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The Cleveland Browns entered past play pinch 1 of nan NFL's much crowded backmost rooms.
Shedeur Sanders took complete nan starting backmost duties successful Week 12 past season, and aft 2 much starts, he was named nan starter for nan remainder of nan season. Dillon Gabriel moved to a backup domiciled arsenic Deshaun Watson stayed connected nan physically incapable to execute list, moreover aft nan squad opened his 21-day believe model successful December.
Sanders, Gabriel and Watson are each group to return successful 2026, but it remains unclear which backmost will beryllium nether halfway erstwhile nan regular play originates this fall. Browns caput coach Todd Monken reiterated his stance connected maintaining an unfastened title for nan starting job, telling Cleveland power position 92.3 The Fan that it is premature to sanction a starter.
"It’s my occupation to fto it play out," Monken said.
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Deshaun Watson of nan Cleveland Browns looks to walk during a voluntary seasoned minicamp astatine CrossCountry Mortgage Campus successful Berea, Ohio, connected April 21, 2026. (Nick Cammett/Getty Images)
Monken’s comments Friday are successful statement pinch his antecedently stated belief successful letting nan players determine who plays and giving each progressive opportunities arsenic nan title evolves.
The remarks besides travel a study that Watson leads nan title for nan starting job. They besides travel aft Shilo Sanders downplayed nan study and publically expressed support for his relative Shedeur’s bid for QB1.
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Monken, who was hired successful January, is expected to present a caller violative strategy successful Cleveland. The first-year coach has indicated he yet prefers 1 backmost to abstracted himself from nan group.
The Browns held a three-day voluntary minicamp soon earlier nan 2026 NFL Draft. At nan lone unfastened believe unfastened to nan media, Watson led nan backmost rotation successful astir drills, but Monken said nan scheme called for Sanders to get much reps overall.
Head coach Todd Monken of nan Cleveland Browns looks connected during a voluntary seasoned minicamp astatine CrossCountry Mortgage Campus successful Berea, Ohio, connected April 21, 2026. (Nick Cammett/Getty Images)
"I’m not location yet, truthful I can’t opportunity (there’s a leader)," Monken added. "We’ve been connected nan section 3 days."
The Browns are scheduled to statesman organized squad activities (OTAs) successful mid-May. The pursuing month, nan squad will clasp a mandatory minicamp. The offseason programme past concludes earlier training campy originates successful July.
Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders tally a drill during nan Cleveland Browns mandatory minicamp astatine CrossCountry Mortgage Campus successful Berea, Ohio, connected June 10, 2025. (Nick Cammett/Diamond Images)
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The Browns drafted Taylen Green successful nan sixth information successful past week's draft.
Speaking astatine nan NFL Scouting Combine successful February, Browns wide head Andrew Berry cautioned that there's nary unreserved to determine connected nan starting quarterback.
"We don't person to make that determination anytime soon," Berry said astatine nan time. "I deliberation immoderate subordinate that we person successful that room we would expect to compete to gain a role. Those 2 would beryllium nary different."
The Browns went 5-12 past season.
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Chantz Martin is simply a sports writer for Fox News Digital.
