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In the Cleveland quarterback competition between Shedeur Sanders and Deshaun Watson, there could be a third candidate creeping up on the outside.
Dillon Gabriel, drafted two rounds before Sanders in 2025, is performing well enough to earn more chances to perform.
"I said it the other day, everybody’s competing, but you’re not guaranteed the same amount of reps," coach Todd Monken told reporters on Monday. "So it’s up to the player to take advantage and maximize those reps, which I feel like Dillon has done. So we’ll see as we move forward, if that continues, we’ll continue to up his reps. He’s earned that. That’s what every player should expect, right? If they play well, you have to up the reps, or what’s the purpose of playing well?”
The best players play. If neither Sanders nor Watson seize the job and Gabriel continues to do the most with the chances he has, why shouldn't he get more chances?
In theory, that could mean stealing the job from both of them — if he ends up being the best performer of the bunch.
Gabriel started six games in 2025, replacing Week 1 starter Joe Flacco. After going 1-5 in those games, Gabriel yielded to Sanders.
And so the forgotten man on the depth chart could be forcing the Browns to remember him. And, eventually, to play him.
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Dillon Gabriel, drafted two rounds before Sanders in 2025, is performing well enough to earn more chances to perform.
"I said it the other day, everybody’s competing, but you’re not guaranteed the same amount of reps," coach Todd Monken told reporters on Monday. "So it’s up to the player to take advantage and maximize those reps, which I feel like Dillon has done. So we’ll see as we move forward, if that continues, we’ll continue to up his reps. He’s earned that. That’s what every player should expect, right? If they play well, you have to up the reps, or what’s the purpose of playing well?”
The best players play. If neither Sanders nor Watson seize the job and Gabriel continues to do the most with the chances he has, why shouldn't he get more chances?
In theory, that could mean stealing the job from both of them — if he ends up being the best performer of the bunch.
Gabriel started six games in 2025, replacing Week 1 starter Joe Flacco. After going 1-5 in those games, Gabriel yielded to Sanders.
And so the forgotten man on the depth chart could be forcing the Browns to remember him. And, eventually, to play him.
Continue reading...
