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The Browns' quarterback competition will extend into training camp, as head coach Todd Monken told reporters last week that he's not yet ready to name a starter.
But second-year QB Shedeur Sanders has taken steps in his development over the course of the offseason program, according to Cleveland's brass. Late last week, General Manager Andrew Berry said in an interview with 92.3 The Fan that Sanders had "an excellent spring."
"The past eight-to-10 weeks — and really, probably beyond that, probably the past six months, with as a rookie player in particular a quarterback, you learn a lot your first year," Berry said. "And especially if you don’t start a full season … and you go through the year, adjustment going into the NFL, and then you get a chance to catch your breath and say, here are the things that we need to work on, here are the things I need to learn. And I think he did a phenomenal job this offseason.
"That really started in January and February. And certainly as we got into having real practices in may, his growth has been tremendous. So, we’re all very excited to see Shedeur’s fall camp, preseason, things of that nature when we get into padded situations, live situations, less scripted. But his growth has truly been phenomenal."
If that growth can translate to on-field performance, that would be good news for a Browns team that has constantly been in search for a franchise quarterback. Between Sanders and Deshaun Watson, one will have to emerge as QB1 as the club enters its first season under Monken.
But second-year QB Shedeur Sanders has taken steps in his development over the course of the offseason program, according to Cleveland's brass. Late last week, General Manager Andrew Berry said in an interview with 92.3 The Fan that Sanders had "an excellent spring."
"The past eight-to-10 weeks — and really, probably beyond that, probably the past six months, with as a rookie player in particular a quarterback, you learn a lot your first year," Berry said. "And especially if you don’t start a full season … and you go through the year, adjustment going into the NFL, and then you get a chance to catch your breath and say, here are the things that we need to work on, here are the things I need to learn. And I think he did a phenomenal job this offseason.
"That really started in January and February. And certainly as we got into having real practices in may, his growth has been tremendous. So, we’re all very excited to see Shedeur’s fall camp, preseason, things of that nature when we get into padded situations, live situations, less scripted. But his growth has truly been phenomenal."
If that growth can translate to on-field performance, that would be good news for a Browns team that has constantly been in search for a franchise quarterback. Between Sanders and Deshaun Watson, one will have to emerge as QB1 as the club enters its first season under Monken.