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Shedeur Sanders Will Play In Browns' Preseason Finale, Get Third-string Reps Behind Joe Flacco, Dillon Gabriel

After an oblique injury kept him out of the Cleveland Browns' second preseason game, Shedeur Sanders is set to take the field this weekend. Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski told reporters on Thursday that, barring any injury setbacks, Sanders will be the team's third-string quarterback as Cleveland takes on the Los Angeles Rams for the preseason finale.

Flacco, who was named as Cleveland's starting quarterback earlier this week, will start against the Rams. Rookie Dillon Gabriel will be QB2, followed by Sanders.

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Stefanski previously said they wanted to treat the final preseason game as a dress rehearsal for the regular season. As a result, Flacco and the starters will get 20-25 plays on Saturday before turning to the backups.

we'll have our starters out there for some snaps on Saturday pic.twitter.com/526i1A2Qep
— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) August 21, 2025

Sanders started in the Browns' first preseason game against the Carolina Panthers, putting up a solid showing in the 30-10 win. The rookie played for the first half and part of the third quarter, throwing for 138 yards and two touchdowns.

Gabriel got the start the next week, throwing 13-for-18 for 143 yards — and a pick 6 — in Cleveland's 22-13 win over the Philadelphia Eagles.

In addition to Flacco, Gabriel and Sanders, the Browns have three other quarterbacks under contract. Kenny Pickett, once a favorite for the starting job, has been sidelined with a hamstring injury. Tyler Huntley, a veteran backup who was signed earlier this month, has had significant preseason snaps so far, but is destined to wind up near the end of the depth chart. And the injury-plagued (and controversy-plagued) Deshaun Watson is likely to miss another season after tearing his right Achilles twice last year.

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Shedeur Sanders Will Play In Browns' Preseason Finale, Get Third-string Reps Behind Joe Flacco, Dillon Gabriel

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