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Browns Stick With Dillon Gabriel After Loss as Shedeur Sanders Sits With Back Tightness

Team leadership is prioritizing a longer look at Gabriel over an immediate switch.

Dillon Gabriel #8 of the Cleveland Browns reacts at the line of scrimmage against the Miami Dolphins during the second quarter of the game at Huntington Bank Field on October 19, 2025 in Cleveland, Ohio.
FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS - OCTOBER 26: Myles Garrett #95 of the Cleveland Browns looks on during warmups prior to the game =NE at Gillette Stadium on October 26, 2025 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Getty Images)
Quarterback Dillon Gabriel of the Cleveland Browns. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Head coach Kevin Stefanski said Gabriel will remain the starter after the bye, setting him to face the Jets in Week 10.
  • Shedeur Sanders was inactive in New England with back tightness after a Saturday flare-up, and Bailey Zappe was elevated to serve as the No. 2 quarterback.
  • Local reporter Mary Kay Cabot reported the Browns are not planning to trade Sanders before the November 4 deadline.
  • Cleveland fell to 2-6 with a 32-13 loss to the Patriots, as Gabriel went 21-of-35 for 156 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions.
  • Cabot also reported the organization is expected to target a first-round quarterback in the 2026 draft regardless of how the current rookies perform.