Browns roster movements include a new starting QB
The Cleveland Browns continue to have a lot of movement and a lot of things up in the air. As the NFL trade deadline draws near, the Browns have taken calls on DE Za’Darius Smith from at least three teams and others have gauged whether Cleveland would be interested in moving DE Myles Garrett.
While not rumored, to trade Garrett it would likely take an extremely high return for the Browns.
Cleveland also continues to have questions at quarterback. Deshaun Watson is out for the year and Dorian Thompson-Robinson has an issue with his finger. Bailey Zappe was signed on Tuesday to provide depth.
In Week 7, the Browns made Jameis Winston the inactive, emergency quarterback and promoted DTR. Winston has a lot of experience and, according to a report, was not demoted last week and will start this week:
Sources: The #Browns plan to start Jameis Winston at QB vs the #Ravens in Week 8, with Deshaun Watson out for the rest of the season.
My understanding is Dorian Thompson-Robinson was Watson’s backup on Sunday strictly from a gameplan standpoint. pic.twitter.com/2jTgSpkxlF
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) October 23, 2024
Based on the above report, it does not seem like DTR’s injury is playing a role in the decision but Brad Stainbrook is reporting that the second-year QB will miss some time:
Update: #Browns Thompson-Robinson injured a tendon on one of his throwing hand fingers. The current belief is he will not miss multiple weeks, however throwing the football will be the real test for DTR, per source. Will wear a splint to help recover process when not throwing. https://t.co/mZ0ZnaC5Ef
— Brad Stainbrook (@StainbrookNFL) October 22, 2024
The Browns are not required to announce who is starting but will have to list participation levels at practice starting on Wednesday. HC Kevin Stefanski will likely not communicate their plan unless Thompson-Robinson is unable to play.