Saturday Dawg Chow (5/31): A QB reborn, a reluctant mentor, OTA chatter, and more!

The latest Cleveland Browns news and notes from around the NFL in the Saturday Dawg Chow.

It is the last day of May, and we have the latest news about the Cleveland Browns and the NFL in today’s edition of the Saturday Dawg Chow.

Is Kenny Pickett the right man at quarterback, especially now that he is a year removed from Pittsburgh? How does Joe Flacco feel about being in a quarterback room full of youngsters? Who is looking good after one week of OTAs?

All that and more, so dive in!

Dawgs By Nature:

• Kenny Pickett: Philly showed me ‘how it is supposed to be done’ (Thomas Moore) - Can the Cleveland Browns new quarterback regain a starting role after a year spent washing off the stink of Pittsburgh?
• Joe Flacco reiterates his thoughts on mentoring young QBs (Barry Shuck) - Joe Flacco has seen it all while playing in the NFL. But when asked about his mentorship abilities at OTAs, he did not sound like the task of being a teacher for the other quarterbacks was in his job description.
• Observations from the first Browns OTA session open to the media (Damon Wolfe) - The Cleveland Browns held their first OTA session in front of the media this week, and while much of the focus was on the quarterbacks, there were other noteworthy things to get a glimpse of. It is best to adopt a practice of trying to stay neutral based on what we see on the field during this time of year.

Cleveland Browns:

• Kenny Pickett would be logical Browns starter to emerge from QB competition (Beacon Journal) - A four-quarterback competition is odd, but it’s also perfectly fitting for the Browns, considering they have started an NFL-high 40 players at the game’s most important position since their rebirth in 1999. Under these circumstances, it’s obviously way too early to declare a winner for the Week 1 starting job. However, here’s who the Browns should start: Kenny Pickett.
• Browns 2025 OTAs: Which players stood out in first week of practice? (cleveland.com) - The Cleveland Browns QB competition really began to heat up this week with the start of OTAs.
• Kenny Pickett could be answer at QB but he knows he has to win the job first (Browns Zone) - Kenny Pickett could be the preferred candidate — at least in the eyes of the Cleveland Browns — to emerge from the four-man quarterback competition.

NFL:

• Travis Hunter’s NFL contract implications of playing WR/CB (ESPN) - The Jacksonville Jaguars say they have a plan for hybrid rookie superstar Travis Hunter, and it appears they intend to use him on both sides of the ball. And if Hunter is the player the Jaguars imagine he can be for them, it would raise interesting issues in future years regarding how he gets paid.
• Vikings sign general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah to contract extension (vikings.com) - The Minnesota Vikings and general manager Kwesi...