While the Cleveland Browns' quarterback room seems crowded now, one NFL insider doesn't expect much downsizing at the position heading into the regular season.
ESPN's Adam Schefter shared on Tuesday's edition of The Adam Schefter Podcast that he believes the Browns are "more likely than not" to carry four quarterbacks on their initial 53-man roster. Veteran quarterback Joe Flacco and both rookie quarterbacks, Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders, will make the Browns' roster, Schefter believes.
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 roster:
"Kenny Pickett is still young. Kenny Pickett is a former first-round draft pick. Kenny Pickett is a quarterback. Teams that have a need at that position, if they have an injury, you would think that one of the first teams they would call would be the Cleveland Browns."
Schefter's prediction comes on the heels of news that only Sanders and Huntley are likely to get snaps at quarterback in Friday's preseason opener against the Carolina Panthers. So while Sanders' first NFL snaps will be this weekend's biggest story, perhaps this also presents an opportunity for Huntley to close the gap in the race for the final quarterback spot on the Browns' roster.
You can hear Schefter's full comments on the Browns' quarterback room here: