Overview

• Head coach Kevin Stefanski has named Joe Flacco the Week 1 starter after a strong camp and joint practices.
• The Browns plan to play Flacco first against the Rams, followed by Dillon Gabriel with Sanders closing the rotation, while Kenny Pickett remains out with a hamstring injury.
• Sanders returns from a day-to-day oblique issue after missing the second preseason game, seeking to build on a promising debut.
• ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reports Cleveland does not expect to trade Gabriel or Sanders this weekend and could carry four quarterbacks as decisions are finalized.
• Sanders downplayed Gabriel's 'entertainers' comment, saying Gabriel told him it was not directed at him and that he is unconcerned by outside noise.