CLEVELAND, Ohio — Shedeur Sanders used the final question of his first NFL postgame press conference to defend his fellow Browns rookie quarterback Dillon Gabriel, who suffered a concussion at the end of the first half Sunday against the Ravens.

Sanders, who replaced Gabriel in the second half but failed to execute a last-minute comeback in the 23-16 loss , urged fans not to boo Gabriel or chant Sanders’ name when his teammate is trying to run the offense.

On Gabriel’s second drive, fans booed after he left a pass in the left flat to Dylan Sampson short.

They booed a few other times, and some chanted “We want Sanders!” after Gabriel missed rookie tight end Harold Fannin Jr. on a short pass to the right on third and 5 late in the second quarter. The Browns settled for their third fie

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