One of the big stories that emerged after the Cleveland Browns dropped to 0-7 Sunday is that DeShone Kizer was seen Friday night partying in the wee hours of the morning. With Kenny Britt, no less, which doesn’t work in his favor at all.
Head coach Hue Jackson was blindsided by this after the game and appeared miffed. But after a day to digest the information and talk to Kizer he said it won’t have any impact on the team’s decision at the quarterback position moving forward.
#Browns Jackson said Deshone's night out won't factor into QB decision for this week. "Comfortable with conversation''
— Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) October 23, 2017
Jackson did say he spoke with Jackson and the team about this issue, taking special care to emphasize the effect of social media on their personal lives.
#Browns Jackson said he talked to Kizer about his night out: "I'd like to keep that conversation between me and him''
— Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) October 23, 2017
#Browns Jackson: "I truly DeShone is going to grow out of this; Sometimes it's between DeShone and DeShone''
— Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) October 23, 2017
#Browns Jackson on Kizer: "Our players are entitled to go out. They have to understand you have to be very careful (with social media)''
— Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) October 23, 2017
#Browns Jackson said Kizer and other players have to be extra careful being seen out, especially with the situation they're in at 0-7
— Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) October 23, 2017
Perception is reality. Young players are going to go out and have fun. And why shouldn’t they? But they have to be smart about things, especially when they aren’t winning.
As for the team’s quarterback decision, Jackson is in between a rock and a hard place. All three quarterbacks have proven turnover prone, which Jackson made clear Sunday is not acceptable.
He also said the quarterback carousel might keep spinning all year long, so this thing’s not going to resolve itself any time soon,.