The Cleveland Browns season has seen a lot of ups and downs, mostly downs, with the quarterback position taking an outsized amount of the attention since the 2025 NFL draft included the selection of Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders. Veteran QB Kenny Pickett seemed like the team’s likely starter before he was injured and traded. QB Joe Flacco took the starting role to start the season before being benched and traded.

Gabriel took over in Week 5 in London but has struggled mostly with a concussion, leading to Sanders’ debut in Week 11 and first start in Week 12. Prior to Week 12, HC Kevin Stefanski had noted that Gabriel would remain the starter if healthy, but the Oregon product didn’t clear concussion protocol.

Not everything was perfect in Sanders’ first start, but even with Gabriel c

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