The Browns have a lot to sort out at quarterback in 2025, but they've reportedly moved ahead with a decision about 2026 before that process gets going.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Browns won’t pick up Kenny Pickett’s fifth-year club option worth $22.117 million, a league source told cleveland.com.

The Cleveland Browns won't exercise quarterback Kenny Pickett's $22.117 million fifth-year option by Thursday's deadline, according to Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com. Pickett will earn $2.6 million in the final year of his rookie contract before hitting free agency at the end of the 2025 season.

Browns rookie minicamp awaits Mason Graham, Shedeur Sanders and the rest of Cleveland's NFL draft picks. Here's what to know about rookie minicamp.

New Browns quarterback Shedeur Sander fell into the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft for a reason that wasn't apparent to much of the media.

Shedeur Sanders wasn't the only Cleveland Browns draft selection to get prank called during the NFL Draft. So was Cleveland's first-round selection Mason Graham, a defensive tackle out of Michigan. Graham's father told the Detroit Free Press on Monday that Graham's phone "was getting called nonstop" during the draft.