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Daniel Oyefusi
The Cleveland Browns won’t train quarterback Kenny Pickett’s fifth-year possibility, a league supply advised ESPN on Monday, confirming a report.
Pickett, 26, was the No. 20 choose of the Pittsburgh Steelers within the 2022 NFL draft however was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles final offseason. In March, the Browns despatched the Eagles a 2025 fifth-round choose and quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson to accumulate Pickett. He has one yr remaining on his rookie contract with a completely assured $2.6 million wage.
In his first two seasons, Pickett went 14-10 as a starter earlier than serving because the backup to Jalen Hurts and the Tremendous Bowl champion Eagles final season. Pickett received his sole begin of the 2024 season in Week 17.
In Cleveland, Pickett joins a reworked quarterbacks room that additionally contains Joe Flacco, who was signed earlier within the month, in addition to Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders, who had been added in final week’s draft. The Browns chosen Gabriel with the 94th total choose within the third spherical after which traded as much as choose Sanders with the 144th total selection within the fifth spherical. Deshaun Watson is anticipated to overlook a good portion of the 2025 season with a proper Achilles tendon harm.
Browns coach Kevin Stefanski stated anybody added to the QB room can be anticipated to compete to be the staff’s starter.
Information of the membership’s choice on Pickett was first reported by Cleveland.com.
