‘The Greatest Resurrection Since Jesus’: ESPN Analyst Amazed After Browns Name 40-Year-Old Starting Quarterback

Michael Luciano Aug 18th, 2025, 8:07 pm

ESPN’s Ryan Clark ratcheted up the sports takery to 11 on Monday after the Cleveland Browns named their Week 1 starting quarterback.

In April’s draft, the Browns selected two quarterbacks: Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel in the third round and Colorado’s Shadeur Sanders , who shockingly wasn’t drafted until the fifth round.

But rather than immediately throw one of the rookies into the fire, the Browns announced that 40-year-old Joe Flacco will be the starting quarterback for now over the two rookies and Kenny Pickett . This is Flacco’s second stint with the Browns.

“They were not gonna start Dillon Gabriel or Shadeur Sanders in

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