Who will Browns' starting QB be: Deshaun Watson or Shedeur Sanders? - ESPN

BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns enter training camp with an all-too-familiar question hovering over the franchise.

What is Cleveland doing at the quarterback position?

For the second straight year, the Browns will hold an open competition for QB1 during their camp. This season, first-year head coach Todd Monken will oversee the battle, which has centered around nine-year veteran Deshaun Watson and second-year player Shedeur Sanders. The two passers split first-team reps throughout the spring practices. They impressed Monken to the point he declared he had two starting-caliber quarterbacks, but the ex-Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator held off on naming his QB1 before seeing both players in padded practices and possibly even preseason games this summer.

Cleveland's quarterback questions don't end at who will start, though. The crowded room also includes Dillon Gabriel, a 2025 third-round pick who made six starts as a rookie, and Taylen Green, a sixth-round pick in April's draft. Cleveland faced a similar conundrum last year, entering training camp with four healthy passers until Kenny Pickett was traded ahead of the roster cutdown deadline.

Here is where each quarterback stands as training camp opens Wednesday:

Stat to know: Watson's 33.1 Total QBR since he made his Cleveland debut would rank last among qualifying quarterbacks if he had enough starts to qualify.

Once one of the brightest stars in the league, Watson's career is now at a sort of crossroads. Beset by suspension and injuries, he has played in only 19 games since the Browns acquired him for three first-round picks and gave him a fully guaranteed five-year, $230 million contract in March 2022. His latest ailment — a torn Achilles tendon that required a