Browns' Kizer looking for complete game, 1st win
BEREA, Ohio — DeShone Kizer has been benched at halftime, during the week and in the third quarter over the past three weeks.
Misbehaving kids don’t get grounded as often as the Browns rookie quarterback, who wants to avoid coach Hue Jackson’s wrath — and hook — and maybe finish a game.
He’s running out of chances.
Yanked by Jackson last week after throwing interceptions on back-to-back passes, Kizer has been granted another start on Sunday in London as the winless Browns face the Minnesota Vikings, who have one of the NFL’s best defenses.
Kizer has been plagued by turnovers all season — his 11 picks lead the league — and he’s grateful that Jackson is showing confidence that he can learn from his mistakes.
“It is another opportunity to go out there and get it right for once,” Kizer said Wednesday. “For me, it is about taking these opportunities that coach has been able to give me in a league where not a lot of guys get these and maximizing it for once.”
As the Browns (0-7) stagger toward their bye week, Kizer’s development has been among the team’s most pressing issues.
