Shedeur Sanders mouthed answers to questions about not being the backup. Joshua Gunter, cleveland.com LONDON — Maybe Shedeur Sanders was gearing up for the famous British pantomime performances in the London theatre district this week. Whatever the case, he only mouthed silent answers to questions in the Browns locker room Wednesday about Joe Flacco being named the backup quarterback to …
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Shedeur Sanders remains Browns’ third-string QB as Joe Flacco backs up Dillon Gabriel
The Browns have switched their No. 1 and No. 2 quarterbacks, but there’s no change at No. 3, where Shedeur Sanders remains at the bottom of the depth chart. Although Sanders says he knows he can play better than some of the quarterbacks playing in the NFL right now, Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski doesn’t think Sanders can play better …
Read More »Browns bench Joe Flacco, name rookie Dillon Gabriel starting QB
The Browns are making a quarterback change. Rookie Dillon Gabriel will start Sunday when Cleveland plays the Minnesota Vikings in London, the team announced Wednesday. At 1-3, Cleveland is going with Gabriel over the 40-year-old Joe Flacco, who threw two touchdowns and six interceptions over his four starts. The Browns haven’t scored more than 17 points in a game, and …
Read More »Browns expected to start Dillon Gabriel at QB, bench Joe Flacco after 1-3 start
The Cleveland Browns are expected to bench veteran quarterback Joe Flacco and start rookie Dillon Gabriel moving forward, beginning with Sunday’s overseas game against Minnesota, sources tell CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz. The change comes shortly after coach Kevin Stefanski sidestepped questions about potentially changing quarterbacks following Week 4’s 34-10 loss to the Lions that dropped Cleveland to 1-3 on the 2025 season. Gabriel’s first …
Read More »Joe Flacco gets no help, turns the ball over 3 times as Browns lose 34-10 to Lions, fall to 1-3
DETROIT – Joe Flacco needed all the help he could get heading into Detroit, and he didn’t get very much at all. Instead, he threw two interceptions that probably were not his fault, and was strip-sacked by Aidan Hutchinson late in the game to set up the Lions’ final touchdown. The turnovers led to 17 of the Lions points, and …
Read More »Mike Tomlin to Steelers in 2024: Keep Anthony Richardson upright so we don’t see Joe Flacco
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is preparing his team to play the Vikings, who have veteran backup Carson Wentz starting at quarterback in place of the injured J.J. McCarthy. In discussing the challenge they face with Wentz, Tomlin indicated that the Steelers didn’t think much of Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson when preparing to face him last year. Tomlin started by saying …
Read More »What Kevin Stefanski said about whether Joe Flacco will start next week vs. the Packers
Browns quarterback Joe Flacco (15) unloads a pass as Browns guard Wyatt Teller (77) blocks during NFL action in the game between the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens in Baltimore on Sunday, September 14, 2025.Josh Gunter, cleveland.com BALTIMORE – Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said Sunday after the 41-17 loss to the Ravens that he won’t consider a quarterback change and …
Read More »Joe Flacco brings the magic back to the lakefront, but new kicker and others blow it in 17-16 loss to the Bengals
1/118 Cleveland Browns vs. Cincinnati Bengals, September 7, 2025gunter CLEVELAND, Ohio — Joe Flacco brought the magic back to the lakefront in a big way, but unfortunately for the Browns, their new kicker and a few others blew it in a huge way Sunday as the Bengals held on for a 17-16 win. With 1:24 left and the Browns trailing …
Read More »Kevin Stefanski will figure out the No. 2 QB to Joe Flacco in “next couple days”
As it relates to the quarterback position in Cleveland, the easy question was naming the starter. After that, it gets trickier. When it comes to putting a name on the depth chart behind Joe Flacco, coach Kevin Stefanski isn’t ready to do it. “I’m just not there yet,” Stefanski said after Saturday’s preseason finale against the Rams. “I think we …
Read More »Joe Flacco on starting at 40: “It’s just business as usual”
Forty-year-old quarterback Joe Flacco will be the Week 1 starter for the Browns, 17 years after he was the Week 1 starter for the Ravens. How does he feel about becoming QB1 in Cleveland? “Listen, it’s just business as usual,” Flacco told reporters on Tuesday. “Go out there and get another good practice in, get some rest with the guys …
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