Overview

• Head coach Kevin Stefanski said Sanders will play in Saturday’s preseason finale against the Rams, with Joe Flacco starting and Dillon Gabriel taking snaps before Sanders.
• Kenny Pickett will sit with a hamstring injury, narrowing the late‑preseason evaluation behind Flacco, who was officially named the Week 1 starter earlier this week.
• Sanders’ workload comes after an impressive debut (14-of-23, 138 yards, two touchdowns) and a brief absence due to an oblique issue before returning to practice.
• Sanders downplayed Dillon Gabriel’s “entertainers and competitors” remark, saying they spoke and that Gabriel told him the comment was not directed at him.
• Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson claimed the NFL told teams not to draft Sanders and later pushed Cleveland to take him at No. 144, a contention disputed by insider Albert Breer as conspiracy talk, while analysts continue to debate whether Sanders secures a 53-man roster spot.