CLEVELAND (AP) — Rookie quarterback DeShone Kizer will start the season opener against Pittsburgh for the Browns, the 27th different QB to start for Cleveland since 1999.
Kizer showed coach Hue Jackson enough in Saturday’s exhibition start against Tampa Bay to secure the job. Playing the entire first half after a pregame downpour, the former Notre Dame star completed 6 of 18 passes for 93 yards and an interception on the way to the Browns’ 13-9 win.
About 30 Browns players stood arm-to-arm in a line during the national anthem before the game at Tampa Bay. The long line of players stood together just in front of the Browns bench.