Sources: Browns to begin QB Winston vs. Ravens

by Anthony S. Hansen
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Jameis Winston will begin beneath middle Sunday for the injury-plagued Cleveland Browns, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Kimberley Martin.

Winston has ascended to the beginning function after Cleveland’s prime two quarterbacks — Deshaun Watson and Dorian Thompson-Robinson — each suffered accidents in final Sunday’s loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.

Browns coach Kevin Stefanski informed reporters earlier this week that he wouldn’t determine on a beginning quarterback till he obtained a medical replace on Thompson-Robinson, who injured a finger on his throwing hand after changing Watson.

Winston, a 10-year veteran, gives Cleveland with a extra skilled possibility than Thompson-Robinson for Sunday’s sport towards the AFC North rival Baltimore Ravens. The previous Heisman Trophy winner mentioned Sunday that he was “ready for no matter function” that the Browns set for him.

“That has been the story of my profession the previous couple of years,” Winston mentioned. “I am prepared and ready for no matter function it’s I’m to play. I am right here to serve.”

Fox Sports activities first reported Tuesday that Winston would begin for the Browns, who as soon as once more face uncertainty on the quarterback place after Watson’s season-ending Achilles harm.

Winston changed Thompson-Robinson on Cleveland’s ultimate sequence Sunday and orchestrated a 12-play drive punctuated along with his landing go to David Njoku. He has began 80 NFL video games since being chosen No. 1 general by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers within the 2015 draft.

The Browns (1-6) have failed to attain 20 factors in any of their seven video games to begin the season, their longest such scoring drought in 15 years.

ESPN’s Daniel Oyefusi contributed to this report.

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