Browns Face High-Stakes QB Showdown: Will Rookies Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders Upset Vets Before Stefanski’s Deadline?

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“Oftentimes, the thought in the NFL is like, ‘OK, well, your starter gets 70% of the reps, your backup gets 25% of the reps and your third guy gets 5% of the reps, and the job of the backups is to be ready to play with no reps,” Berry told Yahoo Sports on June 11. “It doesn’t have to be that way — especially in the spring, when we have some flexibility because we’re not necessarily preparing for games.”That said, somebody has to go first, and we got an early look at the practice rotations Wednesday.

As of Wednesday, the competition remains a four-way race between rookies Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders, and veterans Joe Flacco and Kenny Pickett. Head coach Kevin Stefanski would prefer the competition not linger deep into training camp.

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Advertisement”I think the big thing for me is putting our guys into position where we can evaluate them,” Stefanski told reporters. “I think they did a great job in the spring — all four of those guys. We’ll continue to put them in some situations.

“I think the big thing for me is putting our guys into position where we can evaluate them,” Stefanski told reporters. “I think they did a great job in the spring — all four of those guys. We’ll continue to put them in some situations.

“I think the big thing for me is putting our guys into position where we can evaluate them,” Stefanski told reporters. “I think they did a great job in the spring — all four of those guys. We’ll continue to put them in some situations.

“I think the big thing for me is putting our guys into position where we can evaluate them,” Stefanski told reporters. “I think they did a great job in the spring — all four of those guys. We’ll continue to put them in some situations.

“I think the big thing for me is putting our guys into position where we can evaluate them,” Stefanski told reporters. “I think they did a great job in the spring — all four of those guys. We’ll continue to put them in some situations.

Per ESPN’s Daniel Oyefusi, Flacco got the first set of reps over Pickett on the veteran field. Gabriel — who was selected two rounds ahead of Sanders in April’s NFL Draft — got the first set of reps on the rookie field.