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The battle for Cleveland Browns’ backup quarter’s post has turned into a soap opera which includes the team’s two young draft options.
Espn’s Adam schet report On Monday, August 18that the browns will name a quarterback Joe flacco As the initial Quarterly for the team’s regular season opener of the team against the Cincinnati Bengals.
While running to be a Flacco’s Week 1 reserve quarterback Kenny PickettTraded to the Browns in March, and 2025 NFL Draft SPS Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur sanders.
After Gabriel, 24, completed his first appearance Preseason on Saturday, August 16, against the Philadelphia Eagles, he was asked for the conversation around the team’s quarter room.
“There are entertainers and there are competitors,” said Dillon during Interview in the game With CBS Sports. “I really understand that. My job is to compete and that’s what I’ve focused on doing.”
Some suggested that Gabriel’s comments were a thin blow in Sanders, 23, the son of NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders His famous last name and flashy persona have caused some critics to question whether it is more of a style than a substance.
After Saturday’s game, Gabriel tried to clarify his comments, saying he referred to media members as “entertainers.”
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – August 16: Dillon Gabriel of the Cleveland Browns walks on the field before the Preseason NFL 2025 match between Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles in Lincoln’s financial field on a financial field on August 16, 2025 in Philansylphia, Pennsylvania ,.
Elsa/Getty images“You have a job to do and I respect her,” Dillon The reporters who have assembled at a Postgame Press Conference. “I’m a competitor. So I have a job to do, too. Just understand that’s how I’ve lived and I’ve said that many times. Definitely not a new quote.”
Gabriel added, “I’m involved with our team … Entertainers are you all. A competitor, that’s what I’m, and all my fellow players. We both have jobs to do, so there we are.”
Despite Gabriel’s attempt to explain the quote, the damage has probably already done.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – August 16: Shedeur Sanders of the Cleveland Browns is greeted by a member of the Philadelphia Eagles after the NFL Preseason 2025 match between Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles in the financial field of Lincoln on 16, 2025 in August, 2025 in August.
Elsa/Getty imagesStephen A. Smith have addressed the argument on Espn’s Take the first On Monday, August 18, telling the viewers that he “believes” that Gabriel’s comments were truly about the media while at the same time abolishing his actions.
“Dillon Gabriel, respectfully, was stupid,” said Smith, 57. “A very silent comment to make. First of all, let me tell you something right now. In every background, well beyond the parameters of a football field, people compete. We compete here on TV. You compete on radio shows. You compete on Wall Street. You compete on Madison Avenue.
Smith added, “It was a silly, idiotic, immature comment, because you obviously felt the heat because many people talked about how shedeur should be QB number two.”
Gabriel went 13-for-18 with 143 yards and one interception in the team’s Preseason victory over the Eagles on Saturday
Sanders, who currently deals with the injury of Oblique, 14-for-23 with 138 yards and two touches in the Preseason’s August 8 victory over the Panthers.
The Browns finish their preseason schedule against the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday, August 23.
