Dillon Gabriel reacts to Browns drafting Shedeur Sanders
It was not precisely a secret that the Cleveland Browns had been going to have to deal with their quarterback state of affairs within the 2025 NFL Draft. It’s also not an enormous shock that they ended up with Shedeur Sanders.
The shock was the way in which all of that was dealt with.
As a substitute of taking Sanders within the first or second spherical (as may need been anticipated), they took him when he slid all the way down to the fifth spherical, and after they’d chosen a special quarterback — Dillon Gabriel — within the third spherical.
It was unconventional to take two quarterbacks within the center rounds, and creates fairly a log-jam on a roster that already had Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett and Deshaun Watson.
It was additionally a little bit complicated, and it will be simple to conclude that Gabriel, as a third-round choose, may need been essentially the most confused out of anyone.
Gabriel talked about his response on Saturday throughout the Browns’ rookie camp, and it may not be what you count on.
“Yeah, I like it. You recognize, I like it due to who it’s. I believe only for us each, you’ll be able to be taught from each other. But in addition, it’s not simply us two within the room. At the very least for proper now [during rookie minicamp] is, however, you understand, going into the 12 months, Kenny [Pickett], Joe [Flacco] and even Deshaun [Watson], only a bunch of fellows who performed a bunch of ball that we are able to all be taught from each other.”
It’s also value mentioning that what he says to the media and what he truly believes deep down might be two very various things, however he undoubtedly is saying the entire proper issues. If you end up a third-round choose at quarterback, particularly on a staff that has not discovered a constant starter in many years, you might be in all probability entering into with the expectation of finally being a starter. Or at the very least having an opportunity to compete for it.
On this case not solely did the staff take any individual else simply two rounds later, they took one of the polarizing and outstanding quarterbacks within the class that’s going to command many of the consideration.
There’s nonetheless very clearly going to be an open competitors among the many veterans and rookies, and from a sensible standpoint Gabriel must be beginning larger on the depth chart than Sanders. He was, in spite of everything, the upper choose. Cleveland already instructed all people they assume he’s a greater quarterback, simply based mostly on draft order. That doesn’t imply it’ll essentially play out that approach on the sector.
