While Shedeur Sanders previously received first-team practice reps, that is not longer the case for the rookie Cleveland Browns quarterback. When asked about Sanders' lack of work with the first team, Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said it has nothing to do with Sanders and everything to do with who is ahead of him on the depth chart.
"With a young quarterback with Dillon starting, you wanna make sure you get a lot of reps," Stefanski said . "Different than you have a veteran like Joe."
Like Sanders, Dillon Gabriel is also a rookie navigating through his first NFL regular season. Since replacing Joe Flacco as the Browns' starting quarterback, Gabriel is 1-2 with three touchdowns passing touchdowns against no picks. And while his 59.8% completion rate isn't great, it's actual