DeShone Kizer will be the starting quarterback in the third preseason game against Tampa Bay, Coach Hue Jackson announced on Wednesday.
In a statement, Jackson said the following:
He has made a lot of progress by investing the time necessary to learn our offense, working hard to improve on his fundamentals while also effectively moving the offense in preseason games. Development is so important for a young quarterback, this is the next step he needs to take and he deserves this opportunity. We are very excited about seeing DeShone in the role of starter for this week, as he is certainly positioning himself well to earn the starting job heading into the regular season.
Kizer was the second-round pick out of Notre Dame. During his time on the field, Cleveland's offense has scored 24 points.
He worked the third-team offense in the Browns preseason opener. He was the first off the bench behind Brock Osweiler.
