It didn’t even take a full calendar month for the Cleveland Browns’ quarterback situation to go from bad to comical this year.
In early January, the Browns confirmed that Deshaun Watson underwent a second surgery to repair his re-ruptured Achilles tendon, effectively ending any hope for a 2025 return. General manager Andrew Berry quickly pivoted to Kenny Pickett, acquiring the 2022 first-round pick in a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles for Dorian Thompson-Robinson and a 2025 fifth-rounder.
The Browns then, somewhat comically, continued to build their QB depth chart. They signed veteran Joe Flacco to a one-year deal in early April, then added two more quarterbacks — Dillion Gabriel in the third round, and Shedeur Sanders in the fifth — in the 2025 NFL Draft.