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Todd Monken was really looking forward to his first picture day as head coach of the Cleveland Browns, as 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 Cleveland.com’s Mary Kay Cabot found that a haircut was to blame.
Monken put in a haircut specifically for the photo Monday, and he believed he timed the situation perfectly, writing in his agenda 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 news conference at the CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on February 3, 2026 in Berea, Ohio. (Nick Cammett/Getty Images)
But when Monken ran into Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Liam Coen, he found out the picture had already been taken.
It wasn’t that Monken was late. Instead, a coaches meeting that he skipped was held early and they decided to take the picture with all the coaches together. Well, not all the coaches.
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However, Monken wasn’t the only coach not in the picture. Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay was also absent from the photo.
While Monken may have missed the picture, he hasn’t missed sharing his thoughts on his quarterback depth chart heading into his first season on the job in Cleveland.
All eyes are on Monken and his staff picking an eventual 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 Dec. 1, 2024. (Mitch Stringer/Imagn Images)
With the Browns’ offseason program beginning April 7, Monken was asked if he had a QB1 in mind. While he didn’t mention the order on the depth chart, he noted that the workload won’t be an even distribution for the quarterbacks participating.
“I don’t expect the reps to be split evenly,” Monken said Tuesday, according to the Akron Beacon Journal.
That would mean Monken has an order in mind for his quarterbacks, though he noted he wasn’t yet ready to say who sits at the top of the list. However, Monken said he and the staff will continue “basically what we’ve seen in the past and where the year ended last year.”
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)
Based on the three quarterbacks, Sanders would likely have the upper hand. Watson was still recovering from his Achilles injury, and ex-head coach Kevin Stefanski had Sanders start the remaining seven games of the season after Gabriel struggled before suffering an injury.
Sanders’ earned his first win against the Las Vegas Raiders.
But that’s just speculation until the Browns’ schedule begins next week.
