“ It’s life ,” Dillion Gabriel said on Aug. 4. “ You want certain results, but sometimes it doesn’t go your way… ” Survival talk from a rookie clawing for daylight in Kevin Stefanski ’s depth chart. A pulled hamstring didn’t just slow him down; it slammed the brakes on the momentum he’d quietly built, right when first-team reps were finally sliding his way.

Gabriel walked into Cleveland with baggage he didn’t pack. Fans screaming it was a miss over Shedeur Sanders , skeptics waiting for the first stumble. But when the rookie took the field against Philly , the story didn’t read so simply. With Sanders nursing an oblique injury, Gabriel got the wheel and steered the Browns’ offense for a half, going 13-for-18 with 143 yards. He led multiple drives that resulted in points,

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