Dillon Gabriel, Cleveland Browns and Joe Flacco
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The Browns quarterback battle pits youth against experience and big-armed signal-callers against safer options.
As OTA sessions near, how will Cleveland approach its quarterback battle that includes two veterans and two rookies?
The quarterback question will be a big one for the Browns as they enter the 2025 season with a plethora of options at the position.
Before the NFL draft, the Browns signed Kenny Pickett and Joe Flacco, who previously played for the team in 2023. Then during the draft, the Browns selected both Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders.
Sanders is official a Cleveland Brown as the fifth-round quarterback signed his rookie contract on Monday that's valued at four years and $4.6 million.
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Cleveland has several key decisions to make before the season begins, including who the backup quarterback will be and which quarterbacks will be on the final roster.
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Quarterback Dillon Gabriel (5), Quarterback Kenny Pickett (8), Quarterback Joe Flacco (15) and Quarterback Shedeur Sanders (12) during fieldwork in Phase II of the offseason at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on May 12, 2025. Photo courtesy of the Cleveland Browns. Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns have basically turned over their entire quarterback room this offseason, save for Deshaun Watson, who could miss the entire 2025 campaign due to two Achilles tendon injuries sustained last October and last January.