It has been quite a preseason for Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson.
A fifth-round selection in this year’s NFL Draft who was expected to eventually work his way into the backup role behind Deshaun Watson, Thompson-Robinson decided that timetable would not work for him. After Saturday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs, where he was seven-of-12 for 92 yards, Thompson-Robinson finished the preseason with a completion percentage of 69.8, 440 passing yards, a pair of touchdown passes and, perhaps most impressively and certainly very important, no interceptions.
Along the way, Thompson-Robinson convinced the Browns that he was ready now to take on the role of QB2, which led general manager Andrew Berry and head coach Kevin Stefanski comfortable enough to send Josh Dobbs, who entered training camp as the backup, to the Arizona Cardinals on Thursday.