Former Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski waited until the preseason to name Joe Flacco his starting quarterback ahead of Shedeur Sanders. This year, first-year head coach Todd Monken would like to name his Week 1 starter much sooner than that.
On Friday, Monken argued why, in a perfect world, he will name the team’s starter behind center before July’s training camp.
“I would love to have that,” Monken said during a 92.3 The Fan appearance on naming a starter before July. “I’m not there yet, so I can’t say that. We’ve been on the field three practices … once we get back on the field for four weeks at the end of this spring, we’ll have a better idea then.
“But there’s only so many reps you get. You have to start to target who is gonna start opening day.”
Sanders is competing with Deshaun Watson for the starting quarterback role. Cleveland.com’s Mary Kay Cabot reported Wednesday that Watson had an early lead in the Browns quarterback competition.
The Browns will host their rookie minicamp on May 8 and 9. Watson and Sanders are set to resume their quarterback competition on the field when Cleveland’s offseason workouts resume on June 1.
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