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Daniel Oyefusi
Cleveland Browns quarterback Kenny Pickett injured his hamstring close to the top of Saturday’s follow and is anticipated to be reevaluated later this week, sources instructed ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Sunday.
Pickett was coming off a robust couple of practices, and not less than for the brief 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 follow Saturday for a purple zone drill and threw a landing on the ultimate play whereas rolling to his proper.
By means of the primary week of coaching camp, Pickett break up first-team reps with Flacco, whereas Gabriel, a third-round decide, additionally received 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 stated that the QB rotation could be fluid through the first week of camp and that he and the offensive workers would meet to debate any adjustments for the second week. The Browns are holding their first padded follow Monday.
Browns quarterbacks coach Invoice Musgrave on Friday referred to as Pickett’s first two practices “stellar.” And earlier than Pickett’s damage, Musgrave predicted that there wouldn’t be any main adjustments to the QB rotation.
“Subsequent week might be essential, and I do not know if there will be any earth-shattering or earth-shaking adjustments,” Musgrave stated. “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 ideal job at getting all people their appears.”
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 possibility, making him a free agent after the 2025 season.