Browns HC Todd Monken makes massive statement on team's QB battle

The Cleveland Browns find themselves in familiar territory this offseason: in need of nailing down who exactly their starting quarterback will be for the 2026 season.

Both Shedeur Sanders and Deshaun Watson are the two seen as the front-runners for the job, and head coach Todd Monken had stated that he wanted to have a starter nailed down by the end of mandatory minicamp. However, speaking to the media after the first day of mandatory minicamp yesterday, Monken has had a change of heart.

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He is not ready to name a quarterback who will see the majority of the reps with the starters just yet. Here is what Monken had to say about where he is with naming his starting quarterback:

“I really don’t know. I’m not going to name a No. 1 ... chances are, I will not... Now, once we get to the fall, we’ll have to dissect the reps how we see fit. I just don’t see it after the way Shedeur’s played and Deshaun’s played, they’ve both played well enough to earn the right to compete to start.”

So, the massive update here is that there is no update despite Monken's earlier insistence that he wanted to have a QB1 by the end of mandatory minicamp. We are officially headed for a quarterback battle in training camp between Shedeur Sanders and Deshaun Watson.

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