Cleveland Browns training camp on Monday brought the first noticeable shake-up on offense, with head coach Todd Monken elevating two players to the first-string group: LT Spencer Fano and WR Denzel Boston.
Fano’s rise appears tied to the kind of showing that sticks with a coach. Monken seemed to take notice after Fano wasn’t rattled by DE Jared Verse on Saturday. At the same time, the Browns are planning to move WR Jerry Jeudy around a lot, with Monken saying they believe Jeudy is better on the move.
Monken also addressed the chatter surrounding quarterback reps from Saturday. He said each quarterback will still start at least one preseason game, which means the competition hasn’t really changed. On Monday, QB Shedeur Sanders worked with the first-team offense.
Sanders connected early and often with his receivers. WR KC Concepcion kept doing what he’s done throughout camp, making another catch even on a throw from Sanders that was behind him. Later, Sanders dropped a pass into the corner of the end zone for WR Denzel Boston that looked like a touchdown, though some media members thought one of Boston’s feet may have barely been out of bounds.
There was also a deep shot from QB Deshaun Watson to WR Cedric Tillman, who hauled it in with defenders nearby. Tillman has not had his name called out much during camp, so the play stood out.
The offense looked fairly clean for much of the session before the one/two minute drill brought problems for both the first- and second-team units.
A few other notes from the day: practice was moved indoors because of rain threat, though no fans were scheduled to attend. Teven Jenkins stayed at right guard with the ones.
S Emmanual McNeil-Warren got first-team reps in three safety looks. CB Demarri Davis and RT Tytus Howard returned to action.
Hall of Famer Joe Thomas was also at practice.
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