Kenny Pickett says his 12 months in Philadelphia ready him to compete to start out in Cleveland

Kenny Pickett is heading into his fourth NFL season and enjoying on his third NFL workforce as he competes for the beginning quarterback job in Browns camp. And he says spending final 12 months in Philadelphia is what ready him finest for the chance he has in Cleveland.

Requested about classes from his time in Pittsburgh which are benefiting him in Cleveland, Pickett mentioned that it’s truly his time in Philadelphia that actually helped.

“There’s extra similarities to Philly’s system,” Pickett mentioned. “Plenty of the ideas are the identical and the educating is identical. . . . I’m extraordinarily grateful for my time in Philly. I used to be proven the way it’s alleged to be performed, actually, from the highest down. So that you get an opportunity to see what it’s alleged to appear like and the way it ought to look on a day-to-day foundation, not simply on Sundays. I believe it would pay dividends for me in my future.”

That reply has been taken by some as a shot on the Steelers, though Pickett didn’t say something destructive concerning the Steelers, who drafted him within the first spherical in 2022 earlier than buying and selling him to the Eagles a 12 months in the past. However Pickett mentioned his weekly preparation in Philadelphia, though he was backing up Jalen Hurts, did so much to assist him perceive what it takes to achieve the NFL.

“After I was in Philly I might put together as if I used to be the starter, since you by no means know when that chance goes to come back to play,” Pickett mentioned.

Pickett mentioned the Browns’ Organized Staff Actions have been a superb break up of reps amongst all 4 quarterbacks competing for the beginning job, and that he’s working effectively with Joe Flacco, Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders. He additionally labored effectively with Jalen Hurts final 12 months, and he thinks that if he turns into the Browns’ starter, he’ll have that 12 months to credit score for his development as a quarterback.