Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Dillon Gabriel took the blame for taking six sacks in Sunday's 23-9 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers . The third-round pick was battered throughout the afternoon at Acrisure Stadium.
Gabriel faced constant pressure from Pittsburgh's defense, getting hit 16 times total. He completed 29 of 52 passes for 221 yards without a touchdown as the Browns fell to 1-5.
After the game, Gabriel said he needs to release the ball faster to help the offense avoid negative plays.
“I think on the second, there's things that I can help to do to try and get it out as quick as possible, just so we're not in the negative on first and second down. So things, you know, we got to learn from,” Gabriel said in the post-game media conference (h/t Scott Petrak of the Chronic