Cleveland Browns News: Qb Decision Looms, And Leader Emerges On Defense

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• Cleveland Browns Training Camp Recap: Day 10 – The drama begins at QB (Chris Pokorny) – “Day 10 of Cleveland Browns training camp took place Saturday, August 8. We had some drama at the quarterback position, with everyone still wondering what it means.”
• Browns closing in on QB decision for preseason opener (Thomas Moore) – “Cleveland Browns head coach Todd Monken has spent the first 10 days of training camp putting the offense through its paces as he ponders what to do with an uninspiring quarterback room. Monken has the unenviable task of choosing between Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders to start the August 15 preseason game against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field, with the decision coming soon.”
• At least for one day: Browns Shedeur Sanders is QB2, Deshaun Watson takes QB1 lead (Jared Mueller) – “With the Cleveland Browns, you never really know what to expect. That statement has been true across coaching staffs, front offices, and ownership, no matter who was in those roles. Throughout the offseason, including in training camp, the Browns quarterback competition had seen Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders alternating time with the first team.”
• Browns’ new pass rusher Jared Verse ready to do his job, lead, and win (Barry Shuck) – “The Cleveland Browns are rolling along with training camp, with plenty of new players and coaches from last year’s roster. Most notable of the missing is All-World pass rusher Myles Garrett. In his stead is the young Jared Verse, who was part of the trade for Garrett to the Los Angeles Rams.”
• Browns: Will team come to regret this contract extension? (Thomas Moore) – “The Cleveland Browns traded defensive end Myles Garrett on June 1, which almost immediately kicked off a wave of speculation about what would come next, with cornerback Denzel Ward being a prime target. But the Browns had other ideas.”

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Cleveland Browns

• How Browns rookie duo of KC Concepcion, Denzel Boston view expectations (Beacon Journal) – “Neither was the first player the Browns selected in April’s draft. However, the importance both KC Concepcion and Denzel Boston hold to the team’s success this season is every bit as significant as what top pick Spencer Fano provides. That weight is perfectly fine to them. They’re ready to carry it with them.”
• Has Deshaun Watson moved ahead? He got all the 1st team reps Saturday on what was supposed to be Shedeur Sanders’ day (cleveland.com) – “Was this the soft launch of Deshaun Watson taking over QB1 in the two-way battle with Shedeur Sanders? On Day 10 of Browns training camp on Saturday, Watson surprisingly got all the first team reps on what was supposed to be Shedeur Sanders’ day.”
• Mason Graham stronger, more comfortable in Year 2, aims to be cornerstone of defense (Browns Zone) – “Mason Graham chuckled when the number was mentioned. His half-sack in 17 games as a rookie fell well short of expectations for the No. 5 pick, but he’s not running from it.”
• Has Deshaun Watson taken the lead in Browns’ QB competition? Saturday’s practice might be a clue (The Athletic) – “For the first time in Cleveland Browns training camp, there’s been a change in the quarterback order. Deshaun Watson was first up with the No. 1 offense for the second straight day Saturday and ran exclusively with the starters. By previous rotation, Saturday would have been Shedeur Sanders’ day with the No. 1 offense.”

NFL

• How an NFL-Backed Plan to Revitalize Canton, Ohio, Faltered (New York Times) – “The “Hall of Fame Village” was pitched in 2014 as a boon to the city. But hundreds of millions were spent, the NFL backed out, and the project is unfinished.”
• Why Adam Vinatieri may be the most unlikely player to ever make Hall of Fame (The Athletic) – “Before the kick in the snow and the kick that won a Super Bowl, there was another kick — one that launched a Hall of Fame career. Make that saved a Hall of Fame career.”
• Larry Fitzgerald inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame (azcardinals.com) – “Larry Fitzgerald was by himself on stage delivering his induction speech Saturday at the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and yet his message was anything but that.”
• The most important storylines of NFL training camp (so far) (The Ringer) – From quarterback battles to devastating injuries and an active market for receivers and running backs, here is what matters from the start of NFL practices