CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Joe Thomas was already back at the Browns facility on Thursday after retiring on Wednesday, but not because he just couldn't tear himself away.

He was there working on helping his likely replacement, Shon Coleman, make the switch from right tackle to left tackle.

"You know what was really neat about this?'' Browns general manager John Dorsey said during a press conference Thursday. "Today, I was walking around the building and I looked out at the indoor facility, and I saw Joe Thomas and Shon Coleman together. They were working on stuff already. You can just see that Shon is committed and he is looking forward to the challenge. That is all you could ask for."

The Browns will also give newly signed tackle Donald Stephenson a shot there, and they still have Spencer Drango, who filled in for Thomas last year when he went down with the torn biceps. But it appears Coleman, who started fulltime at left tackle for his final two seasons at Auburn, will have first crack at the job.

The Browns' third-round pick in 2016, Coleman started all 16 games at right tackle last season.

"Obviously, somebody has to start over there first,'' said Jackson. "I am going to tinker around with the offensive line a little bit first. Maybe move Shon Coleman over there who was our starter over there at right tackle, because we were very fortunate to get Chris Hubbard here. I think there is an opportunity to still be a good offensive line, but we are not going to be the same line without Joe Thomas. There is no question about that."

Hubbard, signed as a free agent from the Steelers, is penciled in at Coleman's replacement at right tackle. He started 10 games for the Steelers last year and four the year before.

"I am stuck on right tackle,'' said Hubbard in his introductory press conference. "I came here to play right tackle. I just wish I had the opportunity to play with Joe (Thomas). I have heard a lot of things about him and watched a lot of film on Joe. He is a great guy - Hall of Famer, first ballot."

For Hubbard, it marks his first chance to be a fulltime starter.

"For me, I think it builds my confidence up, knowing that I know that I will be a starter,'' he said. "I know that I will be playing week in and week out. It just helps me to know that I get to study different opponents each week, and then it draws me to get better each week."