The Cleveland Browns will get an in-depth look at their quarterback depth chart as the club wraps up the 2024 campaign on Saturday. In the regular-season finale, Cleveland is slated to start veteran Bailey Zappe at quarterback, according to the Associated Press . While Zappe will get the nod out of the gate, head coach Kevin Stefanski noted previously that both Zappe and fellow signal-caller Dorian Thompson-Robinson could play in Week 18, and NFL Media notes that this plan still appears to be intact.
So, it could simply be Zappe getting the first crack while Thompson-Robinson follows up. Meanwhile, Jameis Winston , who has started seven games this season, is expected to be the third-string quarterback. Zappe, 25, signed with the Browns active roster in late October in the aftermath of Deshaun Watson suffering a season-ending Achilles injury.
Before that, he was working on the practice squad of the Kansas City Chiefs , latching on with the defending champions at the end of the summer following his release from the New England Patriots . Zappe entered the league as a fourth-round draft choice of the Patriots in 2022 out of Western Kentucky and was able to get some starting experience over his tenure. In all, he's started eight games in his career, owning a 4-4 record.
In 14 total appearances, Zappe has tallied 2,053 passing yards, 11 touchdowns, and 21 interceptions while completing 63.2% of his throws. Once he officially gets the starting nod in Saturday's matchup against the .
