Cleveland Browns quarterback Dillon Gabriel clarified Saturday that a comment he made during an in-game interview wasn't meant as a dig at teammate Shedeur Sanders .

After he completed his preseason debut against the Philadelphia Eagles , Gabriel was asked during the CBS Sports broadcast about "tuning out the noise" surrounding the Browns' quarterback competition.

"Yeah, it's just part of it. You know, there's entertainers and there's competitors, and I totally understand that. But my job is to compete. And that's what I'm focused on doing," Gabriel said.

His "entertainers" comment was taken by many on social media as a reference to Sanders, who despite being selected in the fifth round -- two rounds after Gabriel -- has received the brighter spotlight of the two rookies. Sande

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