Overview

• The Browns announced that veteran Joe Flacco will start against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sept. 7 to open the 2025 season.
• Flacco was the only one of Cleveland’s four camp quarterbacks to avoid non-contact soft-tissue injuries, while Kenny Pickett, Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders each missed time.
• Coach Kevin Stefanski said he wanted to decide “sooner rather than later” and will treat the preseason finale against the Los Angeles Rams as a dress rehearsal for starters.
• Shedeur Sanders remains day-to-day with an oblique strain and Dillon Gabriel has battled hamstring tightness, leaving the backup pecking order unsettled.
• Insiders including Adam Schefter predict the Browns could carry all four quarterbacks on the final 53-man roster, keeping options open for trades or practice-squad moves.