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 on Saturday, as Cleveland takes on the Los Angeles Rams for the third and final preseason game.
Flacco, who was named as Cleveland’s starting quarterback earlier this week, will start in Saturday’s game. Rookie Dillon Gabriel will be the QB2, followed by Sanders.
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Stefanski previously said that they wanted to treat the final preseason game as a dress rehearsal for the regular season. As a result, Flacco and the starters will play 20-25 plays on Saturday before turning to the backups.
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 without throwing an interception.
Gabriel got the start the next week, throwing 13-for-18 for 143 yards in Cleveland’s 22-13 win over the Philadelphia Eagles.
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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 be towards the end of the depth chart. And the injury-plagued (and controversy-plagued) Deshaun Watson is likely to miss another season after tearing his Achilles twice last year.
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