Shedeur Sanders Ready to Lead Browns in Preseason Opener
Rookie Shedeur Sanders is expected to be the starting quarterback for the Cleveland Browns in their first preseason game against the Carolina Panthers this Friday.
Sanders, selected in the fifth round of this year’s draft, was the second quarterback chosen by the Browns, behind Dillon Gabriel, who was selected in the third round. Both rookies have been competing for the QB1 position of Cleveland along with veterans Joe Flacco and Kenny Pickett. Tyler Huntley also joined the team this week.
Despite having fewer repetitions with the team’s starters in training camp, Pickett and Gabriel’s hamstring injuries, added to Flacco’s age and experience, could have paved the way for Sanders to get his first opportunity in an NFL game. Flacco has had the most repetitions with the starters in camp.
The Browns will begin their joint practices with the Panthers in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Wednesday, before facing off in Friday’s game.
