Overview

• Joe Flacco is set to open the season as Cleveland’s veteran bridge quarterback following training camp evaluations.
• Shedeur Sanders earned extended reps in preseason action, completing 14 of 23 passes for 138 yards and two touchdowns against Carolina.
• Dillon Gabriel sat out the opener with a hamstring strain and his status for the next preseason game remains uncertain.
• Kenny Pickett is working back from his own hamstring issue and has yet to separate himself behind Flacco on the depth chart.
• The Browns used third- and fifth-round picks on Gabriel and Sanders to shape a long-term quarterback plan beyond Flacco’s immediate role.