A 'Pretty Balanced' Browns QB Race, and the Next Audition Belongs to Shedeur Sanders
Todd Monken said Sanders and Watson will split first-team reps as the Browns look for clarity in a quarterback race that remains close.
- Cleveland Browns head coach Todd Monken announced that quarterbacks Shedeur Sanders and Deshaun Watson will alternate first-team practice reps this week. Sanders leads the offense Monday and Wednesday; Watson takes Tuesday's padded session and Thursday's joint practice with Buffalo.
- Watson started Cleveland's 34-10 preseason loss to the Chicago Bears, completing 11 of 15 passes for 126 yards with a 98.2 passer rating. Sanders took over in the third quarter, finishing 6 of 11 for 79 yards, one interception, and a 39.6 rating.
- Monken stated it would be "unfair not to go to the next game" to allow Sanders the opportunity. The team remains adamant about giving the second-year quarterback a legitimate chance before the September 13 season opener in Jacksonville.
- Sanders will start the second preseason game against the Buffalo Bills on August 22. ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reported the "next six to seven days in Cleveland are huge," suspecting Monken will decide between the quarterbacks after that contest.
- Monken noted meaningful growth from Sanders through offseason work, particularly in movement and field processing. However, the second-year quarterback must continue sharpening his pre-snap operation, as Monken said he "really has in terms of climbing the pocket.
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'It's not close': Deshaun Watson, Shedeur Sanders frontrunner emerges
USA TODAY NetworkThere aren’t many quarterback competitions around the NFL this summer, but the Cleveland Browns have one of them. Veteran Deshaun Watson and second-year pro Shedeur Sanders have been battling it out for the right to start the year as QB1. Watson started the Browns’ preseason opener over the weekend, and first-year head coach Todd Monken has already stated Sanders will start the team’s second exhibition game. Nothing has been dec…
Insider Predicts Timeline For Browns' QB Decision
(Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images) Cleveland’s ongoing quarterback battle keeps drawing attention from every corner of national media, and ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler became the latest voice to weigh in during a recent SportsCenter segment alongside Hannah Storm and Herm Edwards. Fowler addressed the current state of the competition between Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders and believes the team will soon name a starter. “He seems well positioned …
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A 'pretty balanced' Browns QB race, and the next audition belongs to Shedeur Sanders
Deshaun Watson made the most of his opportunity this past week to show he should be the Cleveland Browns’ starting quarterback when the season opens on Sept. 13 in Jacksonville.
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