Cedric Tillman

The Athletic’s Zac Jackson reports “locked-in starter” WR Cedric Tillman is sidelined at Browns mandatory minicamp with what is “believed to be” a “minor” injury.

While confirmation of the injury’s mild severity would be reassuring, we’ll take both Tillman’s starter status and Jackson’s injury belief as positives. Tillman has beatable competition for the No. 2 wide receiver role, facing journeyman Diontae Johnson for the gig. TE David Njoku will likely function as the passing game’s No. 2 overall weapon, but Tillman should still be able to return matchup-based flex value as the de facto No. 3.