Browns 2026 training camp tracker: Latest updates, news, rumors, and more

After months of debate and speculation, it’s finally time for the Cleveland Browns to hit the field and start gearing up for the start of the 2026 regular season.

Much has changed since the Browns struggled their way through yet another double-digit-loss campaign. There’s a new head coach in town in Todd Monken, as well as a new-look training camp roster that’s been infused with young talent. 

Cleveland’s 90-man training camp roster will feature 23 rookies, including the team’s 10 selections from the 2026 draft. The roster includes a whopping 54 players aged 25 and under, led by star linebacker Carson Schwesinger and new edge rusher Jared Verse.

The Browns no longer have Myles Garrett, who was traded to the Los Angeles Rams on June 1 in exchange for Verse and three draft picks, but the future remains bright. Competition will define Cleveland's camp as Monken trims his up-and-coming roster to an initial 53 players ahead of Week 1.

MORE: Dawg Fight: Every Browns training camp battle that could shape the 2026 roster

Not many are expecting Cleveland to compete for a playoff berth this season, but there are plenty of storylines to follow, from the tight quarterback battle between Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders to an offensive line that could feature five new starters and a defense entering the post-Garrett era under first-year coordinator Mike Rutenberg.

Consider this your one-stop shop for all things Cleveland Browns training camp over the next month.

Cleveland Browns 2026 training camp tracker

1. Browns training camp snapshot
2. Injury updates and camp absences
3. Latest practice updates
4. What Todd Monken is saying
5. Browns practice schedule
6. Updated Browns 90-man roster
7. Updated Browns 53-man roster projection

Last updated: Thursday, Aug. 18

Browns training camp snapshot

• Next practice: Tuesday, Aug. 18
• Open practices remaining: 0
• First preseason game: Saturday, August 22, vs. Buffalo Bills (1 p.m. ET, NFL Network)

Injury updates and camp absences

Day 14 updates

The Browns added starting defensive end Alex Wright among their 13 practice absences on Monday, Aug. 17. He only played three snaps in the preseason opener at Chicago on Saturday, Aug. 15.

Individual player updates

Carson Schwesinger

• Cleveland's star inside linebacker has been out for the past two weeks due what Monken called

a "minor little injury." He hasn't practiced since Friday, July 31 as the team takes an extremely cautious approach.

Joe Royer

• Royer has now missed the first 14 full days of training camp, along with the preseason opener, while tending to a personal issue.

• General manager Andrew Berry said the rookie has the team's full support but couldn't provide a timeline for Royer's return. "I don’t have a definite timeline on terms of when he’s going to be back, but when he does return, which will hopefully be sooner rather than later, we’ll get him ramped up quickly and reintegrated into everything," Berry said.

Also missing: WR Cedric Tillman, CB D’Angelo Ross, FB Michael Burton, DT Mike Hall, OL Parker Brailsford, OL Jack Conley, TE Jack Stoll, DE Alex Wright, DT Sam Kamara, DT Kalia Davis

Active/Physically Unable to Perform

• DT Maliek Collins: The Browns plan to ease the 31-year-old Collins into summer activities as he continues to work his way back from last year’s season-ending quad injury. With an active/PUP designation, Collins can be added back to the active roster at any time. 

Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform

• LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah: The Browns placed Owusu-Koramoah on the reserve/PUP list with a neck injury on May 8, ending his 2026 season.

Reserve/Injured

• WR Aaron Anderson: Anderson created some buzz during the spring, but got banged up early in camp and was waived with an injury designation. He cleared waivers, meaning he automatically reverts to Cleveland's injured reserve list, ending his season. Anderson won't be able to practice with the team, but by virtue of his three-year UDFA contract, the Browns will be able to stash him for 2026 and continue working with the Louisiana State product next offseason.

• OL Kendrick Green: Cleveland made a flurry of moves on Friday, Aug. 7, and one of them was placing Green on season-ending injured reserve. The former third-round pick of the Steelers wasn't in the mix to make the initial 53-man roster this summer. He signed a two-year contract back in December of 2025, and will have a chance to enter Cleveland's 2027 spring program.

• WR Jamari Thrash: The Browns waived Thrash with an injury designation last week. The former fifth-round pick cleared waivers, meaning he automatically reverts to the Browns' season-ending injured reserve list. He was dealing with a knee injury that, according to ESPN's Daniel Oyefusi, isn't believed to be serious. Thrash will remain stashed on IR unless he and the team can work out an injury settlement, which would allow him to become a free agent.

Latest practice updates

Monday, Aug. 17

• Sanders leads first-unit as he prepares to start preseason Game 2 against the Bills: Sanders worked with the starters in this light practice in shells as the team prepares for Buffalo, starting with a joint practice on Aug. 17. The biggest news from the day was Monken decided to alternate reps between Watson and Sanders during the joint practice and potentially resting the majority of the starters in Saturday's preseason game at Huntington Bank Field.

• Browns make a roster move at tight end: Cleveland's dire situation behind Harold Fannin Jr. at tight end continued, with rookie Joe Royer (personal) remaining away from the team and veteran Brenden Bates getting waived with an injury designation. The Browns filled Bate's roster spot by adding undrafted rookie Jermaine Terry II.

Wednesday, Aug. 12

• Sanders leads first unit in lighter practice ahead of preseason opener: The Browns practiced in shells in what was their final practice ahead of their preseason opener at Chicago on Saturday, Aug. 15. Sanders led the first-unit at quarterback, with Watson working with the second team. Both QBs executed successful two-minute drills to close the session, though Cleveland's defense was down several starters along the line, linebacker corps, and secondary.

Tuesday, Aug. 11

• Watson continues to excel in 'move the ball' periods: According to Zac Jackson of The Athletic, Watson, who was back with the first unit for this practice, continues to pull away from Sanders in what Monken has called "move the ball" situations in camp. "Not in drills. Not in total quality throws or the sharing that goes with alternating stuff. Watson has had more productive move-the-ball sessions than Sanders has to this point,"Jackson wrote.

• Sanders earns extra first-team reps in 7-on-7 period: Sanders spent this practice with the second unit, which is becoming the growing expectation for how Saturday's preseason opener will go, but he did rotate in with the first-team skill position players in 7-on-7 work. Sanders is scheduled to be back with the first unit for Wednesday's practice, which will be in pads and the team's final tuneup for the preseason game at Chicago.

• Browns shorthanded in the secondary: Terron Herring and Tre Avery worked as the starting cornerbacks with both Denzel Ward and Tyson Campbell not practicing. Both made plays. Herring picked off a Watson pass that was intended for tight end Blake Whiteheart. Avery had a nice recovery and pass breakup on a well-placed ball from Sanders that was intended for Denzel Boston.

Monday, Aug. 10

• Sanders returns to first-team reps after getting skipped in line: Only adding to the confusing nature of the Browns' quarterback competition, Sanders received first-team reps on Monday despite getting skipped in line by Watson on Saturday. Monken told repoters prior to practice that the competition remains open and Sanders will be back with the first team for Wednesday's padded practice.

• Offense closes Day 11 of camp on a sloppy note: Monken likes to end practice on a high note, but Monday's session reportedly got sloppy at the end. The coach booted Sanders and the No. 1 offense off the field after they committed three pre-snap penalties. Practice later ended with Watson and the second unit getting flagged for a false start.

Saturday, Aug. 8

• Watson dominates first-team reps in first clear shift in Browns' QB competition: This was supposed to be Sanders' day with the first-team offense, which Monken confirmed to reporters prior to practice. But the rep distribution was anything but. Watson dominated first-team reps in competitive 11-on-11 and 7-on-7 periods, with Sanders splitting second-team reps with Dillon Gabriel. Watson was reportedly sharp has he's been stacking his best practices lately.

• Jared Verse reportedly throws punches in camp scuffle: There was a viral clip circulating social media this week of edge rusher Jared Verse working after practice with rookie left tackle Spencer Fano. Monken watched the whole thing and felt he had another coach on the field. Verse gave Fano some tough love on Saturday, reportedly throwing multiple punches toward the rookie during a scuffle. Both players remined on the field, and Fano reportedly drew cheers from fans in the crowd after standing Verse up a couple of plays later.

Friday, Aug. 7

• Browns wiave WR Jamari Thrash with an injury designation: The Browns announced Friday that they have waived 2024 fifth-round draft pick Jamari Thrash, who was competing for a depth wide receiver role in training camp, amid other roster moves. If the former fifth-round pick of the Browns clears waivers, he'll revert back to Cleveland's season-ending injured reserve list.

• Quarterbacks air it out in the bubble: All three of the Browns' top quarterbacks threw interceptions in this practice, which was moved indoors in shells (helmets only) due to inclement weather. The defense has now racked up 17 total interceptions in nine days of camp, but Monken clearly gave his QBs a directive to air it out. Watson, Sanders, and Gabriel all attempted a slew of deep passes with some good and bad results.

Thursday, Aug. 6

• The Luke Floriea training camp hype train may be perparing for takeoff: Per Zac Jackson of The Athletic, Floriea was seen mixing in with the first-team offense for the second consecutive practice on Day 8 of camp. Jackson shared one videoof Floriea making a nice running catch along the sideline from Deshaun Watson as the team worked on some play-action install.

• Still no separation in Browns' QB battle: The Browns completed the install period of Monken's first training camp and will next move onto game prep for their preseason opener against Chicago on Aug. 15. The ongoing quarterback competition, per Jackson, still has no clear leader entering what will be a key next phase of camp. "Almost certainly at least 2 weeks and 2 days left before we get a verdict," he wrote.

• Rep distribution: Sanders worked with the first-team offense in this practice and tossed one touchdown, with rookie wideout KC Concepcion on the receiving end. Both Sanders and Watson tossed interceptions and went 11-for-16 passing, per ESPN Cleveland. Watson led the second-team offense.

Wednesday, Aug. 5

• Watson bounces back with best day of camp: Watson was back with the first-team offense, and he reportedly had his best day since camp opened on July 30. "Excelled in red zone work," ESPN's Daniel Oyefusi wrote," and was comfortable driving the ball outside of the 20, too."

• Stat tracker: Watson tossed seven touchdowns in this practice, per ESPN Cleveland's tracker, as the team focused on red zone work.

• Camp attire: After two straight days in full pads, the Browns returned to shells on Wednesday. They'll be back in pads on Thursday for what Monken said will be the final day of installs.

• Injuries taking a toll: Cleveland's concerning injury list grew to 16 players total, inculding Maliek Collins, who remains on the active/PUP list, and rookie tight end Joe Royer, who's missed all seven practices for personal reasons.

Tuesday, Aug. 4

• Injuries continue to pile up: According to ESPN's Daniel Oyefusi, 11 players missed the Browns' second day of full pads.

• Browns add more defensive help: After another defensive lineman, this time Sam Kamara, had to leave practice early, the Browns claimed former Penn State standout Coziah Izzard off waivers. Cleveland also added cornerback Tyler Hall, who most recently played for the Seahawks.

• Sanders continues hot start to camp: This was a first-team day for Sanders, and he took advantage after the defense reportedly stiffled the offense during an early 11-on-11 period. Sanders settled down during 7-on-7s and wound up completing 21 of his 25 passes overall, per ESPN Cleveland's tracker.

Monday, Aug. 3

• Browns add interior defensive line depth: Prior to its fifth training camp practice, the team announced that it had signed defensive tackle Travis Bell, who recently won a UFL championship with the Louisville Kings. To make room on the roster, the Browns waived rookie running back T.J. Harden, who was among this year's UDFA signings.

• More lineup shuffling: Per ESPN's Daniel Oyefusi, Dawand Jones (LT), KT Leveston (RG), Winston Reid (LB), Easton Mascarenas-Arnold (LB) and Sam Kamara (DT) all got snaps with the first-team offense and defense during the Browns' first padded practice of camp.

Saturday, Aug. 1

• Browns' defense continues to make plays: Cleveland's quarterbacks threw five interceptions during this practice alone, including three by Deshaun Watson, who led the second unit. Watson has been picked off six times in four practices, per ESPN Cleveland's tracker.

Friday, July 31

• Best catch of camp so far? Rookie wide receiver Denzel Boston continues to impress. According to ESPN's Daniel Oyefusi, Boston had the catch of camp so far during a 7-on-7 drill with Sanders at quarterback. "He has been working with the second-team offense when the Browns break into two fields to maximize reps," Oyefusi wrote, "but is expected to have a big role as a rookie."

Thursday, July 30

• Browns rookie misses second straight practice for personal reasons: The Browns have an unsettled sitiation at No. 2 tight end, and one of the top contenders for that role hasn't yet been present for practice. Fifth-round rookie Joe Royer missed his second consecutive practice while tending to a personal matter, and Browns GM Andrew Berry declined to give a timeline for his potential return to the team.

• Deion Sanders visits practice: The Browns hosted a special guest on Day 2, as Deion Sanders was in attendance in Berea on the same day his son, Shedeur, worked exclusively with the first-team offense. Deion Sanders had made it known that he would appreciate a meeting with Monken to discuss how to coach his son, and that meeting happened prior to Thursday's practice. Deion also met separately with Berry.

Wednesday, July 29

• Browns, safety Grant Delpit agree to three-year extension on Day 1 of camp: One day after inking cornerback Denzel Ward to a two-year, $62.2 million extension, the Browns locked up starting safety Grant Delpit. The sixth-year pro signed a three-year deal worth $48 million that ties him to Cleveland through 2029.

• Deshaun Watson takes every first-team rep, struggles in camp debut: Watson didn't exactly get off to a roaring start in Cleveland's quarterback competition. Per Zac Jackson of The Athletic, Watson started camp with a "prolonged series of misses, picks and floaters." The interceptions actually came on back-to-back plays during an 11-on-11 period. Watson spent the full day with the first unit and it reportedly wasn't a good day for the offense.

• Free agent pass rusher Jadeveon Clowney visits Browns: According to NFL insider Mike Garafolo,the Browns hosted Jadeveon Clowney for a visit on Day 1 of training camp. Cleveland has a clear depth need behind its top three of Jared Verse, Alex Wright, and Isaiah McGuire. There's a chance that Clowney, 33, who spent two seasons with the Browns from 2021-22, could fill that role along with undrafted rookie Logan Fano.

What Todd Monken is saying

Monday, Aug. 15

Monken discussed the practice plan for this week with the Buffalo Bills coming to Berea for a controlled scrimmage on Thursday, Aug. 20:

“We both talked about that if we see out of our ones, our older players, what we want to see on Thursday, they would not play in the game. We agreed upon that. The plan is that we’ll play our ones a significant amount against each other on Thursday in a controlled environment. Not that the other guys aren’t going to get reps, but in a controlled environment, and see where we’re at. I would assume if it’s anything like we’ve practiced before, it’ll be on point with what we want and what we see. And then we get to see where we stack up against one of the premier teams over the last 10 years making the playoffs. I’m excited about that because in that practice we get to see our ones against ones. So, that’s going to be fun. I’ve got a lot of respect for Joe the staff there and what Sean (McDermott) initially started and where Joe is trying to take it, and hopefully they’ll have a lot of respect for the way we play and practice and handle ourselves.”

Tuesday, Aug. 11

Monken addressed his viral practice meltdown that caused the Browns' practice on Aug. 10 to end abrutplty:

“Well, unfortunately, we sent them back with their head coach being emotionally hijacked, which isn’t a good thing. OK?” Monken said. “And I told them this morning that can’t happen. I should have just gone to a different cadence, just let us play out the drill. I was obviously frustrated. So, again, we’re never too old to learn, right?

“I got fired up,” he said Tuesday. “I was pissed, and that was awful; that was s— football, and that is going to get me fired up. And I have to own some of that. Obviously, we haven’t coached it well enough. There were other aspects about the two-minute that got me fired up that was obviously a reflection of coaching. I mean, those things… we’re getting plenty of effort. Guys are fighting their rear ends off. We’re tough. So we got that, OK? Well, how are we going to do the little things well? And that’s coaching. That’s me, and that’s our staff.”

Monday, Aug. 10

Here was Monken's reasoning for giving Watson the full allotment of first-team reps on back-to-back days over the weekend:

"Shedeur on Saturday took the ones in the [walkthrough]. So I anticipated him being with the ones. When I walked out, guys grabbed me and said, ‘Hey, the last couple days we’ve been kind of looking at it, Shedeur’s gotten a few more reps with the ones.’ That’s all it was. I wasn’t even at the moment… I was like, ‘Yea, sure, we’ll flip it and next week we’ll go the other way.’ I sure of hell wasn’t thinking about coming back here and telling all you guys that I was going to change my mind, um, because I really don’t have to. So that’s just the way, being the head coach, I can kind of do that. Ultimately, Shedeur’s going to go today with the ones, unless on the way out I change my mind, and then he won’t, OK?

"Just like any other player in terms of how we rotate them. And the bottom line is, the speculation, which I find kind of funny, is — as long as we’re still sharing reps, it’s a competition."

Monken also revealed that rookie left tackle Spencer Fano will run with the starters until further notice, citing Saturday's practice on Aug. 8 — which included a fiery back-and-forth with pass rusher Jared Verse — as the determining factor.

"We were already leaning that way, and then Spencer on Saturday solidified it,” Monken said, repeating those last three words for effect. “Don’t you want to see a player, especially in the O-line, not back down? I mean, as your starting left tackle? All your hopes and dreams, right? The ability to move the football and protect. Your left tackle, to not have him back down against a Pro Bowler? I mean of course. That builds a little bit. It’s just one day … but that’s it. You want to see that, the competition part. You want to see a guy not back down, right? If they don’t stand up for themselves, then now you really are concerned.”

Thursday, Aug. 6

Monken continues to credit the defense, rather than blast his offense, over the team's high interception totals in camp.

“Some of it’s part of that. I mean 12 interceptions; you’re looking at probably all of the above. Really good players, one of them is Denzel (Ward) making a great play. Some fall under the umbrella of pressure, quarterback’s under duress. Sometimes it’s a misread, sometimes it’s a poor call that didn’t put them in a very advantageous position. Sometimes you get a tipped ball, quarterback doesn’t keep it neck-down underneath, and the ball gets tipped against zone defense. So, it’s really all of the above, but disguises are part of that, and really good football players are a part of that.”

Wednesday, Aug. 5

Monken addressed his team's current rash of injuries, which including 16 abesences total ahead of Day 7 of camp. The majority of those absences have come on defense.

“I think it is. It’s unfortunate because we’ve got some positions where we really haven’t had much attrition, and others where it just seems like you’re hit hard. It’s interesting. At receiver we’ve been fine for the most part; where usually they’re the ones who go down, they’re the ones who are running, and you have to have 12 bodies, and it hasn’t been there. At running back we’ve been fine, up until maybe the last day or so O-line’s been fine, tight ends have been fine. We’ve really been hit at corner and defensive tackle. Outside backers and defensive ends have been fine. So, it’s just part of the deal.”

Tuesday, Aug. 4

• Monken on Sanders, whose hot streak has carried over into the padded phase of camp: "I've been highly impressed over the last four months that I've been around him with how far he's come as a player, and he's only going to continue to get better."

Thursday, July 30

• Monken met with Deion Sanders prior to Day 2 of camp and called the interaction awesome: "That was really cool. That was Deion Sanders, are you kidding me? Forget that it is Shedeur’s (Sanders) dad. First of all, he did an unbelievable job with Shedeur – great kid, obviously an elite football player, hell, baseball player. And then as a coach, I mean, wow, everything he’s achieved, that was awesome.”

• The Browns continue to alternate starters, especially with the offensive line and wide receivers. Monken said it was all part of the team's larger evaluation process: "There’s no exact right or wrong answer, we want them to get reps and continue to develop and build their confidence, also, at the same time. I think it’s important for multiple players to go against Jared Verse, I think it’s important for multiple linemen to go against multiple defensive linemen, or the young wideouts have to go against some of the best corners in the NFL and have days where they don’t go against those guys. I think that’s important for their development, to have days of confidence building.”

Wednesday, July 29

• Monken kicked off his first training camp with a message to his rookies: No preferential treatment. Dawand Jones started Day 1 at left tackle over first-round draft pick Spencer Fano, and Cleveland's pair of rookie wide receivers, KC Concepcion and Denzel Boston, also worked with the second unit. “I don’t think it’s fair that every day a young player, unless they’ve proven it, goes with the ones, even as highly drafted as Spencer was," Monken said. "The same with the wideouts. They’ve got to earn it. And they’ve all done a great job.”

• While Watson worked with the first unit, Monken made it clear that Sanders, who notably spent the majorty of this practice throwing to Concepcion and Boston, will get his reps as well, most likley as soon as Thursday: "Yeah, nothing’s really changed," Monken said. "We anticipate alternating. First of all, four quarterbacks are going to compete, but they won’t all get equal reps. We’ll alternate just like we did in the spring with Deshaun (Watson) and Shedeur (Sanders) with the ones.”

Browns practice schedule

* — denotes practices open to the public. 

Updated Browns 90-man roster

QB: Dillon Gabriel, Taylen Green, Shedeur Sanders, Deshaun Watson

RB: Davon Booth, Quinshon Judkins, Ahmani Marshall, Dylan Sampson, Raheim Sanders

FB: Michael Burton

WR: Isaiah Bond, Denzel Boston, KC Concepcion, Malachi Corley, Luke Floriea, Jerry Jeudy, Gage Larvadain, Ben Patterson, Cedric Tillman, Tylan Wallace, Kole Wilson

TE: Harold Fannin Jr., Joe Royer, Carsen Ryan, Jack Stoll, Jermaine Terry, Blake Whiteheart, Dae’Quan Wright

OT: Austin Barber, Jeremiah Byers, Spencer Fano, Tytus Howard, Dawand Jones, Izavion Miller, Tyre Phillips

G: Teven Jenkins, Zion Johnson, KT Leveston, Zak Zinter

C: Parker Brailsford, Kingsley Eguakun, Luke Wypler

G/C: Elgton Jenkins

DT: Travis Bell, Elijah Chatman, Kalia Davis, Mason Graham, Mike Hall Jr., Coziah Izzard, Patrick Jenkins, Sam Kamara, Travis Bell

DE: Logan Fano, Adin Huntington, Isaiah McGuire, Julian Okwara, Tyreak Sapp, Khordae Sydnor, Jared Verse, Brenton Whitley, Alex Wright

LB: Justin Jefferson, Easton Mascarenas-Arnold, Winston Reid, Carson Schwesinger, Edefuan Ulofoshio, Nathaniel Watson, Quincy Williams

CB: Tre Avery, Myles Bryant, Tyson Campbell, Michael Coats Jr., Nate Evans, Tyler Hall, Myles Harden, Jeadyn Lukus, Jeremiah McClendon, D’Angelo Ross, Denzel Ward

S: Zion Washington, Daniel Thomas, Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, Donovan McMillon, Ronnie Hickman, Chris Edmonds, Grant Delpit 

LS: Rex Sunahara

P: Wes Pahl, *Nik Constantinou, Corey Bojorquez

K: Andre Szmyt

Acitve/PUP: Maliek Collins, DT

Reserve/PUP: Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, LB

Reserve/Injured: Kendrick Green, OL; Jamari Thrash, WR; Damarri Mathis, CB; Tyron Herring, CB

* international exemption player

Updated Browns 53-man roster projection

QB: Deshaun Watson, Shedeur Sanders, Dillon Gabriel

RB: Quinshon Judkins, Dylan Sampson, Ahmani Marshall

WR: Jerry Jeudy, KC Concepcion, Denzel Boston, Isaiah Bond, Tylan Wallace, Gage Larvadain

TE: Harold Fannin Jr., Blake Whiteheart, Dae’Quan Wright, Carsen Ryan

OT: Spencer Fano, Tytus Howard, Austin Barber, Dawand Jones, KT Leveston

G/C: Parker Brailsford, Elgton Jenkins, Teven Jenkins, Zion Johnson

DT: Mason Graham, Maliek Collins, Mike Hall Jr., Adin Huntington, Kalia Davis

DE: Jared Verse, Alex Wright, Isaiah McGuire, Julian Okwara, Khordae Sydnor

LB: Carson Schwesinger, Quincy Williams, Easton Mascarenas-Arnold, Winston Reid, Nathaniel Watson

CB: Denzel Ward, Tyson Campbell, Myles Harden, Tre Avery, Michael Coats Jr.

S: Grant Delpit, Ronnie Hickman, Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, Daniel Thomas, Donovan McMillon

LS: Rex Sunahara

P: Corey Bojorquez

K: Andre Szmyt

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