Each NFL week is a steeplechase—a long slog filled with different barriers and traps that consume us in unexpected ways. That’s why we’re here to break down the days ahead, looking at the stories that will affect the NFL community at large. Here is what will inevitably dominate your favorite NFL sites, podcasts and talk radio stations at large, and what we know about it:
1. The Browns’ hiring of general manager John Dorsey: Pro Football Talk was on this story initially, wondering how the team could have possibly complied with the Rooney Rule when reports of Sashi Browns’ firing first surfaced around 10:20 a.