DILLON Gabriel made his first NFL start on Sunday for the Cleveland Browns.

But the rookie quarterback's dad wasn't allowed to watch him play.

Gabriel started for the Browns against the Minnesota Vikings at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

The third round NFL Draft pick officially took over the job from Joe Flacco, 40, before the team boarded a flight to London.

Gabriel, 24, spoke to media on Friday from the team's hotel.

And he revealed that his dad cannot travel internationally.

"Fun fact: Need to get my dad a passport," Gabriel joked. "So we’re learning about that.

"Second, just a little later in the week, so mom and dad, it's from Hawai'i, you can imagine that flight’s even further than what we just did."

The game began at 2.30 pm local time on Sunday - which was 9.30 am ET

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