Sounds like the Browns have their man

Battle between vet Osweiler, rookie Kizer likely over, but coach isn’t tipping hand

Cleveland Browns head coach Hue Jackson said over the weekend he’ll reveal his team’s starting quarterback — at least to open the 2017 NFL regular season — on Wednesday.

Either sixth-year veteran Brock Osweiler or rookie DeShone Kizer will get the nod.

On a conference call with beat reporters Tuesday afternoon, Jackson was asked if he was ready to make the announcement early, what with players not practising after having defeated the New York Giants 10-6 the night before.

“Today is Tuesday — not today,” Jackson said.

Did he need to watch more tape before deciding? Hold more meetings? Or what?

“It is a little bit of both,” he said. “Watching the tape from last night, which was good, you go back and see it again and put all of that into the pot to think through it and have discussions with the executive team, people I trust, as we start to finalize this decision. And I think that is important to do.”

If it’s Kizer, the 52nd overall pick be the first from this year’s crop of rookie QBs to get the starting nod, even though he was the fourth passer selected in April’s draft after first-rounders Mitchell Trubisky (Chicago Bears, No. 2 overall), Patrick Mahomes (Kansas City Chiefs, No. 10) and Deshaun Watson (Houston Texans, No. 12).

Jackson would not confirm Tuesday whether he had already chosen his starter. But he sounded like he had.

“I think I feel pretty good about where I am. I have been feeling pretty good about what I feel and what I think for a little while now. But you have to let things, as I have always said, play out.”

Meantime, In Houston: Tom Savage remains the Texans’ No. 1 quarterback. And it doesn’t sound as though hotshot rookie Watson has much chance to unseat him before the end of training camp.

Asked Tuesday if he can envision any scenario whereby both QBs might play in a game in different situations, Texans head coach Bill O’Brien said yes, “but that’s not the approach that we’re taking. Tom’s the starter ... Tom has really had a good camp.”

The fourth-year passer’s combined stats after two pre-season games couldn’t be much better. Savage is 17 of 20 for 167 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions. Watson is 18 of 35 for 281 yards, no TDs, no interceptions.

“(Savage) has really got good command of our offence,” O’Brien said. “Deshaun is a very, very good young player who has a great future in this league — I mean, let’s put the cards on the table. That’s what it is. But Tom has been here for four years.”

Beckham Update: New York Giants star receiver Odell Beckham Jr. took a nasty hit to the side of his left leg on his way down after making a leaping catch Monday at Cleveland. Beckham twisted his ankle upon landing, then smacked his helmet on the turf.

He left the game and didn’t return, but was filmed walking without a limp by game’s end.

Giants doctors determined Beckham suffered no concussion, nor any knee injury despite the ugly way it bent. The initial team diagnosis was an ankle sprain, pending additional tests, including an MRI.

On Tuesday, Giants head coach Ben McAdoo would say only Beckham “has an ankle” — thanks, doc — and “we’ll see” how he responds to treatment.

Same for veteran receiver Brandon Marshall, who hurt his shoulder. X-rays taken during the game proved negative.