Looking for a way to turn their season around, the Cleveland Browns announced that they will bench veteran Joe Flacco and tap rookie Dillon Gabriel as the starting quarterback for their game against the Minnesota Vikings in London on Sunday.
The Browns fell to 1-3 after getting annihilated by the Detroit Lions, 34-10, in Week 4. Flacco threw two interceptions in the first half against the Lions, upping his total to six.
Gabriel subbed in for Flacco in the final series versus Detroit, similar to what happened in their loss to the Baltimore Ravens in Week 2. On Sunday, the 24-year-old Gabriel will take a crack at being the main signal-caller, with Flacco as the backup and rookie Shedeur Sanders as the third-stringer.
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