Overview

• Shedeur Sanders is sidelined with a day-to-day oblique strain and is expected to sit out Saturday’s preseason game at Philadelphia.
• Cleveland’s updated depth chart lists Joe Flacco as the primary quarterback ahead of Kenny Pickett, Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders with Tyler Huntley as the emergency option.
• Hamstring setbacks for Pickett and Gabriel have reduced their on-field availability, shifting more live reps toward veteran options.
• Coach Kevin Stefanski confirmed that Tyler Huntley is prepared to take first-team snaps if the rookie quarterbacks remain unavailable.
• NFL analysts are divided between sticking with Flacco for consistency and giving in-season reps to Sanders and Gabriel to accelerate their development.