The Browns are expected to decline the fifth-year option for quarterback Kenny Pickett, who they picked up in a trade with Philadelphia.

Kenny Pickett still has a lot of competing to do this offseason. The quarterback the Browns traded for from the Eagles is up against Joe Flacco, Shedeur Sanders and Dillon Gabriel in the race for Cleveland's starting quarterback job.

The Browns won’t pick up Kenny Pickett’s fifth-year club option worth $22.117 million, a league source told cleveland.com. The deadline for teams to exercise fifth-year options on first-round picks from 2022 is Thursday.