Browns quarterback Brian Hoyer took the first reps at OTAs, followed by Tyler Thigpen and rookie Johnny Manziel, reports the Cleveland Plain Dealer. The battle for the starting job is between Hoyer and Manziel.
Browns general manager Ray Farmer told The Bull and Fox Show on 92.3 The Fan in Cleveland that Hoyer is ahead of Manziel by "a substantial margin."
"Who's the best quarterback right now? Brian Hoyer," Farmer said. " ... Here's a guy that's a five- or six-year veteran that has been in the league, that knows the defenses, that reads it quicker. It's like he's got an advanced calculus degree, and Johnny's good at math, but I don't know if he's in the advanced calculus stages yet."