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Browns Lean Toward Four-QB Roster as Gabriel Shines, Sanders Stumbles in Preseason Finale

GM Andrew Berry indicated the team will keep four quarterbacks heading into a Week 1 start for Joe Flacco.

Overview

  • Joe Flacco, already named the Week 1 starter, went 9 of 10 for 71 yards and a touchdown in a brief tune-up versus the Rams.
  • Dillon Gabriel strengthened his backup case by completing 12 of 19 passes for 129 yards and a touchdown in two series.
  • Shedeur Sanders finished 3 of 6 for 14 yards and took five sacks for 41 yards lost after an earlier strong debut, and he remains No. 4 on the unofficial depth chart.
  • Andrew Berry told the game broadcast that keeping four quarterbacks is “not much of a decision,” with final cuts due by 4 p.m. ET Tuesday.
  • ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported Cleveland does not expect to trade either rookie quarterback, and Deshaun Watson is expected to open the season on PUP.