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Daniel Oyefusi
Cleveland Browns quarterback Kenny Pickett injured his hamstring close to the top of Saturday’s apply and is predicted to be reevaluated later this week, sources informed ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Sunday.
Pickett was coming off a robust couple of practices, and no less than for the quick time period, there’ll now be extra reps for Joe Flacco, Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders. The 4 quarterbacks are competing to be the Browns’ starter this fall.
Pickett, the No. 20 decide of the Pittsburgh Steelers within the 2022 NFL draft, took the ultimate snaps of apply Saturday for a crimson zone drill and threw a landing on the ultimate play whereas rolling to his proper.
Via the primary week of coaching camp, Pickett cut up first-team reps with Flacco, whereas Gabriel, a third-round decide, additionally obtained a number of reps with the starters. Sanders, a fifth-round decide, has not acquired any snaps with the first-team offense.
Browns coach Kevin Stefanski mentioned that the QB rotation could be fluid throughout the first week of camp and that he and the offensive workers would meet to debate any modifications for the second week. The Browns are holding their first padded apply Monday.
Browns quarterbacks coach Invoice Musgrave on Friday known as Pickett’s first two practices “stellar.” And earlier than Pickett’s damage, Musgrave predicted that there wouldn’t be any main modifications to the QB rotation.
“Subsequent week will probably be necessary, and I do not know if there will be any earth-shattering or earth-shaking modifications,” Musgrave mentioned. “I believe it will be much more of the identical. All 4 guys are actually making good progress, and [offensive coordinator] Tommy [Rees] and Kevin are doing an awesome job at getting everyone their seems to be.”
The Browns traded a fifth-round decide and quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson to the Philadelphia Eagles for Pickett in March. Cleveland declined to select up Pickett’s fifth-year choice, making him a free agent after the 2025 season.
