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Is DTR playing himself into the QB2 role?

The Cleveland Browns entered training camp this summer with a clear plan for rookie quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson.

Take some practice reps, get some playing time in the preseason, then spend the fall building on that knowledge as the third quarterback behind starter Deshaun Watson and backup Joshua Dobbs with an eye on taking over the QB2 role in 2024.

But Thompson-Robinson has thrown a monkey wrench into those plans - in a good way - with his play through the team’s first three preseason games.

After Thursday night’s effort against the Philadelphia Eagles, when Thompson-Robinson opened the game with a 12-play, 81-yard drive and finished the night by completing 13-of-25 passes for 164 yards, Thompson-Robinson has completed 65.