders had an impressive offseason on the fields in Berea. The popular and polarizing quarterback took a wrong turn when he hit the Northeast Ohio roadways.

NFL:

• Jets WR Malachi Corley has lots to prove in second year (ESPN) - In the moment, it was real life imitating Hollywood. On Day 2 of the 2024 NFL draft, then-New York Jets coach Robert Saleh texted a photo of Western Kentucky wide receiver Malachi Corley to general manager Joe Douglas, adding the message: “No matter what.”
• Seahawks QB Sam Darnold aims to prove himself again after laying an ‘egg’ in final game with Vikings (NFL.com) - The Seattle Seahawks offensive overhaul this offseason was highlighted by the signing of quarterback Sam Darnold, who inked a three-year, $100.5 million contract with the Seahawks following a resurgent 2024 season in Minnesota.
• Can the Commanders match last season? It might depend on luck. (Washington Post) - The Washington Commanders breakout year contained plenty of good fortune. An NFL data...