Browns’ Rookie QB Showdown: Shedeur Sanders Enters Second Half After Dillon Gabriel’s Surprise Star Turn

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Flacco played one more series, into the second quarter, and then his day was done. Flacco played 17 snaps with most of the starters. It might have been a costly tune-up; Browns starting center Ethan Pocic went down with a knee injury and was ruled out.Sanders’ biggest depth chart battle was probably against fellow rookie Dillon Gabriel, who was drafted two rounds ahead of Sanders, a fifth-round pick. If anything, Gabriel probably moved closer to being the team’s second quarterback than moving down the depth chart. He had two strong preseason performances, including one on Saturday against the Los Angeles Rams.Advertisement

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The Cleveland Browns are likely to keep four quarterbacks into the regular season. And, unfortunately for Shedeur Sanders’ fans, it seems clear who the fourth quarterback will be to start the season.AdvertisementGabriel came in after starter Joe Flacco played a little more than a quarter and completed 12-of-19 passes for 129 yards and a touchdown in less than a quarter of work. Sanders started the second half. Kenny Pickett, who has been second on the depth chart, was not expected to play.Advertisement