Overview
- Newsweek reports a quarterback change is not expected in the immediate future, keeping rookie Dillon Gabriel as Cleveland’s starter.
- Shedeur Sanders was inactive in Week 8 with a back issue and, per Mary Kay Cabot, missed another practice as he works toward availability for the Jets game.
- Cabot advised designating Sanders as the emergency third quarterback to avoid a cold mid-game debut, with Bailey Zappe serving as the primary backup.
- Zappe’s relief profile—nine NFL starts and six appearances off the bench—was cited as support for his role behind Gabriel.
- Former Browns star Hanford Dixon publicly questioned Kevin Stefanski and the front office over their handling of the Sanders situation.