{"id":850421,"date":"2026-04-03T01:21:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T01:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/850421\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T01:21:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T01:21:34","slug":"browns-unveil-monkens-first-offseason-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/850421\/","title":{"rendered":"Browns Unveil Monken’s First Offseason Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"AMonken’s first offseason schedule lays the groundwork for a critical evaluation period as the Browns prepare for the upcoming season.Berea Today<\/p>\n

Browns head coach Todd Monken has announced his first offseason schedule, which includes the start of the voluntary offseason program this week, a quarterback competition between Deshaun Watson, Shedeur Sanders, and Dillon Gabriel, a voluntary veteran minicamp, rookie minicamp, and mandatory veteran minicamp.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/p>\n

Monken’s first offseason schedule provides insight into how he plans to prepare the Browns for the upcoming season, including key dates for evaluating the team’s quarterback situation and integrating new draft picks.<\/p>\n

The details<\/p>\n

The offseason program kicks off this week with media availability on Wednesday. Next week marks the official start of the quarterback competition, with Monken aiming to have the depth chart set by the end of spring practices. Browns GM Andrew Berry will hold his pre-draft press conference on April 16. Monken will then conduct a voluntary veteran minicamp from April 21-23, followed by rookie minicamp on May 8-10. Voluntary OTAs will take place in May, with the offseason program concluding with a mandatory veteran minicamp from June 9-11.<\/p>\n

The voluntary offseason program starts this week, with media availability on April 5.The quarterback competition between Deshaun Watson, Shedeur Sanders, and Dillon Gabriel begins next week.Browns GM Andrew Berry will hold his pre-draft press conference on April 16.Monken’s voluntary veteran minicamp runs from April 21-23.Rookie minicamp is scheduled for May 8-10.<\/p>\n

The players<\/p>\n

Todd Monken<\/p>\n

The new head coach of the Cleveland Browns, tasked with leading the team’s offseason preparations.<\/p>\n

Deshaun Watson<\/a><\/p>\n

The Browns’ starting quarterback, who will be competing for the job against two other quarterbacks.<\/p>\n

Shedeur Sanders<\/p>\n

One of the quarterbacks competing for the Browns’ starting job.<\/p>\n

Dillon Gabriel<\/p>\n

One of the quarterbacks competing for the Browns’ starting job.<\/p>\n

Andrew Berry<\/p>\n

The Browns’ general manager, who will be finalizing the team’s draft preparations.<\/p>\n

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\n What they\u2019re saying<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything is on the table at No. 6 and No. 24, including a trade down.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Andrew Berry, Browns General Manager<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next<\/p>\n

The Browns will host the Bills for joint practices at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus during training camp, which is set to begin in late July.<\/p>\n

The takeaway<\/p>\n

Monken’s first offseason schedule sets the stage for a critical evaluation period as the Browns look to solidify their quarterback situation and prepare for the upcoming draft and season. The team’s new head coach is wasting no time in implementing his vision and getting the team ready for the challenges ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a Monken’s first offseason schedule lays the groundwork for a critical…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":850422,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2054],"tags":[86,85,54,2337,7,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-850421","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cleveland-browns","8":"tag-browns","9":"tag-cleveland","10":"tag-cleveland-browns","11":"tag-clevelandbrowns","12":"tag-football","13":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116338157899854391","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/850421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=850421"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/850421\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/850422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=850421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=850421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=850421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}