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The Cleveland Browns quarterback battle this offseason has the potential to be one of the most talked-about in the NFL over the coming weeks.

With Shedeur Sanders, Deshaun Watson, and Dillon Gabriel all vying for the starting role in Todd Monken's offense, it is a three-horse race to the finish line.

And as the offseason workouts have gotten underway, we might already have a clubhouse leader in the battle.

Per Cleveland.com's Mary Kay Cabot, it's Watson who is out in front at this early stage.

"Deshaun Watson emerged from the Browns’ voluntary minicamp last week with an edge over Shedeur Sanders in the two-man quarterback competition — and has the inside track to be named the Browns QB1, sources tell cleveland.com," Cabot wrote.

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Well, we already know what we are going to get from Deshaun, don't we? But with Sanders and Gabriel, we've only seen a small sample size.

But it is clear that Monken's thought is "best player wins," and it doesn't matter who it is, and right now, it's Watson.

Could that change over the coming weeks and months? Absolutely, and Watson, being the veteran, and Sanders and Gabriel in their second seasons, naturally have a leg up on the young duo.

But can he keep them at arm's length for the duration of the offseason program?

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