BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns have used the week to determine who will serve as the backup quarterback to rookie Dillon Gabriel following the trade of Joe Flacco to the Cincinnati Bengals, and on Friday, they made their decision. Rookie Shedeur Sanders has been named the backup for Week 6.

After benching Flacco and making Gabriel the starting quarterback for their Week 5 matchup with the Minnesota Vikings in London, the team received calls from the Bengals, making offers for the 18-year veteran. A deal was struck, and the Browns shipped Flacco to Cincinnati.

That move left the team without an official backup quarterback behind Gabriel.

Sanders has been in the QB3 role, serving as the emergency third quarterback on gamedays, while Bailey Zappe has been on the practice squad through

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