The general manager of the organization does not see it as a problem to be solved, but an opportunity
Cleveland – increasingly seems more likely that Cleveland Browns arrive at week 1 of the season of the NFL with four field marshal on their squad of 53 players.
During the victory of Cleveland by 19-17 in the last preseason match against Los Angeles Rams On Saturday, the Browns General Manager, Andrew Berry, declared NFL Network to keep four field marshal –Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett And the rookies Dillon Gabriel y Sheder Sanders– “It is not a difficult decision.”
“Honestly, it is not a difficult decision for us … We have a group of players that we all like,” Berry said. “We really don't see it as a problem. We see it more as an opportunity.”
At the end of July, Andrew Berry hinted that keeping four pins during the season was a possibility.
“We have mainly considered the last five positions of a template as development positions, and that can come from any position,” Berry said. “I also believe that, with the current flexibility of the workforce, especially with the promotions that can be taken in the practical team, there is more flexibility to build a workforce of 48 players for the day of the game, it was not as restrictive as before. That said, when the rules of the staff were, say, stricter, there were teams that had four. So, if there are four that deserve a template of 53 players, we believe that the most logical thing is to keep them.”
On Monday, the Browns appointed Joe Flacco Like your regular field marshal for week 1. the coach Kevin Stefanski He refused to name a substitute for Flacco. Cleveland's latest unofficial positions includes Kenny Pickett as a substitute already Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders as third and fourth field marshal, respectively.
It is expected that Deshaun Watson The season begins in the list of incapacitated to play for physical problems while continuing to recover from an Achilles injury. Tyler Huntley It is also signed for the workforce of 90 players.
Flacco debuted in the preseason in the last game, completing 9 of 10 passes for 71 yards and a touchdown in three series. Gabriel, selected in the third round of the draft, played two series and completed 12 of 19 passes for 129 yards and a touchdown. Sanders, selected in the fifth round of the draft, started in the second half and completed 3 of 6 passes for 14 yards.
Pickett did not play on Saturday due to a persistent lesion in the Corva tendon that has left him out of the whole preseason.
The deadline to cut the template of the NFL It's Tuesday at 4 pm