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Browns Stick With Joe Flacco After Week 3 Win as Shedeur Sanders Stays Emergency QB

Kevin Stefanski reaffirmed the veteran plan through a difficult early schedule, leaving the rookie fifth-rounder in a developmental role.

Overview

  • Cleveland upset Green Bay with a late rally, and Stefanski said postgame the team will continue with Joe Flacco as the starter despite his struggles.
  • Shedeur Sanders was in uniform but again designated as the emergency third quarterback, which bars him from playing unless Joe Flacco and Dillon Gabriel are injured.
  • Team meetings early in the week weighed a switch to rookie Dillon Gabriel, per Brad Stainbrook, but the staff stuck with Flacco for now with a short leash.
  • Sanders told cleveland.com he treats scout‑team work as his “gameday” and says he is ready when his opportunity arrives.
  • ESPN’s Dan Graziano has flagged Cleveland as a potential seller before the Nov. 4 trade deadline, with both rookie quarterbacks expected to surface in speculative discussions if losses mount.