Former Eagles QB At Risk Of Surprise Cut

"The Cleveland Browns have publicly said that they're open to keeping four quarterbacks on the active roster. However, the Browns don't need three guys standing around with clipboards on Sundays and they need to clear $15.5 million in salary by cutdown day," Knox said. "Cutting Kenny Pickett would save $2.6 million in cap space, which is a significant amount for a spare quarterback. And that's what Pickett may be by the time Cleveland's four-way QB competition has ended.

"Joe Flacco remains the most likely candidate to start in Week 1, and the Browns probably aren't moving off of rookies Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders. Cleveland has already turned down trade offers for Gabriel this offseason, according to The MMQB's Albert Breer. Sanders fared well enough in his preseason debut to justify a longer look, Pickett, who has missed time with a hamstring injury, could easily be the odd man out. However, he'll undoubtedly interest QB-needy teams if he reaches the market. A 2022 first-round pick of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pickett has 25 starts on his resume, including one quality start (119.6 QB rating) last season with the Eagles."

Now, this is just a prediction, but it does make sense. The former Eagles quarterback will be a free agent after the 2025 season if he isn't released. There may not be a long-term future in Cleveland whereas at least Sanders and Gabriel are on rookie deals. We'll see what happens over the next few weeks, but Cleveland's quarterback room is the one to watch this summer.