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Todd Monken was looking forward to his first photo day as head coach of the Cleveland Browns, when all 32 coaches were scheduled to appear in Phoenix at the NFL’s annual league meeting this week.
However, Monken never made it to the group photo and Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com discovered that a haircut was to blame.
Monken arranged a haircut specifically for Monday’s photo, and he thought he had timed it perfectly, writing in his calendar that the photo was scheduled for noon Pacific time in Phoenix.
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Todd Monken speaks to the media after being introduced as head coach of the Cleveland Browns during a press conference at the CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on February 3, 2026, in Berea, Ohio. (Nick Cammett/Getty Images)
But when Monken met with Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Liam Coen, he learned the photo had already been taken.
It wasn’t that Monken was late. Instead, a coaches meeting, which he skipped, happened earlier and they decided to take the photo with all the coaches gathered. Well, not all coaches.
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Monken wasn’t the only coach not in the photo, however. Also missing from the photo was Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay.
While Monken may have missed the chart, he didn’t fail to share his thoughts on his quarterback depth chart ahead of his first season in Cleveland.
All eyes are on Monken and his staff picking a possible starter for the Browns, whether it’s veteran Deshaun Watson, who could be on track to return in 2026; Shedeur Sanders; or Dillon Gabriel.
Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken before a game against the Philadelphia Eagles at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on December 1, 2024. (Mitch Stringer/Imagn Images)
As the Browns’ offseason program begins April 7, Monken was asked if he had a QB1 in mind. Although he did not name the order of the depth chart, he noted that the workload will not be distributed evenly for the quarterbacks who participate.
“I don’t expect the representatives to be evenly distributed,” Monken said Tuesday, according to the Akron Beacon Journal.
That would mean Monken has an order in mind for his quarterbacks, although he noted he’s not yet ready to say who’s at the top of the list. However, Monken said he and the staff will start “basically from what we’ve seen in the past and how the year ended last year.”
Todd Monken speaks with the media after being introduced as head coach of the Cleveland Browns during a press conference at the CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on February 3, 2026, in Berea, Ohio. (Nick Cammett/Getty Images)
Based on all three quarterbacks, Sanders would likely have the upper hand. Watson was still recovering from his Achilles injury and former head coach Kevin Stefanski asked Sanders to start the remaining seven games of the season after Gabriel struggled before getting injured.
Sanders picked up his first win against the Las Vegas Raiders.
But that’s all speculation until the Browns’ schedule begins next week.
