Overview

• Kevin Stefanski announced that Sanders will start Friday’s preseason opener against the Panthers and should play roughly 50 snaps.
• Kenny Pickett and Dillon Gabriel are sidelined by hamstring injuries, and Joe Flacco will not play, leaving Sanders and veteran Tyler Huntley as the only active quarterbacks.
• Sanders fell to the fifth round at No. 144 despite projections as a first- or second-round pick and winning the 2024 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award.
• The rookie has not worked with Cleveland’s first-team offense in camp, having run drills almost exclusively with backup units.
• His performance against Carolina’s defense will provide a critical audition in the Browns’ deep yet unsettled quarterback room.