Todd Monken views high heat as preparation for upcoming Browns season opener
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 4, 2026, 4:44 PM
Last updated Sep 4, 2026
Cleveland Browns head coach Todd Monken is utilizing recent high temperatures at the team's Berea facility to prepare his roster for upcoming road games in Florida. The team faces consecutive matchups against the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to open the 2026 season. Monken characterized the heat index reaching the 90s during practice as a benefit for the squad's conditioning. While the coach acknowledged that the team has not yet played a full game with the starting personnel, he expressed optimism regarding the current status of the group. The coaching staff remains focused on how the players, including rookies, will adapt to the weather conditions before the Week 1 kickoff in Jacksonville. Monken confirmed Deshaun Watson as the starting quarterback as the team moves toward its first regular-season contest.
- •Cleveland begins the season with games against Jacksonville and Tampa Bay.
- •Todd Monken identified high heat during practice as a conditioning advantage.
- •The team is conducting full-pad practices to simulate game-day intensity.
- •Deshaun Watson is confirmed as the starting quarterback for the season opener.
- 4:44 PMYahoo Sports — Browns’ Todd Monken Dismisses Heat Complaints With Blunt ‘Blessing’ Message
"Todd Monken has a hard job ahead of the 2026 NFL season. He has to lead the Cleveland Browns, a team that had a very poor 2025 campaign. There is a lot of expectations on both him and the team for the coming games. Despite this being his first head coaching role in the league, […] The post Browns’ Todd Monken Dismisses Heat Complaints With Blunt ‘Blessing’ Message appeared first on Gridiron Heroics.
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