Overview

• Kevin Stefanski has not named a Week 1 starter but veterans Joe Flacco and Kenny Pickett are viewed as frontrunners.
• A leaked depth chart places Dillon Gabriel third and Sanders fourth behind Flacco and Pickett.
• Coaching staff labels Sanders a developmental prospect with his first-team reps confined to closed-door drills.
• Sanders’s cryptic X post signals patience under scrutiny even as his rookie status draws analyst skepticism.
• Reports suggest Cleveland could explore trading Sanders to Los Angeles or Buffalo as roster decisions intensify.