But the most intriguing part of Knox's suggestion is his reminder that the Browns have done this before, 2023. That year, Josh Dobbs spent almost the entire preseason with Cleveland. But on Aug. 27, 2023, the Browns traded Dobbs to the Arizona Cardinals with a seventh-round pick to get a fifth-round pick in return.

Joe Flacco signed a one-year deal to return to Cleveland during free agency. Flacco, who led the Browns to the postseason in 2023, is the early candidate to start Week 1. Because of his veteran status, he is also the only quarterback that will not be valuable to others in a trade.

That leaves one spot for Kenny Pickett and newly-acquired Tyler Huntley to battle over, and Schefter thinks Pickett might be a more valuable asset for the Browns to have on their

Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders says he doesn't want his father, Deion, visiting training camp, because he wants to "get where I want to go" first. Sanders is the Browns only QB not to get first-team reps through the first week of training camp.

Rookie Shedeur Sanders will play for the Cleveland Browns in their preseason opener against the Carolina Panthers on Friday night with the recently-signed Tyler Huntley

Training camp is two weeks old and the NFL preseason has officially taken over the summer. Outside of teams getting their offenses and defenses down and getting back into football shape, the preseason is the opportunity for young players to get actual game reps against a different opponent.