If the Cleveland Browns had a football game scheduled for Tuesday night, 2025 fifth-round draft pick Shedeur Sanders would've served as the primary backup for current starter Dillon Gabriel after the Browns surprisingly traded Week 1 QB1 Joe Flacco to the Cincinnati Bengals earlier in the day.
Sanders spoke with John Sabol of Cleveland's Fox 8 about the transaction that shook up the Browns quarterback room following the first weekend of October.
How Joe Flacco helped Shedeur Sanders grow as rookie QB
"He was definitely somebody I leaned on for wisdom, and I feel he helped me a lot," Sanders said about Flacco. "He helped me a lot in my time being here in Cleveland and his time being here in Cleveland. Everybody has their own destinies and have their own plans…I’m just happy for him