Thursday's practice was the final day of an eight-part install for the Browns. Each practice the Browns have focused on different play types and scenarios, working on them during 7-on-7 and 11-on-11 periods.
"Today is insert play actions and insert runs," head coach Todd Monken said before Thursday's practice. "So really, that's what it is today, with a fullback or tight end insert and play actions off of that. And then there's some others that are almost auxiliary that we wanted to get in today. There are a few repeat concepts, just because as you get further along, the installs shrink."
With the offense continuing to rotate at quarterback and the addition of new concepts, the secondary posted another big day with multiple interceptions and pass breakups.
7-on-7 periods
QB Deshaun Watson rotated in with the first team during 7-on-7 while QB Shedeur Sanders and QB Dillon Gabriel both took second team reps.
During the first 7-on-7 period, Watson connected with WR Isaiah Bond over the middle of the field and completed a short pass to WR KC Concepcion. Watson also had two consecutive checkdown completions to RB Dylan Sampson.
Sanders found RB Raheim Sanders out of the backfield over the middle of the field for a nice gain and connected with WR Gage Larvadain near the sidelines.
Gabriel fired a ball back shoulder to WR Luke Floriea for a big gain down the right sideline.
Check out the top shots from Day 8 of 2026 Browns Training Camp as players got to work with drills, workouts and team prep at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Wide receiver Kole Wilson (87) during Day 8 of Training Camp on August 6, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Defensive end Jared Verse (8) during Day 8 of Training Camp on August 6, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) during Day 8 of Training Camp on August 6, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Defensive end Benton Whitley (61) during Day 8 of Training Camp on August 6, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Running Backs Coach Duce Staley and South Carolina Women's Basketball Head Coach Dawn Staley during Day 8 of Training Camp on August 6, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Wide receiver Isaiah Bond (0) during Day 8 of Training Camp on August 6, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Defensive end Isaiah McGuire (57) during Day 8 of Training Camp on August 6, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Wide receiver Jerry Jeudy (3) during Day 8 of Training Camp on August 6, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Quarterback Shedeur Sanders (2) and Quarterback Taylen Green (15) during Day 8 of Training Camp on August 6, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Linebacker Winston Reid (59) during Day 8 of Training Camp on August 6, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Center Luke Wypler (56) during Day 8 of Training Camp on August 6, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Running back Davon Booth (29) during Day 8 of Training Camp on August 6, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Tight end Jack Stoll (89) during Day 8 of Training Camp on August 6, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Offensive tackle KT Leveston (72) during Day 8 of Training Camp on August 6, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Wide receiver Tylan Wallace (16) during Day 8 of Training Camp on August 6, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Punter Corey Bojorquez (13) during Day 8 of Training Camp on August 6, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Offensive tackle Jeremiah Byers (63) during Day 8 of Training Camp on August 6, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Defensive Line Coach Jacques Cesaire during Day 8 of Training Camp on August 6, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Running back Quinshon Judkins (10) during Day 8 of Training Camp on August 6, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Wide receiver Denzel Boston (12) during Day 8 of Training Camp on August 6, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Wide receiver Jerry Jeudy (3) during Day 8 of Training Camp on August 6, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Center Kingsley Eguakun (65) during Day 8 of Training Camp on August 6, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Quarterback Dillon Gabriel (6) during Day 8 of Training Camp on August 6, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Wide receiver Kole Wilson (87) during Day 8 of Training Camp on August 6, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Offensive tackle Jeremiah Byers (63) during Day 8 of Training Camp on August 6, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Tight end Blake Whiteheart (86) during Day 8 of Training Camp on August 6, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Quarterback Taylen Green (15) during Day 8 of Training Camp on August 6, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Running back Quinshon Judkins (10) during Day 8 of Training Camp on August 6, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Defensive end Jared Verse (8) during Day 8 of Training Camp on August 6, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Safety Daniel Thomas (24) during Day 8 of Training Camp on August 6, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Quarterback Dillon Gabriel (6) during Day 8 of Training Camp on August 6, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Quarterback Shedeur Sanders (2) during Day 8 of Training Camp on August 6, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Wide receiver Malachi Corley (83) during Day 8 of Training Camp on August 6, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Running back Ahmani Marshall (23) during Day 8 of Training Camp on August 6, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Defensive Backs Coach/Pass Game Specialist Coach Brandon Lynch during Day 8 of Training Camp on August 6, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Cornerback Tyler Hall (29) and Defensive Assistant/Nickelbacks Coach Jeff Anderson during Day 8 of Training Camp on August 6, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) during Day 8 of Training Camp on August 6, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Offensive tackle Dawand Jones (79) during Day 8 of Training Camp on August 6, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
11-on-11 periods
Shedeur Sanders took first-team reps during 11-on-11 on Thursday while Watson worked with the second team.
In the first 11-on-11 period, Shedeur Sanders found success in play action scenarios. He found WR Jerry Jeudy and TE Harold Fannin Jr. on back-to-back plays for solid gains.
Concepcion made a leaping grab in the end zone on a throw from Sanders during red zone work. The two flexed in celebration after the completion.
On a play action pass, Watson rolled to his left and found Floriea near the sideline for a good pickup.
On another rep, DT Travis Bell got through the offensive line and forced Watson into an incomplete pass. The defensive line came up with another big stop when DT Adin Huntington and DE Isaiah McGuire both breached the backfield for a likely sack on Sanders after a play action roll out to the left side.
During the final 11-on-11 period, RB Quinshon Judkins had two solid runs where he hit the holes with speed for nice gains. Sanders followed the run plays up by finding Concepcion for a short completion.
Watson connected with Larvadain over the middle of the field for a solid gain during his final 11-on-11 period of practice.
Secondary shows up on Day 8
The Browns' secondary continues to have a strong training camp, and Thursday was no exception. In the first 11-on-11 period, S Tyron Herring and CB Michael Coats Jr. teamed up for a pass break up on a deep ball from Watson that was intended for WR Kole Wilson.
In the first 7-on-7 period, CB Tyson Campbell mirrored Bond and intercepted Watson, which prompted a celebration on the other end of the field. S Grant Delpit tipped a pass from Sanders intended for WR Denzel Boston in the red zone, which landed in the hands of CB Myles Harden for the secondary's second interception of practice.
Coats made a play on the ball to break up a floating pass from Watson that was intended for Larvadain in the end zone during an 11-on-11 red zone period.
During training camp, the Browns have piled on interceptions — including the two on Thursday — which defensive backs coach and pass game specialist Brandon Lynch gave credit to the secondary's specific focuses.
"When you think about just schematically the 12 interceptions, it's really everybody doing their job and working on the precision and being precise," Lynch said before Thursday's practice. "We talk about endurance and precision; everybody in the league has talent and passion, so we want to really focus on our endurance and precision."
