The Browns didn’t even blink. One week after watching rookie Dillon Gabriel handle the game in London against the Vikings, Cleveland flipped the script. Veteran Joe Flacco is out, and Shedeur Sanders just became one step away from the starting job.

Cleveland sent Flacco and a sixth-round pick to the Bengals for a fifth-rounder on Tuesday. The deal might seem small on paper, but it says everything about what the Browns think of their future. They’ve seen enough from Gabriel, and now they’re ready to find out how far Sanders has come.

Brad Stainbrook broke the news on X, writing, “Shedeur Sanders is the new backup in Cleveland. #Browns.” And just like that, the team’s quarterback picture changed overnight.

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