The Browns are predicted to pass on Shedeur Sanders and Dillon Gabriel for the starting QB job.
Browns Predicted to Pass on Shedeur Sanders, Dillon Gabriel for New Starting QB originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The Cleveland Browns are looking to have a better season than they did last year. Injuries and inconsistency were the two things that hurt them the most, and now they have some new, fresh players in the building. Training camp should be super competitive, and it will be interesting to see who wins some of the position battles.
One of the battles everyone is looking at is the quarterback position, where there are four players competing for the starting job: Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett, Dillon Gabriel, and Shedeur Sanders. All four of them have had good moments throughout camp, and the next few weeks will tell people everything they need to know as far as who will win the job.
Some people already have a feeling about who could win the battle, and it's not Sanders or Gabriel, according to ESPN's Dan Graziano.
"I'm sure that's not the most popular choice among the fan base, but as one league executive pointed out to me, he's the one of these four the Browns tried the hardest to get," Graziano wrote. "They acquired him in early March, knowing Watson was a long shot to play this season and before they knew whether they would bring back Flacco or select a single quarterback -- let alone two -- in the draft.
"There was a time this offseason when Pickett -- who now has a hamstring injury -- was the only healthy quarterback on the roster. If he performs well enough in camp and in the preseason, don't be surprised if he gets first crack at this thing, though I'd expect at least one of the rookies to start this season so the Browns can figure out what they have in them before taking two first-round picks into the 2026 draft."
It sounds like if Pickett can stay healthy, he may be the favorite to take the starting job.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 29, 2025, where it first appeared.
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