{"id":89638,"date":"2025-05-30T03:33:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T03:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/89638\/"},"modified":"2025-05-30T03:33:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T03:33:13","slug":"former-alabama-all-american-jerry-jeudy-riding-the-cleveland-browns-quarterback-carousel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/89638\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Alabama All-American Jerry Jeudy riding the Cleveland Browns\u2019 quarterback carousel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Jerry Jeudy<\/a> sees the positive and negative in the NFL team\u2019s quarterback competition.<\/p>\n

From a receiver\u2019s perspective, working with four quarterbacks without a clear No. 1 or perhaps even a pecking order can be \u201cpretty difficult,\u201d Jeudy said. <\/p>\n

\u201cYou want to always build that relationship with a quarterback and have that consistency throughout the years,\u201d Jeudy said <\/a>on Wednesday. \u201cBut, you know, as a receiver going through that, you just got to keep working and you got to learn how to adjust no matter what. You know, some situations ain\u2019t going to go as planned, so you just got to figure out how to just keep going and stay on the right path.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the other hand, Jeudy said, the competition should sharpen the play of all the quarterbacks.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s just making each quarterback get better, compete against each other,\u201d Jeudy said<\/a>. \u201cYou know, it really drives them to really be the best version of themselves, so you always want that as a quarterback.\u201d<\/p>\n

The situation isn\u2019t new for Jeudy. Last season, the Browns used four starting quarterbacks, and the season-opening No. 1 isn\u2019t among the four seeking the job for 2025.<\/p>\n

An Achilles injury sent Deshaun Watson to the sidelines after he started the first seven games of the 2024 season. He had a setback in his recovery<\/a> that required a second surgery in January, jeopardizing Watson\u2019s return in 2025.<\/p>\n

Cleveland also used Jameis Winston<\/a>, Dorian Thompson-Robinson and Bailey Zappe as starting quarterbacks in 2024. None remains with the team.<\/p>\n

This offseason, the Browns traded for Kenny Pickett <\/a>after he backed up Jalen Hurts<\/a> all the way to a victory in Super Bowl LIX <\/a>with the Philadelphia Eagles. Cleveland signed 17-year veteran Joe Flacco in free agency. Then the Browns drafted Oregon\u2019s Dillon Gabriel and Colorado\u2019s Shedeur Sanders.<\/p>\n

Jeudy said<\/a> the best thing he can do to help the quarterbacks is \u201cjust get open. You know, run my routes how I\u2019ve been doing and just keep doing what I\u2019ve been doing. You know, there\u2019s only so much I can control. All I can do is just run routes and get open, so that\u2019s what I\u2019m going to continue doing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since Jeudy joined the Denver Broncos from Alabama<\/a> as the 15th selection in the 2020 NFL Draft, he hasn\u2019t played for a team that has used only one starting quarterback in a season. Before the Browns\u2019 four starters last season, Jeudy played with Drew Lock, Jeff Driskel, Brett Rypien, Teddy Bridgewater, Russell Wilson and Jarrett Stidham<\/a> as starting quarterbacks with the Broncos.<\/p>\n

Cleveland acquired Jeudy last offseason in exchange for fifth- and sixth-round picks in the 2024 draft. The wide receiver responded with the best season of his NFL career. Jeudy received Pro Bowl recognition as he had 90 receptions for 1,229 yards and four touchdowns.<\/p>\n

\u201cJerry is still a young player,\u201d Cleveland coach Kevin Stefanski said <\/a>on Wednesday. \u201cI think Jerry has room to grow, and I think he would tell you that. There\u2019s techniques that he\u2019s working on. It was Year 1 with us for him, so getting a feel of the route concepts that he\u2019s really good at, things that he can improve upon. <\/p>\n

\u201cBut with Year 2 with a team, you\u2019re constantly thinking about that next step, and that can come in a variety of ways. Certainly, usage in where we put him and how we use him, what position he\u2019s playing and when you\u2019re motioning him, when you\u2019re doing different things, I think that those are all the types of things that can grow in the Year 2.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Browns are in the final portion of their offseason program, with the quarterbacks throwing to receivers covered by Cleveland defenders. The team\u2019s last practice is scheduled for June 19. After that comes the summer break until training camp convenes in late July.<\/p>\n

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on X at @AMarkG1<\/a>.<\/p>\n