Overview
- Head coach Todd Monken said at Tuesday’s league meetings that practice reps will not be split evenly and one quarterback will get most of the early work based on past play and how 2025 ended.
- Owner Jimmy Haslam called Deshaun Watson’s 2026 a fresh start after two Achilles surgeries, and multiple reports indicate the veteran is positioned to get the first shot to reclaim QB1.
- ESPN’s Adam Schefter said it is more likely Cleveland rides with Watson than spends a first-round pick on a quarterback, though the team holds picks No. 6 and No. 24.
- GM Andrew Berry said it is “wholly realistic” the Browns draft a quarterback, noted a preference for a younger addition, and confirmed meetings with Alabama’s Ty Simpson.
- Todd Monken praised Shedeur Sanders for spending much of the winter at the facility and noted Dillon Gabriel has not recently been in the building, while the Raiders are widely expected to take Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza first overall, putting the top prospect out of Cleveland’s reach without a costly trade.