Browns QB Joe Flacco will have two rookies as his backups this season, and now we finally know which one is on top. On Tuesday, HC Kevin Stefanski announced third-round selection Dillon Gabriel as the second quarterback on the depth chart. In other words, Shedeur Sanders, their fifth-round selection, will serve as the emergency third quarterback.
Earlier this week, Cleveland traded veteran QB Kenny Pickett to the Raiders for a fifth-round pick. That paved the way for the Browns to keep both rookies, Gabriel and Sanders, on the 53-man roster. Although they claimed a willingness to keep four quarterbacks, a trade always seemed likely.