BEREA, Ohio -- Rookie Shedeur Sanders will be the backup quarterback to starter Dillon Gabriel on Sunday in the Cleveland Browns ' divisional road game against the Pittsburgh Steelers , coach Kevin Stefanski announced Friday.

Stefanski was initially noncommittal on whether Sanders, a fifth-round pick, or practice squad quarterback Bailey Zappe would back up Gabriel, a third-round pick, in the aftermath of Cleveland trading Joe Flacco to the Cincinnati Bengals on Tuesday. Sanders now finds himself in the backup role after beginning his NFL career as Cleveland's No. 4 quarterback.

"I'm always thinking about our players and what's best for our players," Stefanski said. "And I want to make sure when it comes to young football players, particularly at the quarterback position, t

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