Ashburn, Va. — It’s well known by now that Mike Shanahan typically doesn’t reveal his preseason game plans ahead of time, so the answer was predictable Tuesday when the coach was asked who will start at quarterback in the Washington Redskins’ second preseason game.

“You know me better than that,” he said.

Nevertheless, he kept on going.

“Just so you know,” he added with a smile, “John Beck will start.”

The choice is not a surprise — which is probably why Shanahan was willing to say it — but it does reaffirm that Beck and Rex Grossman remain on equal football in the battle for the starting job, despite the groin injury that kept Beck out of the first game.

Beck slightly strained his groin while stepping up to avoid a defender during a practice on Aug. 7. The injury limited his ability to roll out and bootleg, so he was kept out of 11-on-11 team drills last week and sat out the 16-7 victory over Pittsburgh. Grossman got the start and made quite a statement — completing 19 of 26 passes for 207 yards and one touchdown in one half.

Now Beck gets his turn Friday night against the Indianapolis Colts. It could be argued that it is the biggest start of his pro career; it certainly could be as impactful as the four regular season starts he had as a rookie during the mop-up portion of a 1-15 season with the Miami Dolphins in 2007.

“I’m excited to play because I missed an opportunity,” Beck said. “It was tough to go through an injury because I missed practice, and that was frustrating, and not being able to play in the game, that was also frustrating. It’s good to come out and get a week of practice, get back into the flow of things and just be excited about a game.”

NFL

Tressel visits Browns camp

Berea, Ohio — His hands clasped behind his back in a familiar pose, Jim Tressel was back on a football sideline.

Just no longer as a coach.

Ousted at scandal-ridden Ohio State and without a team to lead and teach for the first time in 25 years, Tressel visited Cleveland’s training camp, where he intently watched practice, spent time with new Browns coach Pat Shurmur and quarterback Colt McCoy — and even reminisced with former Michigan coach Lloyd Carr.

As he left the Browns’ facility Tuesday, driving a scarlet Mustang convertible with a gray pinstripe that included a few Ohio State block Os, Tressel was asked if he would consider an NFL consulting job.

“Not right now,” he said. “I’m a fan. Always been a Browns fan.”

Tressel’s appearance was a surprise and caused a stir on an otherwise routine morning of camp as the Browns continue installing their new offense and preparing for the upcoming season.

Dressed casually in a golf shirt, shorts and baseball cap, Tressel spent most of the 2-hour-plus workout standing near midfield and watched as the Browns went through their drills.

Tressel and Carr stayed about 25 yards apart during practice.

During a break, McCoy ran over and warmly said hello to Tressel, who had a few motivational words for the second-year quarterback.

NFL supplemental draft postponed

New York — The NFL supplemental draft originally scheduled for today has been postponed.

NFL spokesman Michael Signora confirmed Tuesday that the draft will not be held as planned and that teams have been told a new date has not yet been set.

At least five players are known to be eligible for the supplemental draft, including former Georgia running back Caleb King.

Former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor gave up his final season with the Buckeyes following an NCAA investigation at OSU. He wants to get into the draft but as of Tuesday afternoon had not yet been declared eligible for it.

Ex-player Corwin Brown charged

Anderson, Ind. — Indiana prosecutors have charged former NFL player Corwin Brown with three felonies after a seven-hour standoff with police last week.

St. Joseph County authorities said Tuesday that Brown had been charged with domestic battery for bruising his wife during the disturbance and two counts of confinement for allegedly holding her hostage with a handgun.

Bond was set at $50,000 for Brown, who is also a former assistant coach at Notre Dame. The seven-hour standoff in Granger, Ind., ended when Brown shot himself in the torso and was taken to a hospital.

NBA

Police want to talk to Bryant

San Diego — A police spokesman says detectives want to interview Kobe Bryant after a man claimed he was injured by the Los Angeles Lakers star during a confrontation at a church.

Police say Bryant apparently thought the man was taking his picture with a cell phone at a Carmel Valley church on Sunday. Bryant reportedly took the phone from the man but saw no pictures on it, then left the church. According to broadcast reports, the man, whose identity hasn’t been released, went to a hospital for treatment of a wrist injury.

College Football

Video shows Cliff Harris’ traffic stop

Portland, Ore. — Video taken by a police dashboard camera shows Oregon quarterback Darron Thomas was a passenger in the car when cornerback Cliff Harris was cited for driving 118 mph in June.

Also in the video, obtained by KATU television in Portland, officer Ray Stallsworth asks Harris if there is marijuana in the car, and someone is heard responding what sounds like, “we smoked it all,” which the officer repeats.

But Harris denies there are any drugs in the car and later indicates it was another passenger — not Thomas — who was smoking the marijuana.

Harris passed a field sobriety test and ultimately was cited for driving with a suspended license in a car rented by a university employee. No one else was cited in the traffic stop.

Oregon coach Chip Kelly suspended Harris indefinitely following the incident. Harris will not play in the Ducks’ season opener on Sept. 3 against LSU.