Given the team's unfortunate luck with injuries, especially under center, Cleveland loaded up on QBs to compete with Flacco, trading for former Pittsburgh Steelers first-round pick Kenny Pickett and drafting former Oregon star Dillon Gabriel in the third round of the 2025 NFL draft, and ex-Colorado star Shedeur Sanders two rounds after Gabriel.

It's a commonly held belief that NFL fans and analysts should not overreact to one preseason game - good or bad - but that has rarely stopped anyone from doing exactly that. This week the majority of strong public reactions to the preseason surrounded Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders,

The Browns chose Flacco over former first-round pick Kenny Pickett, whom they acquired in a trade; Tyler Huntley, whom they signed this offseason; 2025 third-round pick Dillon Gabriel; and 2025 fifth-round pick Shedeur Sanders.

Cleveland will name Joe Flacco their starting quarterback on Monday, according to multiple reports. It took any remaining drama out of the unique quarterback competition that included Kenny Pickett and two rookies in Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders.

Monica McNutt confused Detroit Lions legend Barry Sanders' No. 20 jersey for Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders' during an ESPN appearance with Druski.

As the Grammy-winning artist wrapped up his set, he couldn’t resist sending some love to the 23-year-old Colorado Buffaloes legend. Walking off stage

The Cleveland Browns took a chance on rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders in this year's draft, selecting him with the franchise's No. 144 overall pick. The first-year signal caller is now locked in highly-publicized preseason QB battle with Joe Flacco,

Sanders faced plenty of scrutiny leading up to the NFL draft this spring, and concerns about how he handled the pre-draft process are believed to have led to a dramatic drop in his draft stock. He was eventually taken in the fifth round by Cleveland .