Daniel Oyefusi
Cleveland Browns quarterback Kenny Pickett injured his hamstring close to the top of Saturday's observe and is predicted to be reevaluated later this week, sources instructed ESPN's Adam Schefter on Sunday.
Pickett was coming off a powerful couple of practices, and at the least 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 observe Saturday for a purple zone drill and threw a landing on the ultimate play whereas rolling to his proper.
By the primary week of coaching camp, Pickett cut up first-team reps with Flacco, whereas Gabriel, a third-round decide, additionally acquired just a few reps with the starters. Sanders, a fifth-round decide, has not obtained any snaps with the first-team offense.
Browns coach Kevin Stefanski stated that the QB rotation can be fluid in the course of the first week of camp and that he and the offensive employees would meet to debate any adjustments for the second week. The Browns are holding their first padded observe 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 shall be vital, and I do not know if there will be any earth-shattering or earth-shaking adjustments,” Musgrave stated. “I feel it's going to 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 choice, making him a free agent after the 2025 season.
