With Shedeur Sanders and Kenny Pickett sidelined by injuries, rookie third-rounder Dillon Gabriel couldn’t have asked for a better beginning, and that too, against the Philadelphia Eagles . Gabriel orchestrated a 13-play, 63-yard touchdown drive on Cleveland’s opening possession. He set up the touchdown with a 16-yard end-around by undrafted rookie Gage Larvadain . Rookie running back Ahmani Marshall capped the drive with a five-yard TD run. The Cleveland Browns carried a 6–0 lead. In that moment, Gabriel was shining. But the plot changed quickly, and the Browns were less than prepared.

The preseason has a way of rewriting stories in just a handful of snaps. And the Eagles signed Andrew Mukuba for the same mentality he showed on the pitch. Gabriel was oozing with momen

See Full Page