Overview
- Training camp opened Wednesday with coach Todd Monken confirming Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders will alternate first‑team reps as the Browns keep the starting job undecided.
- Watson worked with the starters in the opening full‑team practice and threw back‑to‑back interceptions in on-field coverage of the session.
- Monken gave no firm date to name a starter and said he will base the decision on practice and preseason performance, with starters expected to play beginning the Aug. 15 preseason game.
- Reporting from league and front‑office sources says the Browns plan to give Sanders game opportunities this season so evaluators can judge him before next year’s quarterback‑heavy draft.
- Contract math constrains Cleveland’s options because Watson’s fully guaranteed deal creates large dead‑money charges if the team tried to remove him outright, shaping how the club manages playing time and roster planning.